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The PWHL has team names

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 They were unveiled this morning. They are: New York Sirens, Minnesota Frost, Boston Fleet, Toronto Sceptres, Ottawa Charge and Montreal Victoire. And her are the logos. What do you think?

Canada at the Paralympics

 The Paralympics are done. The flame extinguished. Speeches made. And the handover to Los Angeles 2028. Canada finishes with 29 medals. 10g, 9s, 10b. 13 medals in the pool. A world record thrown in there. Nicholas Bennett (2g, 1s), Brent Lakatos (1g, 1s), Austin Smeenk (1g, 1b), Aurelie Rivard (1g, 1s, 1b), Cody Fournier (2g) and Tess Routliffe (1s, 1b) are the multiple medalists I can find. So that is it for another 4 year cycle. Next winter games are Milan/Cortina D'Ampezzo in 2026, next summer games, as mentioned, is in Los Angeles in 2028.

One last one, flag bearers

 Last medal of the day, and it comes from Nate Reich and it's a silver in the 1500 T38 wheelchair race. That is now 10g to 9s, 10b for 29 total. Could hit 30 tomorrow. Nicholas Bennett and Brianna Hennessy are Canada's flag bearers at the closing ceremony tomorrow. Awesome. Can't believe the Paralympics end tomorrow.

Add two more

 First the bronze. It's from Shelby Newkirk in the 100m backstroke S6. Now the gold. Danielle Dorris wins it in the 50m S7.  That is now 10g, 8s, 10b for 28 total.

A hatrick of medals

 First the gold. It comes from Austin Smeenk in the 800m T34 wheelchair race. Next the silver.bit comes from Brianna Hennessy in para canoe. And now the bronze. It comes from the women's sitting volleyball team. A historic first medal in this sport. That is now 9g, 8s, 9b for 26 total. I don't think we're done yet.

Golden sprint

 Cody Fournier has another gold, this time in the 100m T51 race. That is now 8g, 7s, 8b for 23 total.

Golden swim

 Sebastian Massabie has the gold in the 50m freestyle S4 and it was a world record. That is now 7g, 7s, 8b for 22 total. 11 of them from the pool.

Silver discus

 Jesse Zessou has the silver in men's discus F37. Happened an hour ago. That is now 6g, 7s, 8b for 21 total.

Golden wheelchair race

 Brent Lakatos has another one. This gold is in the 800m T53 wheelchair race. That is now 6g, 6s, 8b for 20 total

Two to start

 Let's start with the bronze. It came from Tess Routliffe in the pool. Her bronze was in the 100m breaststroke SB7.  Now the gold from Aurelie Rivard in the 400m freestyle S10. Her 13th Paralympic medal. That is now 5g, 6s, 8b for 19 total. 10 of them in the pool.

And two more

 First the gold. Nicholas Bennett has his second one, this one in the 200m individual medley SM14.  Woohoo!! Next the silver. Reid Maxwell has it in the 400m freestyle S8.  Yeeeeesss!!  That is now 4g, 6s, 7b for 17 total. 

A pair of early medals

 First a gold. It comes from Greg Stewart in shot put. Also he's 7 foot. And came out of retirement last year.  Now the silver. It comes from Nathan Clement in the T1-2 road time trial. That is now 3g, 5s, 7b for 15 total.

Swimming to bronze

 This one is Katie Cosgriffe in the 100m butterfly S10 event. Yeeesss!!!!  That is now 2g, 4s, 7b for 13 total.

Wheelchair racing to gold

 Happened this morning. Cody Fournier wins it in the T51 200m race. Yes. That is now 2g, 4s, 6b for 12 total.

Swimmer strikes gold

 The first gold of the games goes to Nicholas Bennett in the SB14 100m breast stroke. This gold is Canada's 400th gold overall at the Paralympics.

Two more bronze

 First in wheelchair triathlon. Leanne Taylor takes the bronze. Second from Austin Smeenk in T34 100m wheelchair racing.  Yeeesss. That is now 4s, 6b for 10 total.

Silver on the track

 This one from Brent Lakatos in wheelchair racing. His silver was in the T53 400n event. That is now 4s, 4b for 8 total. Yeeees!!!!

Another silver in the pool

 It's Aurelie Rivard with her second one. It's in the S10 100m freestyle. That is now 3s, 4b for 7 total.