Some of Canada’s Olympic athletes arrived at Toronto’s Pearson airport Monday afternoon, returning home from Paris to a hero’s welcome after a 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 swimmer came back home last week following the end of her competition, but returned to Paris shortly after to share flag-bearing duties for Canada at the closing ceremony Sunday.
McIntosh’s four 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 rode her skateboard through the airport after greeting the hometown crowd. The Toronto skateboarder was Canada’s youngest Olympic team member since 1976.
Some of Canada’s Olympic athletes who arrived in Toronto Monday will return to the Summer Games in Los Angeles in 2028.
