Kadeisha Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence and Adriana Leon were at Toronto's BMO Field on Tuesday to show off the gold medals they won at the Tokyo Olympics after the team defeated Sweden in the women's soccer final.
"I would love to play at home. Doesn't matter in Toronto, Vancouver, anywhere. Just to be home soil and to have friends and family come to see me play. That would be very great." Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis said at Tuesday's availability that the gold-medal win proves investing in women's soccer is worthwhile.
Leon said that after being injured in March and having surgery on her foot, she was pushing through rehab the last few months to be ready for Tokyo. She said winning Olympic gold after all that hard work meant the world to her. "To be on that podium and to hear that anthem at the end, all the emotion just came to me so it means everything and you just got to find a way to keep pushing," she said, noting she would be wearing her medal out as much as she can.
Lawrence and Buchanan grew up together, and said that being on the field side by side while playing for Canada and winning gold was something they both cherished.
I'm sorry but no. How about we start kids sports back up first. Kids been locked out entirely for 2 years now. Kids first.
Now is the time to ask JustinTrudeau is handing out bundles of 💰 💰 cash to anyone that votes. Might have to do a few photo ops though. liberals
Summary: We want to be paid! Thought the gold medal was the pinnacle of success?