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Not to alarm you, but the Paris Summer Olympics have arrived.
Competition begins Wednesday with some men's soccer and rugby sevens games. Canadians join the action on Thursday, including the reigning gold-medal champion women's soccer team. The opening ceremony is Friday. And then it's off to the races on Saturday (literally) as Canadian swimming phenom Summer McIntosh goes for a medal on the first full day of competition.
Clearly, things are about to escalate quickly. And you probably don't have time to figure out who, what and when to watch.
That's where the Buzzer can help. From now through the closing ceremony on Aug. 11, we're going to keep you up to speed on everything a Canadian should know to enjoy these Games to the fullest.
The newsletter will arrive in your inbox every day (including weekends) in the late afternoon or early evening Eastern Time — after competition wraps up for the day in Paris, which is six hours ahead of ET. We'll recap all the interesting things that happened, on or off the field of play, and look ahead to the key events coming up the next day.
If you're not an Olympic expert, don't worry. That's our job. Our daily viewing guide will let you know which Canadian athletes have a good shot at a medal and exactly when they're competing so you don't miss a chance to watch them live. You'll also learn a bit about their backstories so you can appreciate their performances on another level. Hey, you might even find yourself talking like an expert yourself.
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Now let the Games begin.
Live events will be broadcast on the CBC TV network, TSN and Sportsnet. Or choose exactly what you want to watch by live streaming on the CBC Sports app, CBC Gem and CBC Sports' Paris 2024 website.
Make sure to update your CBC Sports app to the Olympic version or download the CBC Olympics app if you don't have it. And create an account for the ability to customize your Olympic alerts, live streams, news and analysis.
Highlights of CBC Sports' digital coverage include Paris Tonight with host Ariel Helwani, live every night at 11 p.m. ET from Canada Olympic House in Paris; Rise and Stream with host Meg Roberts, identifying the key events to watch each day; Hot Takes with host Dale Manucdoc, highlighting must-see moments; and Paris Pulse with Meg and Dale, discussing trending stories from the Games.
You can also test your Olympic knowledge and win prizes on The Game, a nightly trivia contest with host Craig McMorris. Read more about the CBC's multi-platform Olympics coverage here.
Steven Rajewsky realized Savannah Sutherland belonged at the world level when he watched her become the youngest-ever Canadian to reach an Olympic track final and perform well against the best female hurdlers.
Kids banged on the glass and cheered every drill and shot the pros made inside Scotiabank Centre, hoping to catch a player’s eye and maybe even a puck.
Unlikely partnership forges potential Paralympic medal threats in alpine skier Eriksson, guide Smith
Just five years ago, the idea of Kalle Eriksson competing for Canada at the Paralympics would have been unthinkable.
Hilary Knight scored twice, including an empty-netter, to lead the United States to a 4-1 win over Canada in a women's hockey Rivalry Series game Saturday.
When a teenaged Chloe Primerano made her debut on the Canadian women’s hockey team last season, Jocelyne Larocque was often the steady force beside her on the blue line.
The Vancouver Canucks announced Friday that they have traded captain Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild.
Canada's Kevin Drury battled his way to a gold medal that left him in tears at a World Cup ski cross event on Friday in Val Thorens, France.
Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a "monumental betrayal" after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate on Thursday.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is “disappointed” that the main arena slated to host ice hockey at February’s Olympics isn’t yet completed with less than two months to go before the Games are scheduled to be played.
A two-year suspension from competitive swimming has forced Penny Oleksiak to answer questions about drug use, train by herself in public pools and defend her legacy as Canada’s most decorated female Olympian.
Hockey, one of the premier events at the Winter Olympics and one that is welcoming NHL players back for the first time in more than a decade, will take place on ice shorter than NHL-regulation size.
Summer McIntosh capped swimming’s U.S. Open with the event record in the women’s 200-metre butterfly on Saturday in Austin, Texas.
Some bronze medals are worth their weight in gold. Valerie Grenier's third-place finish in women's giant slalom at the Mont-Tremblant World Cup certainly fits that category.