Jade Jones stepped up her bid to defend her Olympic taekwondo title in Rio after becoming European champion in Montreux on Friday. The Flint 23-year-old beat Swedens Nikita Glasnovic 11-5 in a one-sided final to take gold, having previously earned two bronze medals and one silver in the continental event.A quick start gave Jones a three-point advantage and a trademark head shot early in the second doubled her lead and effectively sealed the contest against one of her chief rivals for the Olympic crown. Jones said: The road to Rio has been harder than it was for London so to tick that off my list and be European champion as well, I feel on top of the world.Im just buzzing with how I performed as well. I was so relaxed in the ring instead of stressing out.I feel like this was mentally tougher than the European Games last year in Baku. I didnt really know much about it but with this, its something Ive really wanted to win for a long time.Defending my Olympic title is going to be hard but I believe I can win it and Ive just got to do it on the day.Jones is one of four Great Britain taekwondo athletes to have already secured their places in Rio. Lutalo Muhammad, Bianca Walkden and Mahama Cho are due to compete in Montreux this weekend. . It was the start of one nice night for the goalie and the Minnesota Wild. Backstrom made 33 saves in his first win of the season and the Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Saturday in a rematch of their first-round playoff series. . You can watch the game on TSN at 7pm et/4pm pt and listen to the game on TSN Radio 690 in Montreal. After starting the month of November on an 0-3-1 slide, the Canadiens have recorded wins in three of their last five outings (3-1-1).
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