PARIS – A surprise bronze medal in women’s trampoline Friday extended Canada’s podium streak to seven days at the Paris Olympics. Competing on the eve of her 26th birthday, Sophiane Méthot of Varennes, Que., flipped and twisted her way to the podium with a score of 55.650 in the single-exercise final. Méthot, ranked 11th in the world, said she put together the “performance of a lifetime” in her Olympic debut. There were nervous moments as she had to sit through one final performer before her medal was confirmed, but China’s Hu Yicheng fell during her final to ensure the Canadian […]
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