Canada’s Drouin feels for the London Olympic runner-up, whose moment was stole
TORONTO — Derek Drouin had the opportunity to stand on the top of the medal podium while “O Canada” played and the Maple Leaf went up at both the 2015 world championships and 2016 Rio Olympics.
So when the 28-year-old from Corunna, Ont., learned that Ivan Ukhov had been disqualified from the 2012 London Olympics, where the Russian won gold and Drouin finished third, his thoughts went immediately to American Erik Kynard, and his stolen moment.
Pending appeals, Drouin’s bronze medal in London should be upgraded to silver, while Kynard will receive gold.