Canada Loses Women's Soccer Coach At Olympics After Spying On Competition With Drone

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's … an Olympic team's drone.

We've got a case of espionage to kick off the Paris Summer Olympics involving Canada's women's Olympic soccer team, and someone has officially been axed following the pre-Olympics controversy.

HOUSTON - Canada women's national team head coach Beverly Priestman celebrates after a goal in the first half against Costa Rica during the 2024 Concacaf Women's Gold Cup at Shell Energy Stadium on February 28, 2024. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)

ATLANTA - Head coach Bev Priestman of Canada looks on prior to a match against Brazil in the 2024 SheBelieves Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on April 06, 2024. (Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)

Team Canada Soccer's reps at the Olympics announced the dismissal of head coach Bev Priestman, who has coached the Canadian group since 2020, having previously won gold with the Olympic team in 2021.

READ: Team Canada Accused Of Using Drone To Spy On Opponents' Soccer Practices

Team Canada also let go of two staff members, an assistant coach and an analyst, in the aftermath of the drone activity. The men's national soccer team also received accusations of spying on its opposition.

Assistant coach Andy Spence has been appointed as the interim coach, taking over from Priestman.

Team Canada Soccer was caught red-handed flying a drone over its competitor's practice, and the New Zealand women's national team flagged the drone's appearance at its practice to the IOC (International Olympic Committee). As a result, Priestman was removed from team activities for the entire week and officially dismissed.

The New Zealand Olympic Committee previously released a statement on the incident. 

"Team support members immediately