Canadian Kelsey Mitchell has won the gold medal in the Olympic final of the women’s track cycling sprint event in Tokyo.
In a best-of-three matchup in the final, Mitchell won her first two races to win her first career Olympic cycling medal.
🚨🇨🇦 Kelsey Mitchell takes race number one against Olena Starikova🇺🇦 https://t.co/3TUsUw3Nie pic.twitter.com/AXOcdab21V
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 8, 2021
KELSEY MITCHELL is golden on the track 🥇🇨🇦
The Canadian cyclist sprinted to Olympic gold in the track cycling women’s sprint @CyclingCanada pic.twitter.com/FbDWmozWJN
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 8, 2021
Kelsey Mitchell 🇨🇦 is guaranteed an Olympic medal after her dominant win over Emma Hinze 🇩🇪
What colour will it be? 🥇🥈
@CyclingCanada https://t.co/3TUsUw3Nie pic.twitter.com/GxgBZDp2zM
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 8, 2021
Canada’s Lauriane Genest, who won bronze in the keirin event a day prior, finished eighth in the track cycling sprint event.