Penny Oleksiak dips her hand into her red Team Canada backpack and retrieves four wool work-socks. Put aside the question of what kind of person brings winter foot-wrappers to the Summer Olympics ...

Penny Oleksiak didn’t get what she set out for, but felt a sense of relief. Oleksiak won the women’s 100-metre freestyle Friday night at Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic swim trials.

While the Summer Olympic Games are certainly gripping, there’s more than a few passed-over events that fail to offer the thrills of rhythmic gymnastics, diving, or beach volleyball. Take, for ...