{"id":47438,"date":"2024-08-05T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=47438"},"modified":"2024-08-05T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T17:30:00","slug":"paris-2024-olympic-quest-begins-for-mackenzie-and-vincent-russell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=47438","title":{"rendered":"Paris 2024 Olympic quest begins for MacKenzie and Vincent, Russell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;115&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PARIS, FRANCE;<\/strong> Two local Olympians will begin their Paris 2024 quest tomorrow morning, Aug. 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle Russell of Fall River, who kayaks out of Abenaki Aquatic Club; and Windsor Junction\u2019s Sloan MacKenzie from Cheema will team with partner Katie Vincent on the waters in Paris in canoeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The duo of MacKenzie and Vincent will be looking to finish the top two in their heat race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A top two placing will automatically qualify them for semifinal berth at the Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;8&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vincent and MacKenzie will begin their Olympics in heat two of the C-2, 500-metre race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will race from Lane 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The start gun is scheduled to go off at 6:10 a.m. for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are only two heats in the distance of races, with 14 competitors in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top two in each heat advance directly to the semifinals, which is scheduled for Friday morning at 5:30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;206&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A quarterfinal takes place later Tuesday morning at 8:20 am Atlantic for those who do not make the top two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final for the C-2, 500-metre will start on Friday at 7:40 a.m. Atlantic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna Hetzler of Waverley, and also with Cheema, is an assistant coach with CanoeKayak Team Canada squad at the Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lockview High vice principal Erin Schaus is one of three officials in the sprint canoe\/kayak category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;7&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russell will compete in the K-1, 500-metres race on Aug. 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She will be in the fifth heat, which is scheduled to go off at 5:10 a.m. Atlantic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The heat races for this distance begin at 4:30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riley Melanson, another Canadian, from the Halifax area will hit the water at 5:20 a.m. in the sixth and final heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coverage of the competition from the Olympics can be seen on the CBC Gem App, Sportsnet or TSN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VIDEO STORY: Amazing send off to Cheema&#039;s Olympian SLoan MacKenzie\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K6Ffy_tF4U8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;192&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;115&#8243;] PARIS, FRANCE; Two local Olympians will begin their Paris 2024 quest tomorrow morning, Aug. 6. 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