The hot and muggy weather in Tokyo that wreaked havoc on athletes throughout the Games could not slow down or cool off Canada on the final full day of competition.
But the inadvertent dip into Tokyo's Sea Forest Waterway by the two canoe sprinters who put Canada's medal tally over the top? Well, that's one way to beat the heat.
"These Games -- I waited long, long, long for them, and I've given everything I have. And I'm super proud that I was able to finish this on such a great note with Katie," she said.For Vincent-Lapointe, who took silver in the C-1 200 on Thursday, the Games have been a comeback of sorts. Canada's six gold, six silver and 11 bronze medals put the country 14th on the medal table, behind Hungary and ahead of South Korea. Canada was 11th in total medals, three ahead of New Zealand, but nine back of France.
She went on to become one of Canada's premier Ironman triathletes, and ran her first marathon just two years ago. Rain started to fall just as Canadians Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp finished their rounds, and play was suspended briefly. She and her wife/caddy Sarah Bowman planned to take five weeks off to recover following the closing ceremony.
"Unfortunately I had to race against my teammate, who I train with every single day," said Mitchell. "We joked about saving our match sprint for the Olympics, it was preferably in the final, but unfortunately we had to do it in quarters.
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