Tokyo 2020 Social Check-in: Big week for Priscilla Gagné

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games is finally here! And as Canada’s Paralympians compete through the duration of the Games, we’ll take the daily pulse of the Games excitement on social media by sharing a few of the best posts from the Canadian Paralympic Team, its fans, and Canadian media.

Be sure to follow @CDNParalympics on Instagram and Twitter for all the latest news and posts. 

Here’s a quick look at some recent updates: 

Canada’s flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony and now, a silver medal. Pretty good week for Para judoka Priscilla Gagné.

Canada’s flag-bearer is coming home with a medal!

Priscilla Gagné won SILVER in the Women’s 52kg #ParaJudo, her first-ever medal at the Paralympic Games! #Tokyo2020 | #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/A9F93hAHDw

— The Sports Shot (@TheSportsShot) August 27, 2021

Para cyclist Kate O’Brien had a group of friends, including race walking Olympic medallist Evan Dunfee, gather virtually to watch her win a silver medal in the women’s 500m sprint time trial.

So much fun getting to watch @empty_kate storm her way to silver with an amazing group of her friends and family! Thank you so much @MegOnMars for organizing and including me and knowing Kate she’ll never see this so give her a big hug from all of us when she gets home! pic.twitter.com/vNx9NALXiU

— Evan Dunfee (@EvanDunfee) August 27, 2021

Boccia medal contender Alison Levine is featured on the Radio-Canada website in which she talks about her life as a person and athlete with a disability.

Alison Levine – Ma para-réalité | Sports https://t.co/gzvtQnLq1F

— Alison Levine (@BocciaAlison) August 26, 2021

Canada’s goalball team evened its record at 1-1 with a 6-2 victory over Israel on Thursday. Team member Amy Burk was pleased with the performance.

Amazing performance tonight by the whole group. Tomorrow we rest and then Saturday 9am local time 8pm Thursday ET we play against Australia. Let’s go #TeamCanada #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics #Goalball https://t.co/0tYTd6vICc

— Amy Burk (@burkamy7) August 26, 2021

Para swimmer Tammy Cunnington is not intimidated by a strong field in her class. She plans to give it all she’s got.

Just over 24 hours to my 1st race. This is what I’ve worked for the past few years. My classification is very strong at this games but my focus is only on myself & having a strong positive race. Finals may be out of reach but I’ll swim the hell out of it regardless! #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/nYnUm0XlaD

— Tammy Cunnington (@tj_cunnington) August 27, 2021