Canada has a tough act to follow after a stellar Day 13 performance.

The Canadians racked up four medals in total as Erica Wiebe won gold in 75kg freestyle wrestling, Andre De Grasse took home the silver in the 200m race, Damian Warner pulled in a bronze in the decathlon, and Meaghan Benfeito earned a second bronze medal in diving at Rio 2016.

Here are some notable events and Canadians to closely monitor on Friday.

Women’s Soccer
The Canadian women’s soccer team will try to win its second consecutive Olympic medal as they take on Brazil in the bronze medal game at 12:00 p.m. ET. Canada went undefeated during group play before falling to Germany in the semifinal. The two sides have never met at the Olympics before, but Canada did beat Brazil for the gold medal at the 2011 Pan Am Games. Sportsnet’s John Molinaro previewed the game here.

Women’s Golf
Brooke Henderson hammered out four straight birdies to close her second round of the stroke play tournament to move within two shots of leader. Henderson is now eight-under after two days and is scheduled to tee off Friday at 10:58 a.m. ET. Alena Sharp remains in the event as well. She is tied in 32nd place but is nine shots back of the leader (Inbee Park of South Korea). Sharp will tee off at 9:14 in Round 3.

4×100 Relay
Both the men’s and women’s relay teams qualified for Friday’s final. The women will kick off their race Friday night at 9:15 p.m. ET. and the Canadian men will run approximately at 9:35 p.m. ET. Andre De Grasse did not participate in Thursday’s race as he was focused on the 200m but is expected to run for Canada on Friday. That will certainly boost their chances, despite Usain Bolt being expected to run for Jamaica in what might be his final Olympic race.

Women’s Pole Vault
Canada’s Kelsie Ahbe finished in eighth place in the qualification round, clearing a lifetime-best 4.55 metres, and will be on two athletes to compete in Friday’s final. The event is expected to begin around 7:30 p.m.

Equestrian
A handful of Canadians, including Eric Lamaze, Tiffany Foster, and Yann Candele, will be taking part in the individual jumping competition on Friday at 9:00 a.m. ET. Canada came just short of a medal in the team jumping event earlier in the week and the Canadians are hoping to land on the podium this time around.

50km Racewalk
There will be two Canadians competing in Friday’s 50km racewalk as Mathieu Bilodeau and Evan Dunfee make their attempt at a medal early on Friday morning. The event is set to begin right after 7:00 a.m. ET.

Taekwondo
Various Taekwondo events will run out throughout the day on Friday. The name to watch is Melissa Pagnotta, who begins her event in the qualification round at 11:00 a.m. ET in contest 7. If she advances, she will have to win a few matches before she is able to move into medal contention. The final will take place later in the day.

Kayak
Mark de Jonge will begin his day participating in the kayak single (K1) 200m heats. If he advances, de Jonge can participate in the semis one hour later and the finals of the event will take place on the weekend.

BMX
Tory Nyhaug will drive in heat 2 of the semifinal of men’s BMX at 12:38 p.m. ET. The medal round will take place two hours later, but it is yet to be determined whether Nyhaug will be able to advance.

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