From February 13 – March 1, 2015, Prince George and Northern British Columbia hosted the Canada Winter Games. The Games featured over 2,400 athletes, 1,000 coaches and officials, up to 4,500 volunteers, hundreds of media and thousands of visitors. And through it all, a number of CSI Pacific-registered coaches enjoyed overwhelming success. Congratulations to all…
COC, CPC and the CSIN unveil a new $3 million high performance sport and funding partnership, and rebrand as the “Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network” VANCOUVER – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and the Canadian Sport Institute Network (CSIN) today announced a substantial partnership and high performance sport funding…
VANCOUVER – An exciting new partnership was announced today between the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (the Institute) and the University of British Columbia (UBC). The agreement facilitates the opportunity for BC-based athletes to succeed in their quest for Olympic/Paralympic medals and for UBC Varsity athletes to succeed in their quest for CIS Championship titles. Through…
Victoria, BC – Mitacs, Own the Podium, Orpyx Medical Technologies (“Orpyx”), the University of Victoria and the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific have joined forces to provide a new opportunity for applied sport science research. These forward-thinking organizations are collaborating on a project with PhD candidate Samuel Blades from the University of Victoria’s Department of Exercise Science,…
Whistler, BC – Twenty-seven athletes between the ages of 13 and 22 tested their capacity for sport performance at its highest level as part of the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s PODIUM SEARCH on Saturday, September 20 at the Whistler Athletes Centre. This is the third year for the PODIUM SEARCH initiative and the second time…
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee, Sport Canada and the Canadian Sport Institute Network are pleased to announce the launch of the first phase of Game Plan, a career transition program that provides support to Canadian athletes in life and sport. Game Plan empowers high performance athletes to pursue excellence by…
Kamloops, BC – BC Athletics and the Kamloops Track & Field Club are extremely pleased to announce that Olympian, World Athletics Championship 800m Silver Medallist Gary Reed and Canadian Record Holder at 800m – 1:43.68, will assume the position of Interior Regional Athletics Coach – Middle Distance and Cross Country beginning September 2014. In addition…
Richmond, BC – A strategic alliance between the Richmond Olympic Oval and the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific was announced today. The alliance was created to accomplish nine joint objectives to improve the delivery of sport performance services and availability of world class training and competition facilities in Canada. Beginning July 2, 2014, Canadian Sport Institute…
Richmond, BC – 35 athletes between the ages of 15 and 22 tested their capacity for sport performance at its highest level as part of the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s PODIUM SEARCH on Saturday, May 31 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. This is the third year for the PODIUM SEARCH initiative but the first time…
Victoria, BC – 31 athletes, between the ages of 15-22, tested their capacity for sport performance at its highest level as part of the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s third annual PODIUM SEARCH™ on Sunday, May 25. PODIUM SEARCH™ is a FREE half-day athlete identification camp designed to test athletes’ capacity for sport performance at its…