Gabby Carle and Evelyne Viens; players of the Canadian national team, reopened the file of the "spying" scandal that erupted at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, confirming that it felt like a nightmare and that they felt liberated after the departure of coach Bev Priestman.

Before the Canadian women's team began their journey in the Olympics against New Zealand, a drone spying on their training was discovered, and upon investigation, it was found to belong to the Canadians.

However, despite that, the Canadian women advanced to the quarter-finals as the group runner-up with three points before losing to Germany on penalties 4-2, as both the regular and extra time ended in a goalless draw.

Regarding that period, Gabby said in statements reported by "Relief": "Everything happened very quickly, there was a suspension of play, and Bev told us she would handle it. We trusted her, but we found out they deducted six points from us and the coach was dismissed, yet the players realized we could compete if we won all our remaining matches, and we did."

She added: "I hadn't felt appreciated before, once I stepped onto the field and Bev left, I realized how much that affected me. It didn't matter if I made a silly mistake; I knew it would be amplified and used against me."

The Canadian player continued: "I felt that now I could be myself on the field, liberated from the feeling I had for the past three years; it was an incredibly tough time."

As for Evelyne, she spoke about Andy Spence; the assistant coach who was promoted to take over Bev's duties after her dismissal: "Andy allowed us to play, he knows exactly how to give us instructions, he provided us with great support on the bench."