PARIS — A surprise bronze in trampoline set the tone on Day 7 at the Paris Olympics before podium finishes in tennis and swimming gave Canada its second multi-medal day of the Games.
Competing on the eve of her 26th birthday, Sophiane Méthot of Varennes, Que., flipped and twisted her way to the podium with a score of 55.650 in the trampoline single-exercise final. The result confirmed early that Canada would get a medal for a seventh straight day in Paris.
"It was really intense," said Méthot, who earned the sixth and final spot in the final at the qualifying session."I did everything I could out there, and I'm just really proud of myself for doing a great routine." The Canadians appeared to be coasting to victory after going up two quick breaks in the second set. But the Dutch dup, backed by a vocal contingent of fans at Roland Garros, got those breaks back to force the tiebreaker.
Australia's Kaylee McKeown won in an Olympic-record time of two minutes 3.73 seconds, followed by Regan Smith of the United States and Masse, who led after 50 metres and rode her fast start to the podium.
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