The arrival terminals at airports in Toronto and Montreal were filled with cheers on Monday as fans and family gathered to give a hero91裸聊视频檚 welcome to Canadian Olympians returning home from the Paris Games with a record-breaking medal haul.

The Summer Games saw Team Canada bring home an unprecedented number of medals 91裸聊视频� nine gold and 27 in total. Both were records for Canada at a non-boycotted Summer Olympics, surpassing previous highs set in Tokyo three years ago and 1992 in Barcelona.

At Toronto91裸聊视频檚 Pearson International Airport, about 15 Team Canada athletes were greeted by flag-waving airport staff on the tarmac and elated fans and family at the arrivals gate after the Olympians touched down just before 4 p.m.

Among the arrivals was Toronto swimmer Summer McIntosh, the 17-year-old who became a household name after winning four medals, including three gold. McIntosh returned to Paris to carry the Canadian flag in the closing ceremony on Sunday alongside gold-winning hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, B.C., an experience she called 91裸聊视频渉onestly amazing.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 can91裸聊视频檛 say thank you enough (to the fans) for all their support. It means the absolute world,91裸聊视频� said McIntosh. 91裸聊视频淲e wouldn91裸聊视频檛 be here without them today. Even when we were over in Paris, we could feel their support.91裸聊视频�

Also among the returning athletes in Toronto was silver medallist rower Jessica Sevick, of Strathmore, Alta., who was all smiles alongside teammate Kristen Siermachesky, of New Liskeard, Ont. Sevick had lost her voice amid the ongoing celebrations, Siermachesky said, but it didn91裸聊视频檛 stop them from embracing the moment.

91裸聊视频淗ard years of hard work, and I think just being able to release that with your teammates in Paris after celebrating that silver medal was pretty special,91裸聊视频� said Siermachesky, an alternate for the women91裸聊视频檚 eights rowing team that reached the podium in the event for the second straight Games.

Swimmers Alex Axon, Ella Jansen and Lorne Wigginton also touched down in Toronto. All three made their Olympic debut in Paris, and Axon said their homecoming is an experience they91裸聊视频檒l never forget.

91裸聊视频淚t takes a whole team of people 91裸聊视频� they say it takes a village 91裸聊视频� and just looking around here, I see so many people. It91裸聊视频檚 incredible,91裸聊视频� said Axon, of Newmarket, Ont., who competed in the men91裸聊视频檚 4x200m freestyle relay but didn91裸聊视频檛 make it to the podium. 91裸聊视频淚 hope I was able to make them proud.91裸聊视频�

Skating around the arrivals terminal at Pearson airport was 14-year-old Fay De Fazio Ebert, a Toronto skateboarder who became Canada91裸聊视频檚 youngest Olympic team member since 1976. De Fazio Ebert placed 20th in her Olympic debut, and was proud that she pushed herself to try.

De Fazio Ebert said even though a part of her wanted to stay in Paris, she was happy to be home.

91裸聊视频淚t feels amazing to represent Canada and to know that a bunch of people have my back during this,91裸聊视频� she said, noting she91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频渓ooking for more91裸聊视频� and will continue to work hard at improving.

At Montreal91裸聊视频檚 international airport, Sylvain Fafard was meeting his son, 25-year-old Thomas Fafard, who made it to the final for the men91裸聊视频檚 5,000-metres event. Sylvain, who was in Paris to watch Thomas run, said 91裸聊视频渋t was magic91裸聊视频� to see his son enter the stadium in Paris.

Thomas didn91裸聊视频檛 know until the end of June whether he would qualify for the Olympics, and to the joy of his family he came in eighth in the first round and made it to the final, Sylvain said.

91裸聊视频淭he final was a little harder,91裸聊视频� Sylvain said, explaining that Thomas tripped and hurt his ankle during the race.

91裸聊视频淗e said 91裸聊视频� yes the trip hurt him but it was more a mental thing that brought him out of the zone. When the mental or the physical doesn91裸聊视频檛 work at that level, it91裸聊视频檚 harder.

91裸聊视频淏ut he91裸聊视频檚 an Olympian and we are very proud of his journey.91裸聊视频�

Nathan Zsombor-Murray, from the Montreal suburb of Pointe-Claire, Que., won a bronze medal along with diving partner Rylan Wiens, from Saskatoon, Sask., in the men91裸聊视频檚 10-metre synchronized platform.

Arriving at Montr茅al-Trudeau International Airport, Zsombor-Murray wasn91裸聊视频檛 wearing his medal, telling reporters, 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 like to flaunt; I91裸聊视频檓 a humble person.91裸聊视频�

He said the medal was in his suitcase, and that he would find a place to hang it at home.

After failing to win a medal in the individual men91裸聊视频檚 10-metre platform, the 21-year-old said: 91裸聊视频淚 wasn91裸聊视频檛 super happy 91裸聊视频� but I always try to learn from my experience.91裸聊视频�

Now that the Games are over, he said he feels 91裸聊视频渁 little jaded.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been an incredible ride and I am incredibly blessed to have had that experience. But after a month away from home it91裸聊视频檚 hard not to get homesick.91裸聊视频�

But he said there is a good chance he91裸聊视频檒l try and make it back to Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Games.

91裸聊视频淚s there another Games in me? I think there is. I91裸聊视频檓 going to take some time to reflect on what I want to do. I91裸聊视频檓 also studying. I will take a good break and focus on my studies for a bit now and then come back and see where it will take me.91裸聊视频�

Caeli McKay, a Calgary diver who competed in the women91裸聊视频檚 10-metre platform and the women91裸聊视频檚 synchronized 10-metre platform, said it was a thrill to see her supporters in the stands during these Games, unlike last time at the Tokyo Olympics, when the COVID-19 pandemic kept the crowds away.

91裸聊视频淏eing in Tokyo a few years ago and not having anyone there to support us was kind of hard,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淗aving everyone there this time and having a big cheerleading group was just really amazing, and being able to look up into the stands after my last dive was something really special.91裸聊视频�

Another memorable aspect of Paris is the fact her husband, former Olympic diver Vincent Riendeau, was part of her cheering squad.

91裸聊视频淚t was special to have him there and it was his first Olympics as a spectator. It was cool experience for him and obviously nice to have the support of an Olympic husband.91裸聊视频�

Cedrick Belony-Duliepre, who lives on Montreal91裸聊视频檚 South Shore, is Canadian but chose to represent Haiti in Paris to honour his grandparents, who are from the Caribbean country. His family members were at the airport to greet him.

Belony-Duliepre lost in the round of 16 in men91裸聊视频檚 80-kg boxing, but said his time in Paris 91裸聊视频渨as an amazing experience. It was my dream.

91裸聊视频淚 worked so hard, since the age of 15, I91裸聊视频檓 now 25 and it91裸聊视频檚 been 10 years that I91裸聊视频檝e worked so hard, that it91裸聊视频檚 been my dream. Every day I worked for this 91裸聊视频� I made sacrifices, with the highs and lows I never let go.91裸聊视频�

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