VANCOUVER – As Canadian Paralympians prepare to march in the opening ceremonies at the Sochi Games, 24% of the team (13 of 54 athletes) will be representing the Province of BC. Canadian Sport Institute Pacific will be continuing to support the team through our #WE CAN campaign, which backs Own the Podium’s goal of placing…
VANCOUVER – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) would like to congratulate the athletes, coaches and support staff from British Columbia, as well as the entire Canadian Olympic Team, for an outstanding performance at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. British Columbia-linked athletes came home from the Games with eight medals, winning 32 per cent of…
BC Athlete Results February 7 – 23, 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games BC Athlete Medals GOLD – 2 SILVER – 5 BRONZE – 1 TOTAL – 8 ATHLETE HOMETOWN* RESULTS Alpine Skiing Manny Osborne-Paradis Invermere Downhill: 2:09.00 – 25th overall Super-G: 1:20.19 – 24th overall Mike Janyk Whistler Slalom: Run 1 – 48.83 – 22nd…
Sports organizations in B.C. are trying to keep the legacy of Vancouver’s 2010 Winter Olympic Games alive by investing more in its young athletes. “We start working with kids as young as three teaching physical literacy and we work with athletes right through to Olympians,” said Andrew Clark, manager of fitness and high-performance training at…
Whistler, BC – With a little over a week to go before the start of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games and just more than five weeks until the Paralympic Games, the people of Whistler gathered to celebrate the outstanding group of Sochi-bound athletes, coaches and mission staff who live and/or train in British Columbia. The…
BC Athlete Results July 19 – August 4 Barelona, Spain – BC Athlete Medals GOLD – 0 SILVER – 2 BRONZE – 2 TOTAL – 4 ATHLETE HOMETOWN** RESULTS Swimming Coaches: Randy Bennett (Victoria) Tera Van Beilen Victoria (Oakville) 100 BR Heats 28th Overall (1:09.45) DNQ for Finals 200 BR Heats 21st Overall (2:31.34) DNQ…
VANCOUVER – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Hope to the position of Chair of the Board. The appointment took place at the society’s recent Annual General Meeting, which was held on June 23, 2013. Hope has been a member of the Board since 2010, during which time he…
Victoria, BC – Cycling Canada, Cycling BC and Canadian Sport Institute Pacific are pleased to announce the hiring of coach Jeff Ain for the Cycling Talent Development Program (Cycling TDP) based in Victoria. Ain will be starting his role on July 2, but will also be fulfilling his commitments to Cycling BC for the upcoming…
Victoria, BC – The Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE), the Canadian Sport Institute, and Camosun College announced three legacy initiatives today at PISE in honour of Dr. Gord Sleivert, former Vice-President of the Canadian Sport Centre Pacific, who passed away in 2012. PISE is officially opening and dedicating its new Track & Training Zone…
VANCOUVER – Reaching the Olympic or Paralympic podium is an incredibly challenging feat requiring exceptional performance in both physical and mental aspects. To address the importance of cognitive performance in sport, B2ten, WinSport and Canadian Sport Institute Pacific have partnered together to develop the next generation of performance level mental training specialists to work with national…