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CALI, COLOMBIA – Canada won the gold medal in the women’s team pursuit event at the UCI Track World Cup in Cali, Colombia, and in doing so earned the white jersey as the UCI World Cup leaders. The four-woman team qualified with the fastest time of all countries at the race, 4:21.359, just edging the…
Canadian Sport Institute Ontario recently hosted Own the Podium’s annual SPIN Summit at our main facility at Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. The conference, which focuses on sport science, sport medicine and sport innovation, was attended by over 250 leading practitioners, researchers and innovators from across the country and the United States. The day of…
She’s worked with some of Canada’s top athletes, and on Tuesday I was privileged to hear Dr. Sharleen Hoar talk about how a better mindset can unlock better performance Dr. Hoar spoke at the University of Lethbridge. She is a mental performance consultant with the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific and the National Coaching Institute Victoria.…
As the leaves continue to fall in Victoria, Canadian Sport School (CSS) athletes are back to work in the gym and the classroom as the innovative program enters its fifth year. The 2015/16 class is the largest yet, with 32 of Victoria’s best high performance student-athletes in grades 10-12 filling the roster. The CSS Victoria…
TORONTO – The moment every athlete dreads came just 11 days ago for Karina LeBlanc, when she walked off the pitch as a player for the last time. The 35-year-old from Maple Ridge, B.C., officially retired when her Chicago Red Stars were eliminated in the semifinals of the National Women’s Soccer League semifinals, and said Thursday,…
TORONTO – On Thursday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), and Deloitte launched Game Plan – a high performance athlete wellness and transition program designed to give Canadian athletes new tools to pursue excellence during and beyond their sporting careers. The COC and Deloitte also announced the renewal of their partnership through 2032 – an unprecedented term…
OTTAWA – Swimming Canada’s Board of Directors has a new look after the organization’s Annual General Meeting Saturday in Ottawa. Edmonton’s Cheryl Gibson was elected president, while the board welcomed Hugh Wakeham as its newest member. Gibson, a Chartered Accountant and lawyer, is a partner at the law firm of Dentons Canada LLP, and has been…
VICTORIA, BC – Greater Victoria athletes and coaches who competed in the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Games were celebrated today in a public event at Centennial Square in Victoria. Athletes and coaches signed autographs and mingled with kids at activity stations provided by event partners the City of Victoria, PISE (Pacific Institute for Sport…
At only 19 years of age, Andi Naude has already made herself known on the World Cup circuit after finishing 5th overall during the 2014-2015 season. As the only mogul skier out of the West Coast on both the women’s and men’s World Cup teams, Naude takes pride in representing Western Canada. “It’s really an…