Tokyo Olympics Day 13 Review: Canada adds 3 more medals, including decathlon gold

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The majority of action during the Tokyo Olympics happens when most Canadians are fast asleep. While you were cozy in your bed, however, members of Team Canada were making their push for the podium.

Here's what you missed from Day 13 of the Summer Games:

Men's Decathlon: Damian Warner makes Olympic, Canadian history with elusive gold

Warner became the first Canadian ever to win a gold medal in the decathlon when the London, Ont. native totaled an Olympic record of 9,018 points.

France's Kevin Mayer received silver with a total of 8,726 points and Australia's Ashley Moloney corralled bronze with 8,649 points. Countrymate Pierce Lepage finished fifth with 8,604 points.

"So many feelings," Warner started when asked about how he was feeling after winning gold. "Right now, it's kind of the feeling in my legs and my lungs more than anything, but as the time passes, I start to understand the moment and this is just really special. We weren't able to have all our family and friends in the stands but my coach and my physiotherapist were here and it was just awesome to go up and hug them.

"It's moments like that where you dream about and it was really cool to finally experience it and give him a hug, and just thank him for everything he's done. Thank so many people, all the people in London, Ontario, my family, my friends, Jen, little baby Theo, this is for you guys."

Warner's gold is the second Olympic medal he has earned in his athletics career. He also claimed bronze at Rio 2016.

Women's C1 200m Canoe Sprint: Laurence Vincent-Lapointe surges to silver

In the first-ever women's C1 200m canoe sprint event at the Olympics, Canada's Vincent-Lapointe took home a silver medal with an impressive performance.

The Canadian paddler finished with a time of 46.786 seconds.

"I pushed until the end," Vincent-Lapointe said. "No matter how many people I thought were catching up to me, I was just like, 'No, no, no. You cannot drop, you cannot let go. Just push until the end.'

"It's just crazy. I have 13 world championships, but this silver at the Games is so different."

Nevin Harrison of the United States won gold with a time of 45.932 seconds and Liudmyla Luzan of Ukraine secured bronze with a time of 47.034 seconds.

Fellow Canadian Katharine Vincent finished eighth with a time of 47.834 seconds.

Women's Keirin Cycling: Lauriane Genest wins bronze

Representing Canada at her very first Olympics, Genest is taking home a bronze medal in the women's keirin cycling event.

The Canadian finished +0.148 seconds back of Shanne Braspennincx of the Netherlands who won gold with a time of 10.622 seconds. Ellesse Andrews of Australia claimed silver, crossing the finish line +0.061 seconds back of the lead.

After winning bronze, Genest explained that even she was a little shocked at how well she performed.

"It's a surprise in a way, but I think at the Olympics everyone has a shot," Genest explained.

"I really came here today not having specifically the podium in mind. I went one race after the other one. Gave everything I had."

The medal is the first the 23-year-old has won at the Olympics.

Fellow Canadian Kelsey Mitchell finished fifth.

Men's 4x100m Relay: Canada finishes third in qualifiers

The Canadian men's 4x100 relay team of Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, and Andre De Grasse finished third in the qualifying round with a time of 37.92 seconds.

The team will race in the final which is scheduled to take place on Friday at 9:50 am EDT.

Women's 4x400m Relay: Canada qualifies for final

The team of Alicia Brown, Sage Watson, Madeline Price, and Kyra Constantine raced to the seventh-best time in the qualifying round to earn a lane in the final.

Canada will race for a chance at a medal on Day 15 of the Games.

Women's Heptathlon: Georgina Ellwood places 20th

Canada's Ellwood placed 20th in the heptathlon with a total of 6,077 points.

Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam won gold, and Anouk Vetter and Emma Oosterwegel of the Netherlands secured silver and bronze, respectively.

Way Beyond Gold: Olympic legend Carl Lewis rips men's 4x100m relay team

Carl Lewis, a nine-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter, knows a bad race when he sees one.

And on Day 13 of the Games, when the U.S. 4x100m relay team failed to qualify for the final, he saw a bad performance.

"The USA team did everything wrong in the men's relay," Lewis wrote on Twitter. "The passing system is wrong, athletes running the wrong legs, and it was clear that there was no leadership. It was a total embarrassment, and completely unacceptable for a USA team to look worse than the AAU kids I saw."

Those are some pretty harsh words.

How many medals has Canada won in the Summer Olympics?

Canada is up to 18 medals in Tokyo heading into Day 14.

Gold: Margaret Mac Neil (women's 100m butterfly), Maude Charron (weightlifting, women's 64kg), Women's Eight Rowing, Andre De Grasse (men's 200m), Damian Warner (men's decathlon)

Silver: Women's 4x100m freestyle relay, Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu (women's 3m synchronized springboard), Kylie Masse (women's 100m backstroke), Kylie Masse (women's 200m backstroke), Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (women's C1 200m)

Bronze: Jessica Klimkait (judo, women's under-57 kg), Softball, Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard (judo, women's 63kg), Penny Oleksiak (women's 200m freestyle), Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens (women's pair rowing), Women's 4x100 medley relay, Andre De Grasse (men's 100m), Lauriane Genest (women's cycling keirin)

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