Here are the Team Canada Twitter Accounts to Follow and New Emojis
With the 2016 Summer Olympics starting in three days, Twitter Canada has announced some of the must-follow accounts so you can stay up-to-date on all the action, including these notable 16 athletes:
- Adam van Koeverden (@vankayak) – Kayaker – Toronto ON
- Amélie Kretz (@AmelieKretz) – Triathalon – St-Agathe-des-monts QC
- Andre De Grasse (@De6rasse) – Track – Toronto ON
- Christine Sinclair (@sincy12) – Soccer – Burnaby BC
- Damian Warner (@DamianWarner) – Decathlon – London ON
- Derek Drouin (@ddrouin10) – High Jump – Corunna ON
- Graham DeLaet (@GrahamDeLaet) – Golf – Weyburn SK
- Jacqueline Simoneau (@jackie_simoneau) – Synchronized Swimming – Chambly QC
- Jasmine Mian (@jasmine_mian) – Wrestling – Calgary AB
- Jen Kish (@jen_kish) – Rugby – Ottawa ON
- Jennifer Abel (@JennAbel91) – Diving – Laval QC
- Kia Nurse (@KayNurse11) – Basketball – Hamilton ON
- Liz Gleadle (@Javelizz) – Javelin – Vancouver BC and Lethbridge AB
- Raphael Gagné (@raphaelgagne) – Mountain Biking – Quebec City QC
- Rosie MacLennan (@RosieMacLennan) – Trampoline – Toronto ON
- Ryan Cochrane (@cochraneryan) – Swimming – Victoria BC
To follow everything #TeamCanada related, check out @TwitterCanada, @TwitterSportsCA and @CanadaMoments.
There are also 207 new team emojis, so tweeting with a country’s three-letter code will trigger the flag for teams, such as Canada with #CAN:
There are also 50 Olympics and sports emojis users can use as well:
At the Canada Olympic House, a custom #TeamCanada Twitter Mirror has been setup, which “will light up every time the #TeamCanada or #ÉquipeCanada hashtag is Tweeted anywhere on the planet, helping Twitter connect Canadian sports fans everywhere.”
Go #TeamCanada!