{"id":11626,"date":"2022-06-20T22:31:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T02:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.porticomagazine.ca\/?p=11626"},"modified":"2022-06-24T14:36:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T18:36:53","slug":"u-of-g-athletes-compete-at-beijing-tokyo-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porticomagazine.ca\/2022\/06\/u-of-g-athletes-compete-at-beijing-tokyo-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"U of G Athletes Compete at Beijing, Tokyo Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Current U of G athletes and alumni participated in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Tokyo Summer Games (held in 2021).<br>At the Beijing Winter Games, <strong>Cody Sorensen<\/strong>, B.Comm. \u201908, competed in the four-man bobsleigh competition, placing ninth overall. <strong>Mirela Rahneva<\/strong>, B.Comm. \u201911, placed fifth in a career best in women\u2019s skeleton. Former U of G student <strong>Mikkel Aagaard<\/strong> was a \u201cpractice player\u201d for the Danish men\u2019s hockey team. <strong>Dustin McCrank<\/strong>, BA \u201911, officiated as a linesman for the men\u2019s Olympic hockey tournament. For the Tokyo Summer Games, sailor <strong>Sarah Douglas<\/strong> finished sixth in her Olympic debut for the best women\u2019s individual performance in the sport\u2019s history in Canada. Cross-country runner Andrea Seccafien, BA \u201913, competed in the women\u2019s 5,000- and 10,000-metre runs, and <strong>Genevieve Lalonde<\/strong>, B.Sc. \u201914, MA \u201917, beat the Canadian 3,000-metre steeplechase record twice. Canada\u2019s eight-person artistic swimming team included U of G psychology student <strong>Emily Armstrong<\/strong>. <strong>Britt Benn<\/strong>, BA \u201914, was a member of the Canadian women\u2019s sevens rugby team, and <strong>Joanna Brown<\/strong>, B.Comm. \u201915, competed in women\u2019s triathlon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current U of G athletes and alumni participated in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Tokyo Summer Games (held in 2021).At the Beijing Winter Games, Cody Sorensen, B.Comm. \u201908, competed in the four-man bobsleigh competition, placing ninth overall. Mirela Rahneva, B.Comm. \u201911, placed fifth in a career best in women\u2019s skeleton. 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