Sport in BC Celebrated at Olympic Day
For athletes to reach the Olympic or Paralympic Games, their development starts right here at home. British Columbia…
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SPECIAL NOTICE – CSI PACIFIC FACILITIES AT NEXT PHASE OF RETURN TO SPORT AS OF JUNE 29
CSI Pacific resumed operations at its campuses as of June 15, 2020 and moved to our next stage in concert with the Province of British Columbia moving into Phase 3 of BC’s Restart Plan. As part of our latest plan, masks will now be required indoors at all our CSI Pacific campuses at all times (with the only exceptions being when athletes are exerting themselves). Find out more, including viewing our Return To Sport Plan [PDF] by clicking the button below
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Joanna (Jo) Irvine, Registered Dietitian, obtained her undergraduate degree in nutrition from the UBC and is also a graduate of the specialized Sport Nutrition program from the International Olympic Committee. Over the past several years she has been working with the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific providing nutrition support to a variety of teams including Canada Soccer, Cycling Canada, and Swimming Canada to help optimize athletes’ performance during both training and competition. Aside from her passion for work and drive to stay current with sport nutrition research, Jo enjoys being active and outdoors with her very energetic family.
Born in Vancouver, Canada, Sean Hayes was a competitive ski racer in his early teens. He brought his love of sports to the streets, where he picked up a skateboard and landed his first sponsor at 16. Sean traveled the world competing and doing demonstrations, as well being featured in many magazine interviews and cover shots. His keen interest in sports led him to enroll in the Sports Science program at Douglas College while recovering from a surgery. During this time he also took on the role Team Manager for DC Shoes (canada).