Canada's Olympic athletes return from historic 2024 Paris Games
Ontario athletes arrived at Pearson Monday afternoon, greeted by fans and media
Some of Canada's Olympic athletes arrived at Toronto's Pearson airport Monday afternoon, returning home from Paris to a hero's welcome aftera record-setting Summer Games.
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially ended Sunday, and Canada tallied 27 medals, nine of them gold both national records for a non-boycotted Summer Games.
About 15 athletes from sports including rowing, swimming and sailing were greeted by flag-waving fans at the arrival gate Monday.
Summer McIntosh, whose three gold medals led Canada's Olympic team, was among them. For McIntosh, it was the second time she was welcomed home from Paris in a week. The Toronto swimmercame back home last week following the end of hercompetition, but returned to Paris shortly afterto share flag-bearing duties for Canada at the closing ceremony Sunday.
McIntosh'sfour medals matched teammate Penny Oleksiak's Canadian record for most medals won at an Olympic Summer Games.
She was joined by fellow swimmers Kylie Masse and Joshua Liendo, who also brought home medals for Canada. Liendo won silver in the men's 100-metre butterfly and Masse took home bronze in the women's 200-metre backstroke.
They were led into the airport by flight attendants carrying Canadian flags.
Canada's youngest Olympian arrived in style. Fay De Fazio Ebert rodeher skateboard through the airport aftergreeting the hometown crowd. The Toronto skateboarder was Canada's youngest Olympic team member since 1976.
Some of Canada's Olympic athleteswho arrived in Toronto Mondaywill return to the Summer Games in Los Angeles in 2028.
With files from the Canadian Press