Just before the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony, Derek Drouin accomplished he had won the brownish badge in the men’s top jump on Tuesday night, the aboriginal affair he did was seek out his parents, Sheila and Gates, in the crowd. He begin them quickly, ran over to get a hug, and they handed him a Canadian flag, a appropriate banderole active by about every citizen of his hometown, Corunna, Ont.
Drouin’s brownish badge capped what had been one of the strangest top jump finals in Olympic history. Not alone did he win a bronze, two added...