(Victoria, BC – Nov 8, 2022) The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific today announces that it has been re-accredited under Imagine Canada’s Standards Program. With this achievement, we join a distinguished ever-growing community of nonprofit organizations dedicated to operational excellence. The Standards Program is a Canada-wide set of shared standards for charities and nonprofits designed to help…
(Calgary, AB – Mar 10, 2022) When there is little available research to gain understanding of a particular issue — say thermoregulation impairment from a spinal cord injury — what do you do? In the case of para sport, it turns out, you do a lot. It’s not until you start learning more about para…
(Victoria, BC – Mar 2, 2022) After multiple years of training and preparation, Canadian para athletes are ready to compete on the world stage at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. This is their chance to compete with the best competitors across the globe and show the world what they’re made of in hopes of…
(Victoria, BC – Feb 22, 2022) After more than two thrilling weeks, Team Canada has wrapped another successful Winter Olympics in Beijing 2022 with a total of 26 medals. This is a tie with Vancouver 2010 for the 2nd most medals ever won by Canada at a Winter Games. Team Canada’s 26 medals also placed…
(Calgary, AB – Feb 2, 2022) The Agony of Injury Athletes get hurt, a lot — especially in high-risk sports — and the long road back to the field of play can be uncertain, challenging, and soul-crushingly hard. Knees, brains, shoulders, hips, and yes, hearts, are broken, damaged, strained, pulled, and torn apart. Physics always…
(Victoria, BC – Feb 2, 2022) After four years of intense preparation, Canadian winter athletes are gearing up to take the stage at the upcoming Olympics in Beijing from February 4th to 20th. After many past COVID-19 delays and closures, the Olympics are finally back on their normal schedule and a number of B.C. affiliated athletes…
Picture this: a network of satellites zooming through space, in orbit high above Planet Figure Skating. They receive signals from “stars” on the icy surface below. The satellites then process these signals and transmit back key information to the surface, which is used by the stars to optimize and realize their best performance. Kelly Quipp…
Be nimble, be quick. Isn’t that how the old nursery rhyme goes? While Jack is busy jumping over candlesticks in preparation for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, we present lesson number one in the IST Lowdown: ISTs are nimble and ISTs are quick. The Integrated Support Team (IST) – a collection of experts…
VICTORIA (December 14th, 2021) – From far and wide, Canadian Olympians and Paralympians have shown the world their uniqueness, grit, and talent – and continue to push the envelope on what it means to be an athlete. The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute (COPSI) Network, is excited to announce the release of the…