Penny Oleksiak and her fellow Canadian Olympians arrived to a crush of fans, supporters and media this morning at Pearson International Airport. The flag bearer for the opening ceremony, Rosie MacLennan, was also on one of the Tuesday morning flights. She defended her gold medal from the London Olympics this year, winning gold in Rio for her routine in the women’s individual final. “There’s a buzz on,” says Johanna Carlo, a board member of the Beach Village BIA, which is organizing a homecoming parade for Beach-area athletes on Sunday. “But, you know, everyone just wants to hug all our athletes and say: ‘Hey, we’re so proud of you.’”With files from The Canadian Press

Source: thestar August 23, 2016 11:40 UTC