Canada's relay team talks about the stress of waiting for their silver medal win to be official

Andre, I've never experienced anything like this in my career. I can't imagine you have either. Take us through the wave of emotion now that you finally have the silver medal. Oh, man, it's a it's a relief. You know, four hours later, finally, we get a chance to stand on the podium and get our medal. It's cold out here. But yeah, I've never experienced anything like this. I don't think any any of us have ever experienced anything like this. But we got it done. We're happy. We're grateful to get our Commonwealth Medal of Redemption after 12 years. It's a surreal moment to be back here 12 years later in Glasgow. So we're all excited. And definitely this is this won't be a top five to the collection for sure. Yeah. Brendan, you guys are so close, such a tight knit group. And you've never taken any of this for granted. But I wonder in these circumstances if this one means maybe a little bit more. I won't say it means a little bit more. But, you know, we're always grateful to come out here and compete at a high level, you know, show the world that we're still able to do it no matter our age and how long we've been doing it for. For me and Andre was our first senior team making it here in Glasgow in 2014. And we're back here again. So we just, you know, ride the wave and just keep going. Jerome, what was this wait like? We it was chaotic from our end of things. What was it like for you guys? I mean, it's it's definitely a weird feeling, that's for sure. You know, knowing that you finish the race and then you're celebrating and in the middle of everything, you know, then you got disqualified. And going back just to see what they're everyone's trying to protest is, you know, when after we brought all the evidence, showed everything, you know, some countries are not having it. Yeah. Like so it went on forever, you know, took four hours. But, you know, eventually we got to the podium, we got a medal. So, yeah, we're very happy, you know, to get our medal. You know, this is my first Commonwealth medal. So I'm definitely going to cherish this one. Aaron, sport has redemptive powers. Twelve years ago, a DNF for this team in Glasgow. It looked like that might have been the case, but it's not. I know you were kind of gutted in the moment, but some sweet redemption here. Oh, I mean, I'm just happy that I didn't cost us a medal. No, I just I just I'm I'm proud of these guys, proud to be a part of this group, because, you know, even when it looked like we were going to get a medal, none of these guys, you know, were on my case. They're all just lifting me up and saying, like, don't worry. So I just appreciate these guys so much. And, you know, it means the world that we finally got this silver medal after a long contested wait. I just can breathe because, you know, even though it's Commonwealth and, you know, it's cold, it's cold. It's not going down. But even though it's Commonwealth and, you know, we've won the Olympics, we've won world championships, you still don't want to be responsible for losing a medal for your guys, because, you know, we work really hard. We come together. You know, Andre is only here for the relay. So I was like, damn, I just cost him. I had him come out here for like a week and change, just lose the medal. But yeah, I'll cherish this one just for the for the for the memory of how long it took and how stressful it was for us to, you know, come out on top. It's kind of it's kind of appropriate, you know, for this group. You know, we've been through so much adversity and it's just like another thing to add to the to the story, to the legacy. Beautiful. Dwayne, you must be going. What did I sign up for a global podium for you? Yeah, I mean, all I've wanted was a chance on this team ever since I've been this relay program. I've always just wanted a chance to be able to run with these guys. Everyone talks about the great stuff these guys do, and I'm always on the bench. But it's always great to learn from them and to finally be able to share the track for them for a round and be able to come away with a medal. It's just a dream come true. Well, really fitting finish here, a silver lining for you guys. I appreciate you sticking it out in an empty stadium on a cold night in Glasgow. Silver linings. Well done, gentlemen. Appreciate it. Thanks, David.