Canadian Olympians return home to huge crowd at Montreal Trudeau airport

Canadian Olympians returning home were welcomed by a cheering crowd at Montreal’s Trudeau airport on Monday evening.

Friends, family members, and supporters came out to welcome Canada’s athletes after they spent the last month spent competing at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

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Those returning to Montreal included short track speed skater Kim Boutin, who picked up three medals at the Games. Boutin was chosen to carry Canada’s flag at the Closing Ceremony. 

Figure skating pair Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, snowboarder Sebastien Toutant, and speed skater Alex Boisvert-Lacroix, also arrived home to a warm welcome.

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This was Canada’s most successful Olympic Games as the country’s athletes won a record 29 medals in Pyeongchang. 

See also

• Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir return home to a massive crowd (PHOTOS)
• 2018 Winter Olympic medal standings: Canada second overall in total medals