Sometimes, talent is just waiting to be discovered. While some of Canada’s Olympic heroes seem practically born to compete in a specific sport, many others don’t get a chance to try sports they may be able to excel at. Last week representatives from the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific visited Belmont secondary to put students through…
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s Athlete Advance returns in 2017 with double the excitement of previous years. For the first time, there will be two events: one each in Vancouver and Victoria. The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) Athlete Advance is designed to help educate and inspire British Columbia’s future and current…
About 90 young athletes attended an open audition for potential Olympic competitors at the Langley Events Centre on Sunday. The Langley event was the first of five regional qualifiers in B.C. that aim to uncover young, untapped athletic talent. Kurt Innes, director of talent development at Canadian Sport Institute Pacific, described the RBC Training Ground…
VANCOUVER – Canada Snowboard, in partnership with Canadian Sport Institute Pacific, is proud to introduce Dr. Jeremy Sheppard as Sport Science & Medicine Lead for Canada Snowboard’s targeted High performance programs. Dr. Sheppard will work closely with Canada Snowboard’s national teams and CSI Pacific experts to help ensure Canadian snowboarders are prepared for this year’s busy…
VANCOUVER – As the leaves fall and the autumn rain becomes more persistent, the past summer can start to feel like a long time ago for many of us. This is doubly so for the Olympians and Paralympians who competed in Rio 2016. These athletes need to return to everyday concerns of school or jobs…
On the heels of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, Triathlon Canada has turned to Eugene Liang to rebuild and guide its high-performance program. A quiet, yet confident, leader who is passionate and driven, the new high-performance director’s goals are completely clear – to get Canadian triathletes back on the Olympic podium by 2024,…
Victoria, BC – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) is proud to recognize CSI Pacific-registered athlete Erin Attwell, who was one of four Junior Women named by Cycling Canada for the 2016 Road Cycling World Championships in Doha, Qatar from October 9-16. A native of Victoria, Attwell’s cycling career hit new highs in the last…
Victoria, BC – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) affiliated athletes will look to continue Canada’s success in Brazil this summer as they head to Rio to compete in the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The Canadian contingent announced by the Canadian Paralympic Committee earlier this week includes 162 athletes, from which 37 are CSI Pacific-affiliated. This…
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…
A Kwantlen Polytechnic University product design graduate might be a key to success for Canada’s wheelchair rugby team at the upcoming Paralympic Games. Tsawwassen’s Jaymes Williams and fashion and technology graduate Laura Hutchison from Victoria have been commissioned by the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific to make eight cooling vests for team members to use when…