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Yet Another Paralympic Swimmer From Quebec Has Just Won A Medal

Yet another Paralympic swimmer from Quebec has just won a medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Quebec City's Nicolas-Guy Turbide won a silver medal in the men's 100-metre backstroke event for the visually impaired. This is Turbide's second Paralympic medal.

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A Swimmer From Quebec Just Won A Bronze Medal At The Paralympic Games

The Tokyo Paralympic Games have just kicked off and already, a Quebec swimmer has won a medal.

Aurélie Rivard, a Paralympian from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and defending Paralympic champion, won a bronze medal in the women's 50 m freestyle event.

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Canada Just Won Gold In Women's Soccer At The Olympics

Canada just won gold in women's soccer at the Tokyo Olympics. The Canadian team delivered a striking final blow to Sweden, claiming victory after a series of stressful penalty shots.

Just one Quebecer, Evelyne Viens of L'Ancienne-Lorette outside of Quebec City, was among the Canadians on the official roster, according to the Team Canada website. Gabrielle Carle from Saint-Romuald also played for the team.

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8 Quebec Olympians Who Have Different Jobs When They're Not Competing

Fair warning: you're about to feel like an underachiever. Here are eight Olympic athletes from Quebec with jobs — and, in some cases, longstanding careers — outside of their sport.

This information comes from the athletes' Team Canada bios as well as some of their personal sites.

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Quebec Olympian Jennifer Abel Got Engaged To A Montreal Boxer & The Announcement's Cute AF

Olympic diver Jennifer Abel — who hails from Laval — is having one heck of a week. On July 25, she won a silver medal at Tokyo 2020 and today she announced that she got engaged to Montreal boxer David Lemieux, posting a video of his airport proposal on Instagram.

In an August 3 Instagram story posted to Abel's account, you can see Lemieux driving as "Marry You" by Bruno Mars plays in the backround. Abel then pops into the frame.

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Canada's Women’s Soccer Team Just Upset The U.S. & Could Win Gold For The First Time Ever

All eyes were on Jessie Fleming in the second half of the Olympic Women's Soccer semi-final as she stepped up to take a penalty kick. Knowing that a goal could win the game, the Canadian midfielder calmly took a breath and for a moment, time stood still as her spot-kick beat the U.S. keeper and sailed into the top corner.

The Canadian Women's Soccer Team erupted into celebratory pandemonium, swarming their teammate who had just given them a chance to win an Olympic gold medal for the first time in their storied history.

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This Is How Much Money Quebec Medal Winners Can Expect To Take Home From The Olympics

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are in full swing, and Team Canada has bagged 12 Olympic medals so far, including three gold medals.

The International Olympic Committee does not pay athletes for attending or winning medals at the Olympic Games — but Team Canada's athletes can be offered cash prizes from an official Canadian Olympic Committee fund.

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Quebec Athletes Reacted To Simone Biles' Withdrawal From The Olympics Due To Mental Health

Reigning United States gymnastics champ Simone Biles announced earlier this week that she would pull out of the all-around Olympic gymnastics competition of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to focus on her mental health — and Quebec athletes have shown her an outpouring of love and support since.

Biles, 24, said in a July 27 press conference that she didn't want to "risk the team a medal" due to her mental health.

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This Is What The Tokyo Olympic Village Looks Like, According To Quebec Athletes (PHOTOS)

Team Canada's athletes — particularly its female Olympians — have been kicking butt at the 2020 Olympics while living it up in Tokyo's Olympic Village since the start of the Games on July 23, and they've been giving us all a glimpse of their experience on social media.

Canada's Olympians have explored Tokyo's scenery, spent long hours in the Village's sports complexes and have represented Canada on a global scale, earning two gold medals so far.

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Women Have Literally Won ALL Of Team Canada's Medals At The Tokyo 2020 Olympics So Far

Female athletes are dominating Team Canada's medal count at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, five days after kicking off on July 23.

In total, Canada has won nine Olympic medals — all by women so far. Here's a breakdown of the wins.

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Here's A List Of All The Medals Team Canada Has Won At The Tokyo 2020 Olympics So Far

The whole world gets excited every time the Olympics come around, and this year probably even a little more than ever since it had to be postponed in 2020.

As of the morning of July 26, Team Canada had won four Olympics medals so far — putting us in 11th place.

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6 Photos Of Quebec Gymnast Rene Cournoyer Blowing Our Minds At The Tokyo Olympics

Even though Quebec gymnast Rene Cournoyer did not advance to any finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Saturday morning, he still managed to blow our minds as he competed for Team Canada in the qualifying rounds of men's artistic gymnastics.

The 24-year-old from Repentigny, who studies physiotherapy at Université de Montréal, was named Gymnastics Canada's Senior Male Athlete of the Year in both 2017 and 2018 — and, despite his results at the Olympics, it's easy to see why.

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