Ottawa – Eight more Team Canada athletes earned their tickets to Paris 2024 with their performances this past weekend. That group includes four skateboarders who clinched their Olympic spots following the conclusion of the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest, Hungary and two beach volleyball duos who were victorious at the last chance continental qualifier in Mexico. Elsewhere, Canada’s Paris 2024-bound …
Silver for Melissa & Brandie; Ellie Black wins big at nationals
Ottawa – With fewer than 50 days until the Paris 2024 Olympic Games begin, Canadian athletes are shining on the world stage and claiming their spots on Team Canada. Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson capped off the beach volleyball Olympic qualification period with their second podium performance of the year. Ellie Black is on the verge of making Canadian Olympic …
Canada wins beach volleyball bronze in Czech Republic
Czech Republic – Canadian beach volleyball duo Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes defeated Switzerland’s Nina Brunner and Tanja Hüberli 2-0 (21-16, 21-14) in the third-place contest in the Czech Republic. They won won bronze medal at the Ostrava Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 tournament.