It was fast, it was furious and it was thrilling. Over the course of a few hours on Tuesday, the Canadian women’s rugby sevens team became an underdog story of the 2024 Olympics, storming to an historic upset win before claiming the first silver medal in program history.

Those vaguely familiar with World Cup rugby may not be well-acquainted with sevens. The relatively young sport has only been featured in three editions of the Summer Games, where the Canadian women had previously posted both strong (bronze, 2016 Rio) and weak (ninth place, 2020 Tokyo) results.