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CBC
19 hours ago
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Record crowd in Quebec City watches Canada fall to France in men's Volleyball Nations League
Social Sharing The fans broke a record, but Canada came up just short in men's Volleyball National League action on Saturday at Centre Videotron in Quebec City. More than 12,030 spectators watched Canada fall to France 3-2 in the best-of-five match, including the tense 15-6 tiebreaker. The fan count is the largest audience the Canadian senior men's team has entertained on home soil, and is a VNL North American record. Brodie Hofer and Xander Wassenaar Ketrzynski led the scoring for Canada with 15 points apiece. France's captain Trevor Clevenot, part of the Paris 2024 gold-medal winning team, led all scorers with 24 points. WATCH | Canadian men fall short against France: Canadian men fall to France at Volleyball Nations League stop in Quebec City 14 hours ago Duration 2:36 "We let the game slip away from us, I think, we played well and maintained a pretty good level, but I don't think this is anywhere near our maximum capabilities," said Canada captain Fynn McCarthy. "We played a pretty good solid base level but that's not good enough against France. "[Trevor] Clevenot kind of ran away with it in the end and he's a really good player, so credit to him, but we should be doing a better job against his service pressure ... I'm proud of the guys. Lots of our guys have never played in front of crowd like that so it was amazing." France, which won the VNL title last year, led overall in attack points (72-67), blocks (8-4) and made a couple fewer errors. Canada led in aces 5-2. Canada's head coach Dan Lewis said: "I'm extremely proud of the guys, they never quit and they are growing with every game. We need a good start in the fifth and make better choices. But it's great that we're learning to execute at a higher level on a regular basis. I'm super proud." Watch live coverage of Canada's next match against Bulgaria on and CBC Gem, starting Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. For a full streaming schedule of volleyball events this season, click here. WATCH | Full match replay — France vs. Canada: FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League Quebec City: France @ Canada 14 hours ago Duration 2:51:53 Watch Canada face France in FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League action from Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City.
CBC
3 days ago
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- CBC
Canada's Paula Findlay headlines Vancouver T100 triathlon world tour stop
When the start gun goes off Saturday for the Vancouver stop of the T100 Triathlon world tour, Canada's Paula Findlay will be focused on being in the moment. That's because the veteran racer has learned, over a long career, that a take-it-as-it comes mentality is best in a grueling three-sport race that lasts almost four hours. "There is a lot of pressure, especially as a Canadian racing in Canada — you can get really overwhelmed by that," Findlay said. "And of course there's going to be adversity and obstacles that come up. But dealing with those and not getting stressed, that's the best way to get through these things." The 36-year-old, who represented Canada in the 2012 and 2015 Olympics, is the headliner of a three-day multi-sport spectacular. Alongside the featured women's and men's pro races, another 3,000 amateurs will line up for a slate of races running Friday through Sunday. For the 100-kilometre distance, competitors swim two kilometres in English Bay starting and ending at Locarno Beach, cycle 80 kilometres over six loops on Marine Drive around the University of British Columbia campus, and then finish with an 18-kilometre run over four loops on the gravel foot path along the beach out to Spanish Banks and back. The goal for Findlay is to move into the medals after a fourth place finish in San Francisco two weeks ago. "I think I have a shot at being on the podium and that would obviously be a dream. But I could also have a great race and come fifth or sixth," she said. "It is really crazy, these races are so you really can't predict the outcome." With two decades of international racing under her belt, Findlay probably would have called it quits by now had the T100 world tour not launched last year. The former Olympian is one of 32 international triathletes — 16 women and 16 men — who are under contract to the Professional Triathlon Organization (PTO), the company that runs the tour. This year alone, PTO will payout salaries, prize money and ranking bonuses of over $7 million dollars across nine international T100 events. "The biggest difference is that they were offering a lot more money to professionals, a lot more races with giant prize purses where you really could feel like you could make a living at this sport," she said. "Prior to the PTO coming along, it was really just the pointy end — the top four or five in the world — that could make a living." Boosting female participation There's also motivation to get more females into the sport, which has historically seen a higher rate of male participation. At 34 per cent female, the Vancouver races boast the highest rate ever of girls' and women's participation in a T100 event. "That's the goal not just for T100, but for me personally, just encouraging women to get into the sport, to be active," Findlay said. "There's a lot that the sport offers [and] it's really cool Vancouver is doing that." Helping the cause is Vancouver amateur Bronwyn Davies, who's racing this weekend in the 30 to 34 age group. Davies used to watch her boyfriend compete in triathlons until three years ago when she decided to get off the sidelines. The triathlon bug has bitten so hard Davies is now an age-group ambassador for the tour, helping organize the Women in Triathlon forum held Wednesday night in Vancouver, spreading the gospel that triathlon is for everyone. "Community is the backbone of triathlon. It's what makes it fun — everyone's so supportive and really encouraging to each other," she said. "And having people that I can swim, bike and run with, and stop at cafes halfway through [our training], that really is what makes all the difference," she laughed. The pro men's race is Saturday at 8:30 a.m., and the pro women's starts at noon.
CTV News
10-05-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Success continues for Sask. diver representing Canada on national stage
WATCH: Success continues for Regina raised diver Lila Stewart, who is representing Canada on the national stage. Damian Smith reports.
