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Olympics: Céline Dion's powerful comeback had Quebec athletes bursting with pride

Céline Dion made a surprise comeback at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games when she performed from the middle of the Eiffel Tower — and Quebec athletes in Paris couldn't contain their pride.

This was the iconic singer's first performance in years since her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome rendered her out of commission, causing her to cancel her Courage World Tour.

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Montreal Olympic Diver Meaghan Benfeito Announces Retirement

Montreal is home to a number of Team Canada athletes, especially when it comes to Olympic diving.

Alexandre Despatie, Roseline Filion, and Jennifer Abel represented Canada in the Olympic Games for years before retiring, and now fellow athlete Meaghan Benfeito is joining them.

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Drama Over Canada Olympic Medals — A Quebec Snowboarder Got An Apology After An On-Air Diss

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are well underway, and it seems as if Team Canada has sparked up some drama. After Mark McMorris made a dig toward teammate Max Parrot following the men's slopestyle finals, McMorris has issued an apology.

On February 7, Parrot became Team Canada's first Olympic athlete to win a gold medal at this year's Olympics during the men's snowboard slopestyle event, where fellow Canadian McMorris placed third. However, McMorris expressed later that perhaps he should have been the one representing Canada atop the podium.

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Here's How Much Team Canada Olympic Medal Winners Make Compared To Other Countries

So here's something we didn't know until today — winning a gold, silver or bronze medal doesn't automatically come with a financial payout. The International Olympic Committee is apparently only responsible for shelling out the medals and the glory. It's up to winners' countries or Olympic committees to provide financial compensation. And, compared to some countries around the world, Canada keeps a tight budget.

Canada's certainly not the tightest of tightwads out there — according to Forbes, it doesn't pay at all to win a spot on the podium if you play for Great Britain or New Zealand, for starters. It also doesn't pay to be a Paralympian in Canada, regardless of where you place in the games.

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See A Beijing 2022 Dorm & Cafeteria In All Their Drab Glory Via Quebec Skier Miha Fontaine

First-time Olympian and bronze medalist Miha Fontaine took to Instagram this week to give us a look at life behind the competition at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. He shared two videos: one in the Olympic cafeteria, the other in his dorm room.

The athletes' cafeteria is about as austere as you would expect a COVID-era dining hall to be: workers wearing visors and plastic barriers between seats dominate the space. Red Chinese paper decorations hang from the ceiling, providing a much-needed pop of colour amid the white, plastic-covered surfaces.

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Montreal Skier Justine Dufour-Lapointe Took A Hard Fall At The 2022 Olympic Finals (VIDEO)

Freestyle skiing is certainly not easy — sometimes, it can even get the best of people who've been doing the sport for years. Like for Team Canada skier from Montreal Justine Dufour-Lapointe, whose run during the freestyle skiing finals unfortunately didn't go so smoothly.

During Dufour-Lapointe's first final round at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, the athlete took a hard fall that looked rather painful to anyone watching. But, she still managed to get up and finish her run, not seeming to be injured.

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