In today’s edition of This City: Andre De Grasse on racing for glory at the Paris Olympics. Plus, a reader whose boyfriend refuses to turn on the AC, how tennis player Bianca Andreescu spends a day off in Toronto, and more. For all of our city coverage, visit torontolife.com or subscribe to our print edition. |
With six medals in eight years, Andre De Grasse has become the most decorated male Summer Olympian in Canadian history. Now 29 and a father of three, he enters his third Olympics as a wily veteran and Canada’s best hope for sprinting glory. We spoke to him about how he’s preparing for Paris, how he manages to show up when it matters most, and the new ventures keeping him busy off the track. |
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| “No matter how sweltering it is, my boyfriend refuses to turn on the AC. He’s from France, and apparently they don’t use it much there. He wouldn’t even indulge me when we had guests over, forcing us to ignore one another’s sweat patches as we perspired into our linguine. How can I get him to chill out and let me crank the AC?” Here’s what the urban diplomat had to say. |
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| After sitting out the 2021 Olympics due to knee injuries and a mental health sabbatical, tennis star and Mississauga native Bianca Andreescu is approaching Paris 2024 with a more balanced perspective. “The pressure to win is always going to be there, but just having the opportunity to play is a dream come true,” she says. Here’s how she spends her days off. |
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