Menu
Wildfire season is upon us and that means the potential for low air quality – read the following to find out more about how to deal with air quality this summer
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…
Canada’s Women’s National Team will meet this month for a final training camp ahead of roster selection for February’s CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Texas, USA. Head Coach John Herdman has called 23 players into the camp beginning January 9th and will use the this time to craft the 20 player squad Canada will field…
TORONTO – Though Canada’s wheelchair rugby team is focused on its quest for gold in Rio, Director of Development Duncan Campbell will have his sights set on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games when he searches for wheelchair rugby’s next stars at the Wheelchair Rugby Prospects Camp in Toronto from Jan. 11 – 14. Campbell, who…
Two swimmers and a coach were honoured as Aquatics Canada continued to announce its annual awards. The late Randy Bennett was named to the President’s Honour Roll, while Ryan Cochrane took home the Male Athlete of the Year, and Genevieve Saumur won the Spirit of Aquatics Canada award. Bennett, who died in April, was acknowledged…
CAPE TOWN – Captain John Moonlight scored two tries Saturday to lead Canada to only its second-ever rugby sevens win over New Zealand but the Canadian men still failed to qualify for the Cup competition at the Cape Town Sevens. Canada’s 24-12 victory over the All Blacks was sandwiched around a 24-10 loss to Samoa…
NATAL, BRAZIL – Canada’s Christine Sinclair scored goal No. 158 of her career on Sunday as Canada beat Trinidad and Tobago 4-0 at the International Tournament of Natal. The goal ties Sinclair with American superstar Mia Hamm for second on the all-time women’s scoring list. “(Sinclair) led by example, as always,” said Canadian coach John Herdman.…