First lady Jill Biden speaks at a reception at the U.S. Chief of Mission Residence to commemorate the opening of the 2024 Summer Olympics and celebrate the upcoming 2028 Olympic Games, to be held in Los Angeles, July 27, 2024, in Paris.David Goldman/The Associated Press
Mission accomplished.
Top-ranked Canada earned a coveted spot in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Saturday with a victory over the host Dominican Republic in the championship match of the women’s volleyball NORCECA Continental Qualifier.
Canada, coached by Carolyn O’Dwyer, won the best-of-five final in four games against the fourth-ranked DR squad – 25-15, 20-25, 25-23, 25-14. The team went 5-0 in the qualifying tournament.
It’s Canada’s fourth appearance at the Olympics and first since 1996. Canada tied for ninth at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Abby Guezen of Sherwood Park, Alta., finished the final match with four kills, nine digs and one ace.
Before securing an Olympic berth, Canada captured its first-ever NORCECA Continental Championship, defeating the Americans in Wednesday’s final.
Canada also advanced to the Volleyball Nationals League Finals for the first time ever in July, in what is likely the best summer for the Canadian women on record.
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