Canada Sees First Two Multi-Medallist Youth Olympians
On Day Five at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, swimmer Rachel Nicol and fencer Alexandre Lyssov captured their second medals, becoming Canada’s first multi-medallist Youth Olympians. Elsewhere, on the half-court, the basketball squad rolled to a 3-0 record.
Swimming: Canada’s great success in the Singapore Sports School pool continued Wednesday night, as gold and bronze medals were won in the women’s 100-metre breaststroke. Tera van Beilen (Oakville, Ont.) won the race in a time of 1:08.95, while teammate Rachel Nicol (Lethbridge, Alta.) finished third. “I knew I wanted to get a medal here, but for it to be gold is even better!” said van Beilen. Teammate Nicol said of her two medals: “These medals are precious. Not a lot of people have them. They’re hard to get and I know I’ll always have it.”
Fencing: Spectators witnessed high drama at the fencing venue. Alexandre Lyssov (Richmond Hill, Ont.) and Alanna Goldie (Calgary) were part of a team representing North America, winning bronze in the mixed team event. When Goldie hit the mat for the bronze medal match, the team trailed 10-4. After a huge run by Goldie, her squad leapt in front 15-12. “I was just in the moment and I had to make it happen,” Goldie said. “I listened to my coach and my teammates. It was good advice!” Lyssov, meanwhile, became the first Canadian – just hours before Rachel Nicol – to win a second Youth Olympic medal. “It means a lot to be first,” Lyssov said. “It’s very special after all my hard work.”
Basketball: Canada’s hoop dreams keep coming true. The girls three-on-three squad dispatched Korea 20-6 in their most complete game of the tournament. Their record improved to 3-0. “We kept playing strong defence, playing as a team, finishing every possession,” said Dakota Whyte. After a tight first half had Canada holding a slim 9-6 lead, the girls pulled away with 11 unanswered points in the second half. “I think we loosened up a little. We figured out our strengths and used them to our advantage.” Canada faces Russia (2-1) Thursday and would win the pool with a victory.
Full results from Day 5:
Archery
• Timon Park – Individual – 1/16 Eliminations – L 6-2 to Emdadul Haque Milon (BAN)
• Timon Park – Mixed Team – 1/16 Eliminations – L 7-3 (with Isabel Viehmeier) to Ingley/Koiwa
Athletics
• Rayann Chin – Shot put – Qualification – 13th (12.06 m)
• Katelyn Hayward – 2,000 m – Qualification – 10th (7:05.71)
• Shai-Ann Davis – 100 m – Qualification – 3rd (12.46)
Basketball
• Kaylee Halvorson, Kaylee Kilpatrick, Tiye Traore, Dakota Whyte – Preliminaries – W 20-6 vs. KOR
Cycling
• Ryan McDonald – Team – Time Trials – 9th (4:09.61)
Equestrian
• Dominique Shone – Team Jumping – Round 1 – 6th
Fencing
• Miguel Breault-Mallette (America 2) – Mixed Team Fencing – Final – 7th
• Alanna Goldie (America 1) – Mixed Team Fencing – Final – Bronze
• Alexandre Lyssov (America 1) – Mixed Team Fencing – Final – Bronze
Gymnastics – Artistic
• Robert Watson – Men’s All-Around – Final – 17th
Sailing
• Audrey Caron – Windsurfing – 5/16 Races – Race 3: 13th; Race 4: 17th
• Sarah Douglas – One Person Dinghy – 5/16 Races – Race 3: 10th; Race 4: 15th
Swimming
• Jeremy Bagshaw, Chad Bobrosky, Thomas Jobin, Kyle McIntee – 4×100 m Medley Relay – Heat 1 – 6th (3:58.65)
• Lindsay Delmar – 50 m Butterfly – Final – 5th (27.54)
• Lauren Earp – 200 m Freestyle – Preliminary Heat – 5th (2:06.10)
• Rachel Nicol – 100 m Breaststroke – Final – Gold (1:08.95)
• Tera van Beilen – 100 m Breaststroke – Final – Bronze (1:08.95)
Tennis
• Pavel Krainik – Singles – Consolation Quarter-Final – L 4-3 (RET)
• Katarena Paliivets – Singles – Consolation Quarter-Final – L 3-0 (RET)
• Marianne Jodoin – Singles – Consolation Quarter-Final – W 0-0 (WO)
Weightlifting
• Prabdeep Sanghera – Women’s +63 kg – Final – 11th (175)
