Sanoa Olin will represent Canada in surfing at the Paris Olympics this summer with Cody Young a second reserve for the men’s field.
Olin, a native of Tofino, B.C., who turns 19 on Tuesday, was already provisionally qualified for the Olympics by virtue of her earning a silver medal at last year’s Pan American Games in Chile. But she confirmed her place by finishing tied for 13th at the ISA World Surfing Games, the final Olympic qualifier that wrapped up Sunday in Puerto Rico.
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