VANCOUVER – It didn’t take long for Melissa Lacroix to admit her project might be cause for a little patriotic conflict. An Exercise Physiologist at the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific, Lacroix has worked closely with the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association for the past four years, especially with Canada’s Wheelchair Rugby team, who are often pitted…
The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s Innovation and Research team hosted the institute’s second annual Research Share Day on Wednesday, January 18. Ten projects were presented by CSI Pacific-supported graduate students and staff. Presentations: Effect of Carbohydrate Mouth Rinse during Prolonged Cycling. By Matt Jensen (MITACS, UVIC, OTP, CSI Pacific project) Design and Analysis in Wheelchair…
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…
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…
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,…