There's a backstory to Canada's rugby sevens silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, dating back to the Rugby Americas North Sevens two years earlier in the Bahamas.

The Canadian women were staying at Breezes Resort Bahamas, an all-inclusive resort, during the tournament. Unfortunately it was during was American spring break, hardly conducive for elite athletes during a competition.

Breeze became a code word for the Canadian women.

"The stay became a lesson in 'Control the controllables,'" recalled then-Canada coach Jack Hanratty. "Like we can't move hotels, so what's the stuff that we can do here? We can go down to the beach, we can try to go to other places for dinner.

"And it was one of those terms that was said so often that if the bus was late, someone would just go 'Breezes' or

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