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2026 Olympic Games: Canada earns 1st medal in Italy on action-packed Day 1
Olympians have homework, too
If you’ve been one of the many paying attention to Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas’s posts about life at the 2026 Olympics, you might be wondering whether she’s going to get an extension on that sociology homework.
She posted a photo of an email she sent her sociology professor at Western University, asking for an extension and providing a news release as proof of her Olympics participation.
“I was competing in the Olympic Games yesterday and thought the reflection was due Sunday, not Friday,” Schizas wrote to her professor.
She told our colleagues she hasn’t heard back yet, but didn’t expect a response since it’s Saturday.
“I mean, I kind of am just shooting my shot on this one,” she said, laughing.
In conversation with 🇨🇦 Maddie Schizas, who has become an internet sensation at the Olympics.
Here’s her answer about her reaction for to her score in the short.
And tells me that she hasn’t heard back from her professor after asking for an extension. Our conversation pic.twitter.com/i3L5MFiojQ