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What are Canada's Olympic heroes doing now?

Kelcey Wright Johnson

As the curtains closed on the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, the Canadian athletes who had stayed until they were certain the party was over said goodbye to the Athletes Village and prepared to move on with their lives.

Of the 225 athletes Canada sent to PyeongChang, some notable names announced their retirements while others showed they were just getting started. After four years of blood, sweat and tears (many of them coming in South Korea), what are our heroes and heroines doing mere days after the biggest moments of their careers?

The closing ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games took place on Sunday Feb. 25.
The closing ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games took place on Sunday Feb. 25.

Many Canadian athletes took full advantage of being on the other side of the world, spending post-Games time in various destinations across East Asia.

Canadian luge athlete Kim McRae ditched her Olympic gear to go backpacking for a whole month, while skiing sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe paid a visit to Tokyo Disneyland, soaking up the princess experience.

Gave up my Canada gear for backpacking gear. One month in Asia here we come! Definitely feels odd not being around the @teamcanada and miss them already but ready to explore!!!

A post shared by Kimmcraeluge (@kimmcraeluge) on Feb 27, 2018 at 2:52am PST

Justine shared her and her sister’s visit to Tokyo Disneyland via Instagram.
Justine shared her and her sister’s visit to Tokyo Disneyland via Instagram.

However, not all Canadian athletes have time to cool off after the Olympics.

Many of Canada’s hockey players will head back to their teams, where seasons are reaching their climax — like Stefan Elliott, who still has over ten games remaining with his Swedish Hockey League team.

March is a busy month on the slopes with a Freestyle Skiing World Cup in Japan and Biathlon World Cups in both Finland and Norway.

Talk about exhausting!

Excited to go do some more of this in Japan in a couple of days!

A post shared by Audrey Robichaud (@audreyrobichaud) on Feb 25, 2018 at 6:08pm PST

On the other hand, some lucky athletes don’t have plans for a while. They’re just going to (deservedly) sleep, sleep and sleep.

Can you blame them? It must be tiring winning so many medals.

Then there’s the poor Canadian athletes who want to sleep so badly, but are still working on South Korean time.

Just think about how much better you’ll sleep in a few days knowing all your clothes are clean, Kaitlyn!

Gold-medal figure skater Tessa Virtue woke up in Canada this morning confused about what she’s supposed to do now. We feel your pain, Tessa. What are we supposed to watch on TV now that the Games are over?

But all ices will be on the ice again soon because Virtue and Scott Moir, along with the rest of the Canadian figure skating team from PyeongChang, will be part of the Stars on Ice event that will tour across Canada from April 27th through May.

As for bobsledder Justin Kripps, who knows what he’s doing with his free time — just flexing on sailboats, apparently. Because, well, why not?

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