Canada House

We had no event tickets for today so we had bought tickets to Canada House, a pavilion type space that is put on by the Canadian Olympic Committee, particularly for athletes and families of athletes. It’s also open to Canadians attending the Olympics…for a fee.

It’s a space where sponsors host spaces, CBC does some broadcasting, and you can watch events in which Canadians compete on large screens and cheer them on with other Canadians.

We were fortunate that while we were there today, we met two Canadian athletes, skateboarder Cordano Russell and trampoline competitor Sophiane Méthot. We also met Bruni Surin, the Canadian Olympic team’s Chef de Mission.

And this evening, we joined other Canadians at Canada House to watch Summer MacIntosh win a silver medal in the 400 metre freestyle, Canada’s first medal. 🏅Read more