Olympic newsletter: Canada adds 3* medals, plus Mitton goes for gold

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Officially, two Canadian women reached the podium today in Paris. Flag-bearer Maude Charron took silver in weightlifting while Skylar Park grabbed a bronze in taekwondo. But beach volleyballers Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson guaranteed themselves at least a silver by advancing to Friday's final.

Not counting their pending hardware, Canada's medal count now stands at 21 — six gold, five silver, 10 bronze — with three days of competition left. The Canadian records for gold (seven) and total medals (24) at a non-boycotted Summer Games are within reach.

Along with the beach volleyball final, Friday brings a great chance for another Canadian gold in a field event, plus a prime podium opportunity in canoe. Here's what to watch on Day 14, plus the scoop on a big upset in today's men's 200m final and a near-shocker in the men's basketball semis.

Andre De Grasse doesn't owe us anything. He's the most prolific track and field athlete in Canadian history, winning six medals in six events over the past two Summer Olympics (including a 200m gold in 2021) along with his five career medals at the world championships (including a 4x100m title in 2022).

But, at 29 years old here in Paris, it seems that he's lost a step. De Grasse didn't qualify for the men's 100m or 200m finals, and his sluggish time of 20.41 seconds in Wednesday's 200m semis was especially deflating. It feels too soon to write him off — and a hamstring injury could be slowing him right now — but De Grasse's days as an individual medal contender may be behind him.

He might also be hard-pressed to reach the