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LILLEHAMMER, NOR – The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and its legacy at the Whistler Sliding Centre has notched its first ever medal at the Youth Olympic Winter Games, thanks to a determined Whistler native who grew up minutes from the world-renowned track. Reid Watts slid to Canada’s first medal at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games…
RICHMOND – On Friday, a new sport memorandum of understanding was introduced by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), Own the Podium (OTP), the Province of British Columbia (B.C.) and viaSport BC, whereby the five partners commit to collaboration on a set of pertinent principles. This partnership aims to further develop and…
Victoria, BC – The Canadian Sport School Victoria is looking for the most hardworking, motivated and talented young athletes who are driven to one-day represent Canada at the highest level of competition in their sport. The Canadian Sport School program is designed to support the most dedicated individuals who strive to find daily balance through…
When Georgia Simmerling crouches at the start of a ski race, and stares down the menacing track, she knows the memory of countless hours of training and racing is stored in her muscles. She knows her body will carry her. She knows she’s good at it. When the 26-year-old walked into a cycling velodrome, however,…
Canada Snowboard is proud to announce the appointment of our new Sport and High Performance Director, Mr. Jean-François Rapatel. Jean-François, known to many as ‘JF’, previously worked for Alpine Canada, where he served as the organization’s Director, Coach and Athlete Development (2010-2013) and as High Performance Director for Para-Alpine (2005-2010). In his Para-Alpine role, he…
Mammoth, CA – The 2016 Visa U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain was plagued by poor weather conditions, but that did not prevent Whistler slopestyle skier Yuki Tsubota from winning her first World Cup. « It was a very long day but I couldn’t have hoped for a better ending », said Yuki Tsubota. «…
VICTORIA, BC – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific announced today that Dr. Jeremy Sheppard will be joining the Institute in the new position of Director, Performance Services, starting May 2016. Dr. Sheppard brings over two decades of experience in high performance sport, both within Canada and internationally. Since 2011, Dr. Sheppard has worked at Surfing Australia’s…
MAMMOTH, CA – Canadian halfpipe and slopestyle athletes are on their way to Mammoth, California for their first event of 2016. The 2016 Visa U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain Halfpipe and Slopestyle competitions will be held as a FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup and Association of Freeskiing Professional Platinum Level events. A total of…
The first words of her Twitter bio are: “2 Olympics | 2 Sports”. It’s a cool and succinct introduction to 26-year-old Georgia Simmerling, who did the Super G at Vancouver 2010, and is now a five-time World Cup medallist in ski cross. Simmerling is looking to add a third sport to that mix. In the…