All the talk about Canada at the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics centred on the expulsion of three members of the women’s soccer team
PARIS — Despite the driving rain, it was a golden night for Paris with a stunning floating ceremony along the Seine River to open the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
But the moment was potentially tarnished for Canada, in one of the most dramatic days for the nation at the Olympics since the Ben Johnson scandal in 1988 at Seoul. Shoemaker said there “appears to be information” about possible historical spying on opposition practices by Canadian women’s soccer that could tarnish their gold-medal-winning performance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
James Merriman, head coach of Island-based Pacific FC of the men’s pro soccer Canadian Premier League, said he feels bad for the players, who have done an “excellent” job of representing their country.
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