Mats Sundin, Barbie and Ken-inspired ice dancing, and more
It was a busy week at CBC Sports, with a multitude of hall of fame athletes taking the time to chat with us in the studio and on location.
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Lyon win in Women’s Champions League, Roma upset Wolfsburg
Lyon started their Women’s Champions League campaign with a 3-0 win against Galatasaray on Tuesday, while two-time winners Wolfsburg went down to opening-day defeat in Rome.
How Vanessa Gilles changed the Olympic trajectory of Canadian women's soccer
The ball dribbled to Vanessa Gilles' feet, with no French player on her in front of the net.
Thrust into a maelstrom, acting head coach Spence keeps Canadian women's soccer team focused on the field
Andy Spence hasn't skipped a beat since being thrust into the acting head coach position for the Canadian women's soccer team at the Paris Olympics.
Olympic newsletter: Women's soccer team does it, Summer goes for another gold
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Canada reach Olympic quarter-finals despite six-point deduction
PARIS :Defending champions Canada reached the quarter-finals of the women's Olympic football tournament on Wednesday thanks to a 1-0 win over Colombia in Nice hours after they had an appeal against their six-point deduction dismissed.
Canada makes Olympic quarterfinals after 6-point spying penalty - ESPN
Vanessa Gilles scored in the 62nd minute to give Canada a 1-0 victory over Colombia and send the team into the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday despite losing six points in the tournament because of a drone spying scandal.