Canada's women's 3x3 basketball team wins Olympic qualifier tune-up

April 24, 2024 - 2:00pm

Canada's Michelle Plouffe, right, kisses her gold medal while standing on the podium with her twin sister, Katherine Plouffe, during the women's basketball medal ceremony at the Pan Am Games, Monday, July 20, 2015, in Toronto. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)

The highly regarded Canadian women's 3x3 basketball team is in excellent form ahead of its Olympic qualifier.

Canada beat the United States 20-18 on Wednesday in the final of its season-opening 3x3 Women's Series Springfield tournament in Massachusetts.

Twin sisters Katherine and Michelle Plouffe, Paige Crozon and Kacie Bosch went 5-0 at the tournament.

Canada is gearing up for its Olympic qualifying tournament, May 3-5 in Japan. The winner of the eight-team event gets a spot in the Paris Olympics.

Katherine Plouffe is the top-ranked player in the world, while Michelle is No. 3.

Canada won stops in the 3x3 Women's Series last year.

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