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.
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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.
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'We're a damn good team': Canadian soccer players defiant in face of adversity
Vanessa Gilles's teammates know her as "the magnet."