Rio 2016 Day 3: Results and fan reactions
Day 3 of the Rio2016 Olympic Games marks the end of the rugby tournament, a ton of rowing and a whole lot more. Fans and athletes have taken to social media to support #TeamCanada
Penny Oleksiak won her second medal on day two, how will the rest of Team Canada respond? Updated as the day goes on.
Rugby – CAN vs Great Britain, BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS
Canada has defeated Great Britain for bronze.
Canada’s players celebrates after winning the women’s rugby sevens bronze medal match against Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Swimming – Bronze for Kylie Masse
Kylie Masse
Kylie Masse has tied for bronze in the 100m backstroke. Three medals in three days, the pool is on fire this year.
Brittany Maclean and Katerine Savard competed in the 200m freestyle semifinals. Both fell shy and did not qualify.
Rachol Nicol placed 5th in 100m breaststroke with a new personal record.
Sydney Pickrem, and Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson competed in the 200m IM semifinals. Pickrem, has reached the final by placing 7th and will be raining in the final tomorrow night. Seltenreich-Hodgson did not qualify.
Beach volleyball – CAN vs Italy
Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter lost 2-1 against Italy.
Tennis – doubles
Nestor and Pospisil have advanced to the quarter finals.
Sailing
Rugby – CAN vs Australia, semifinals
Canada fell to Australia 17-5 and will be playing for bronze against Great Britain later today.
Basketball – CAN vs Serbia
With a comeback in the fourth, Canada outscored Serbia 26-10 and won the game 71-67.
Swimming
Katerine Savard and Brittany Maclean swam in the 200m freestyle final. Both have qualified.
Sydney Pickrem, and Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson competed in the 200m IM. Both have advanced to the semi-finals.
Tennis
Genie Bouchard fell to Kerber in straight sets and has been eliminated from single women’s play. She will still be competing in doubles with Dabrowski.
Field hockey – CAN vs Argentina
Canada fell to Argentina in field hockey 3-1.
Equestrian
Judo
Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard advanced to the round of 16 where she was deemed loser by penalty.
Rowing
Conlin McCabe, Will Crothers, Tim Schrijver and Kai Langerfeld (True North) raced one of their best races this season, placing second and qualifying for the semi-finals.
Women’s pairs Jennifer Martins and Nicole Hare had a rough start and lost pace early on in the race. They will be moving onto the repechage where they will have a second chance at advancing.
Lightweight women’s double sculls Lindsay Jennerich and Patricia Obee (Dirty Double) finished first in their heat, advancing straight to the semi-finals.
Lightweight men’s four boat comprised of Nicolas Pratt, Brendan Hodge, Maxwell Lattimer and Eric Woelfl (Northern Lights) took on the repechage in attempts to qualify for the finals. Finishing just under a second behind the Czech, the Canadians placed fourth failing to qualify.
The women’s eight was on the water for the first time this Games with Lesley Thompson-Willie, Lauren Wilkinson, Natalie Mastracci, Caileigh Filmer, Lisa Roman, Christine Roper, and Cristy Nurse. Coming third in their heat 3 seconds back of the leader, they move into the repechage where they will be competing for a spot in the final.
Men’s quad sculls consisting of Julien Bahain, Will Dean, Rob Gibson and Pascal Lussier competed in the repechage for the final two spots in the A final. Placing 5th, Canada will move to the B final.
Table Tennis
Eugene Wang, eliminated.
Team Canada
Yesterday marked a huge day for Penny Oleksiak as she won her second medal of the Games. At age 16, Oleksiak has smashed her previous records and currently has both of Canada’s two medals to her name.
