MONTREAL – On Tuesday morning, Team Canada’s PyeongChang 2018 Chef de Mission, Isabelle Charest, announced the appointment of three Athlete Mentors who will help provide support and guidance to competing Canadian athletes. Selected from an extensive list of applicants, the appointees are Olympians Jeane Lassen (Whitehorse, Yukon), Vincent Marquis (Quebec City, Quebec) and Julien Bahain…
TORONTO – The President of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) Tricia Smith announced today new leadership for the Canadian Olympic Foundation (COF). Highly respected lawyer Perry N. Dellelce has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors, while veteran fundraiser and business leader Paul McIntyre Royston takes over as Chief Executive Officer. Originally from Sudbury,…
TORONTO – Ensuring that Canadian athletes have the support they need, to continue to push for the podium today and in the future, is an important focus for the Government of Canada. Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, announced funding for the next generation of Olympic and Paralympic athletes.…
VANCOUVER – Recognized for over 30-years of sport leadership, Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Chief Executive Officer Wendy Pattenden was elected as a B Member of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) on Saturday in Toronto. A native of Victoria, BC, Pattenden was elected as part of the COC’s Annual Session alongside five other B members (Fred…
TORONTO – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), along with its Athletes’ Commission, expressed gratitude to the Government of Canada for investing 18 per cent more in direct financial support to the country’s high performance athletes. In his 2017 budget, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the government would increase funding allocated to the Athlete Assistance Program (AAP)…
On Wednesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced an eight-year partnership with SAS Canada. This deal marks the COC’s first ever analytics partnership that will give the sport community the most advanced data technology available to help athletes reach the Olympic podium. The COC is the first National Olympic Committee to form a long-term partnership…
TORONTO – Today, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), the Canadian Paralympic Committee, the Government of Canada (Sport Canada), and the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network announced a new initiative in collaboration with nine universities across the country to offer Canadian National Team athletes more flexible education opportunities while they are training and competing.…
Victoria, BC – With the 2016 Summer Olympics officially coming to a close on Sunday, the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) is proud to recognize the successes of Team Canada who brought home a record-tying 22 medals while representing 35 million Canadians in Rio de Janeiro. The 22 medals tie the highest ever for…
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Olympic Team representing the country at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games August 5th-21st features a large percentage of Canadian athletes who are either residing or training in British Columbia. Of the 313 athletes on Team Canada, a total of 141 have a connection to British Columbia, with 68 listing a hometown…
It’s official. Canada will be sending a team of 27 swimmers to Rio 2016. The team was announced at the conclusion of the Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre on Sunday (more on Day 6 results below). Leading the way is two-time Olympic medallist Ryan Cochrane, who is headed to…