When the Canadian women's eight rowing crew took an early lead in their gold medal race at the Tokyo Olympics on July 30, Calgarian Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski had a feeling they were going to hold on and win. "I've been dreaming about this for a really, really long time and can't believe it actually happened." She arrived in Tokyo 10 days after her teammates and had to compete to earn back her spot in the boat. Returning homeFlying from Tokyo to Toronto with her teammates, Gruchalla-Wesierski said she enjoyed the recognition from fans, taking photos and pulling out their medals. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and I feel a little bit like I'm dreaming and I'm not really ready to wake up."

Source: CBC News August 04, 2021 00:33 UTC