Éliot Grondin sits down in Switzerland to talk snowboarding success
The two-time Olympic snowboarder tells CBC Sports' Anastasia Bucsis about what the support of his community means to him and how he lost the gold medal at Beijing 2022 by a 'photo finish.'
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Winnipeg Free Press
5 hours ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
IOC leaders praise Los Angeles amid unrest in 2028 Olympics host city
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic officials meeting Wednesday in Switzerland took a calm, longer view of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles after days of images of deployed military and burning cars on the host city's streets. IOC president Thomas Bach praised the strength of the city's community and the umbrella group of 36 sports that Los Angeles will host in just over three years' time also expressed faith in a shared wish of all levels of government to unite for the Olympic project. 'With regard to LA, we have the full support of the president of the United States and the governor of California and the mayor of Los Angeles for the success of these Olympic Games,' Bach told The Associated Press on Wednesday. That despite President Donald Trump suggesting this week he would support the arrest of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has pushed back hard on federal government officials in the wake of an immigration crackdown that ignited tensions in the city. The U.S. government has deployed National Guard and Marines in the city where police have used rubber bullets and tear gas — a repeat of June 2013 scenes that flared in Rio de Janeiro three years before the Brazilian city hosted the Olympics. London also saw turmoil on the streets exactly one year before it hosted the 2012 Summer Games, provoked by a police shooting in a neighborhood close to some Olympic venues. 'These are the ups and downs' for Olympics organizers, said Sebastian Coe who led the London organizing team from its bid through to hosting successful Summer Games and Paralympics. 'You just have to roll with it' 'I spend a lot of time there,' Coe, who owns a home in Los Angeles, told the AP on Wednesday. 'The problem is with 24-hour circulating news you see the same car burning every 20 minutes. It tends to make people think your whole city is up (in flames). And it's not.' Bach and Coe, the president of track and field's World Athletics, spoke on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the Summer Games sports bodies group, known by the acronym ASOIF. It got an update from a two-person delegation from Los Angeles. The 'ultimate priority right now' for the LA organizing team is finalizing the daily schedule of competition events in 2028, Nico Campriani, its vice president of sports told delegates. Leaders of the 36 Olympic sports had no follow-up questions on current events in the city. 'The IOC cannot comment on domestic political controversies,' Bach told the AP, citing the Olympic body's policy of neutrality. 'It's a strong city,' said the IOC leader whose presidency ends in 12 days' time. 'You saw this in the reaction after the wildfires where then the Olympic Games were also considered by the community as a catalyst for the rebuilding.' Bach will be formally succeeded June 23 in Lausanne by Kirsty Coventry, the Olympic gold medalist swimmer and now-former sports minister of Zimbabwe, who won an election in March to be president through 2033. A priority for the first female and African president in the IOC's 131-year history will be planning a meeting with President Trump. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. Federal government guarantees on funding security and processing visas for the July 14-July 30 games in 2028, and subsequent Paralympics, were needed to be awarded the Olympics in 2017 during the first Trump administration. Putting faith in LA 2028 and IOC leaders, ASOIF president Ingmar de Vos insisted they would 'do the necessary' work in ongoing relationships with all levels of government. 'I am also believing very strongly in the state and the city and the people of Los Angeles,' De Vos said. 'They want these games.' ___ AP Olympics at
Toronto Sun
5 hours ago
- Toronto Sun
Simone Biles issues stunning apology to Riley Gaines after heated trans athletes feud
"It didn't help for me to get personal with Riley, which I apologize for," the U.S. Olympic legend posted on social media Simone Biles attends a Netflix event this month at Hollywood Athletic Club. Getty Images The debate over transgender athletes in sports has stirred up many heated debates, including one this week between Olympic legend Simone Biles and Riley Gaines, one of the most prominent conservative voices on the subject. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account But after their heated online war of words took a personal turn, Biles issued a surprising statement apologizing to the former NCAA swimmer. Biles, who hadn't posted in days since her online sparring session with Gaines, took to X on Tuesday to expand on her original thoughts and also own up to her mistake. 'I wanted to follow up from my last tweets. I've always believed competitive equity and inclusivity are both essential in sport,' the 11-time Olympic medallist gymnast began the lengthy post. 'The current system doesn't adequately balance these important principles, which often leads to frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn't help for me to get personal with Riley, which I apologize for.' I wanted to follow up from my last tweets. I've always believed competitive equity & inclusivity are both essential in sport. The current system doesn't adequately balance these important principles, which often leads to frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn't help for me… — Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) June 10, 2025 Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The beef between Biles, 28, and Gaines, 25, unfolded late last week when the political activist shared a post about a Minnesota high school softball team winning a state championship with a transgender pitcher on its roster and noted that the comments were turned off, writing, 'To be expected when your star player is a boy.' In response, Biles wrote that Gaines was 'truly sick,' and referenced the former swimmer's infamous fifth-place tie with transgender athlete Lia Thomas at a championship event. @Riley_Gaines_ You're truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender… — Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) June 6, 2025 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'All of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!!' Biles continued. Biles later wrote 'bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In her post on Tuesday, the three-time Olympian said that her main objection is that some policies put children in the spotlight for public scrutiny. 'These are sensitive, complicated issues that I truly don't have the answers or solutions to, but I believe it starts with empathy and respect,' Biles wrote. 'I was not advocating for policies that compromise fairness in women's sports. My objection is to be singling out children for public scrutiny in ways that feel personal and harmful. Read More 'Individual athletes — especially kids — should never be the focus of criticism of a flawed system they have no control over. I believe sports organizations have a responsibility to come up with rules supporting inclusion while maintaining fair competition. 'We all want a future for sport that is fair, inclusive, and respectful. Gaines accepted Biles' apology, replying: 'I welcome you to the fight to support fair sports and a future for female athletes. Little girls deserve the same shot to achieve that you had.' Check out our sports section for the latest news and analysis. Celebrity NHL Editorial Cartoons News Toronto & GTA
CBC
6 hours ago
- CBC
Watch the Day 5 preliminaries at the Canadian swim trials in Victoria
Click on the video above at 12:30 p.m. ET to watch the Day 5 preliminaries at the Canadian swimming trials at 12:30 p.m. ET from Victoria as Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh continues her assault on the record books. McIntosh will attempt to break her own world record in the women's 400-metre individual medley race. The 18-year-old from Toronto has been on a mission this week, breaking two world records and two other national records. On Tuesday, McIntosh added yet another feather in her historic cap, winning the women's 200-metre butterfly final in a Canadian record time of two minutes, 2.26 seconds, giving her the second-best performance in the history of the event behind China's Liu Zige (2009). "I actually think I rank this race higher than some of my other ones," McIntosh told CBC Sports' Devin Heroux after the race. "I would almost rate it higher than the 200m IM just because I think this world record is the hardest one to get. ... Really happy with the 2:02-low. Going into tonight I didn't know if that was possible." WATCH | McIntosh wins women's 200m butterfly final in Canadian record time: McIntosh breaks another Canadian record this time in the 200-metre butterfly 15 hours ago Duration 2:59 Summer McIntosh continues to smash records and Tuesday night it was the 200-metre butterfly setting the new Canadian standard at 2:02.26 in Victoria. McIntosh has also broken worlds records in the 400m freestyle and the 200m IM over the last four days. WATCH | The Ready Room examines all the highlights from Tuesday at trials: Summer McIntosh takes on the 200m butterfly and all the highlights from Day 4 | THE READY ROOM 12 hours ago Duration 15:03 Let's just say the 2025 Canadian swimming trials are going swimmingly for Summer McIntosh; with 4 Canadian records and 2 world records under her belt. Devin Heroux and Brittany MacLean Campbell break it all down for you here.
