2024 Olympics Day 7 Recap: Team Canada secures 3 medals as Masse, Auger-Aliassime & Dabrowski, Méthot secure bronze finishes in Paris

While the watching experience and timing for the 2024 Paris Olympics isn't quite as challenging for Canadian viewers as it was for Tokyo 2020 or Beijing 2022, a good chunk of action during these Games happens when plenty of Canadians are fast asleep.

Whether you were crushing some zzz's, busy at work, had family activities to partake in or just didn't have a chance to tune in, we have you covered throughout these Olympics from start to finish, with Team Canada currently sitting at 11 medals, soon to be 12 thanks to Wyatt Sanford in boxing.

Here's what you may have missed on Day 7, including a bronze medal in trampoline, a third place finish for Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gaby Dabrowski, another medal in the pool for Canada, an epic performance in the 10K from Mo Ahmed, and the men's basketball team going 3-0 in group play.

Kylie Masse claims bronze in women's 200-metre backstroke by the skin of her teeth

Kyle Masse claimed Canada's 11th medal of the Paris Games on Friday, taking bronze in the women's 200-metre backstroke by the slimmest of margins, finishing with a time of 2:05.57 — just 0.04s ahead of fourth-place finisher Phoebe Bacon of the United States.

What a finish it was for the Windsor, Ont., native.

Australia's Kaylee McKeown grabbed gold with a time of 2:03.73 — a new Olympic record — while American Regan Smith took home the silver with a time of 2:04.26.

The bronze marked Masse's fifth career Olympic medal and second-ever medal in the 200M backstroke. She took home silver in the event three years ago in Tokyo.

Masse just missed the podium earlier in the meet, finishing fourth in the 100-metre backstroke final.

Canada finds the podium for the first time in mixed-doubles tennis

Team Canada claimed its 10th medal of the 2024 Olympics on Friday after mixed-doubles partners Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gaby Dabrowski knocked off Wesley Koolhof and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands to secure a bronze medal in Paris.

The Canadian duo won in straight sets, taking the first 6-3 and closing out the second in a tiebreaker. The win marks just the second-ever Olympic medal in tennis for Canada. Daniel Nestor and Sébastien Lareau secured gold in men's doubles at the 2000 Sydney Games.

Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, will gun for another Olympic bronze on Saturday after he was ousted from the men's singles tournament earlier on Friday, losing 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals to Spanish superstar and world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz.

Auger-Aliassime will face the loser of Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in the bronze-medal match.

Sophiane Méthot wins bronze medal in trampoline

Earning the ninth medal for Canada at these Summer Games, Sophiane Méthot surprised many as she snuck her way onto the podium with a bronze medal in her Olympic debut. Rounding out the podium finish were Belarusian Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya and Great Britain's Bryony Page, who won gold and silver, respectively.

The Varennes, Que., native earned a score of 55.650 which, at the time, was good for second place before Bardzilouskaya and Page pushed her one spot down on the podium. Méthot qualified for the finals with the eighth-best score earlier on Friday morning.

The third-place finish represents Canada's first medal in women's trampoline since Rosie MacLennan won gold in 2016 in Rio. After missing the podium in Tokyo, Méthot's bronze in Paris means Canada has now won a medal in trampoline at six of the seven Summer Games since the sport made its Olympic debut back in 2000.

Canadian men's basketball team earns top spot in Group A with win over Spain

The Canadian men’s basketball team has secured the top spot in a tough Group A after defeating Spain on Friday to go a perfect 3-0 in round-robin play.

Toronto Raptors star R.J. Barrett helped put the pin in a valiant Spanish comeback effort, nailing a dagger three-pointer with 38 seconds remaining in the final frame to put the Canadians up by five.

It wasn’t over yet, however, as a resilient Spain club, fighting for its Olympic lives, just wouldn’t go away – pulling within a point with just over three seconds remaining before Canadian superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander iced it with a pair of clutch free throws. The late push from Spain was led by its bench, which contributed 50 of the team’s 85 points on the night.

With the loss, Spain is eliminated from the tournament, while Australia claims second spot in the group and advances to the quarterfinals.

Despite already clinching a birth in the quarters with victories over Australia and Greece earlier in the tournament, the win was still a big one as the first-place finish positions the Canadians nicely going into the knockout round. Canada will be a top-three seed heading into the quarterfinals, resulting in what should be an easier path to a medal than it otherwise would’ve been if the club finished second in the group.

Felix Auger-Aliassime will play for bronze in men's tennis singles

Felix Auger-Aliassime's incredible run in the Olympic men's singles tennis tournament came to a halt on Friday morning after losing to second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals 6-1, 6-1. The Montreal native, seeded 13th in this tournament, was in tough against the second-seeded Alcaraz, who took control of this semifinal early on and never lost it en route to the win.

But Auger-Aliassime's Olympics are far from over as he has a chance to play for bronze, and potentially become the first Canadian ever in singles history to medal at the Summer Games. Auger-Aliassime will also have another shot at a bronze medal later this afternoon as he and his mixed-doubles partner, Gabby Dabrowski, prepare to battle Wesley Koolhof and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands.

Mo Ahmed runs to a remarkable 4th-place finish in grueling men's 10K race

The greatest distance runner in Canadian history ran a race for the ages in Paris on Friday, placing 4th-place, by a hair, in the ultra-competitive men's 10K event.

In what was an absurdly close race — only O.84 seconds separating first to fifth place — Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda found enough down the stretch to take the gold with a time of 26:43.14, setting a new Olympic record.

Ahmed finished just 0.33s back of the podium and 0.35s away from a silver. It was the best-ever Olympic finish by a Canadian in the men's 10K.

The three-time Olympian has another chance to earn a medal in Paris in the 5000-metre race. Ahmed earned silver in this event at the Tokyo Games three years ago.

Summer McIntosh, Sydney Pickrem advance to women's 200-metre individual medley finals

Summer McIntosh was at it again on Friday, qualifying for yet another shot at the podium in the women's 200-metre individual medley after finishing second among the qualifying swimmers.

Joining her in the finals will be Sydney Pickrem, who finished fifth out of the eight swimmers to advance.

McIntosh, of course, has already won three medals in the Paris pool: gold in 400-meter individual medley, gold in women's 200-metre butterfly, and a silver in 400-metre freestyle. The two Canadians will swim in the women's 200-metre finals on Saturday, Aug. 3 at 3 p.m. ET.

Canadian mixed medley relay team advances to finals

Canada's mixed medley relay team will swim for gold after advancing to the finals with the sixth-fastest time among qualifiers in this morning's heats.

This morning's team consisted of Apollo Hess, Blake Tierney, Maggie Mac Neil and Taylor Ruck, but that lineup could potentially change for Saturday's finals. Summer McIntosh, Kylie Masse, Findlay Knox, Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun were held out of this event as they prepare for their semifinals and finals swims later this afternoon.

Josh Liendo, Ilya Kharun advance to men's 100-metre butterfly semifinals

Canadians continue to show off in the Olympic pool as both Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun advanced to the men's 100-metre butterfly semifinals on Friday morning.

Liendo qualifies with a time of 50.55, which was good for second place among the 16 swimmers to advance. Kharun, who won silver in the men's 200-metre butterfly on Wednesday, finished 5th in the heats with a time of 50.71.

Both Canadian swimmers will compete for a chance to swim in the final later this afternoon at 3:10 p.m. ET.

Ethan Katzberg, Rowan Hamilton qualify for men's hammer throw final

Canada's Ethan Katzberg and Rowan Hamilton both qualified for the men's hammer throw final on Friday morning, posting the longest throws in their respective preliminary groups.

Katzberg, the top-ranked hammer thrower who holds this year's world-leading mark at 84.38 metres, led the throwers in Group B with a distance of 79.93 metres. Rowan followed suit in Group A, leading the group with a personal-best distance of 77.78 metres.

Katzberg is making his Olympic debut after exploding onto the track and field scene in 2023, winning gold at the world championships in Hungary.

Also on the track, defending Olympic decathlon gold medallist Damien Warner currently sits in second place with 2,798 points through three events: 100-metres, shot put and long jump. The London, Ont., native trails behind Germany's Leo Neugebauer, who sits at 2,896 points.

And Audrey Leduc of Gatineau, Que., moves into the women's 100-metre semifinals after breaking her national record with a time of 10.95 in this morning's heats.