VANCOUVER – The Team BC delegation of 354 athletes, 52 coaches, 22 mission staff and 27 managers and technical support staff garnered a record 146 medals at the 2017 Canada Games that concluded Sunday in Winnipeg and two-thirds of those podium berths were recorded by athletes registered with the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific or an…
Victoria, BC – The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s sport science experts will ply their skills locally this weekend while supporting Canada’s women’s rugby sevens team, who are playing their first games on home soil since winning bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. The HSBC Canada Women’s Sevens tournament returns to Langford, BC for…
Victoria, BC – Some of the brightest coaching minds in Canada will come together to deliver educational opportunities for high performance coaches and share their experiences – from provincial games all the way to the Olympic and Paralympic Games – at the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s International Coaching School from May 27 to June 3…
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…
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…
The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s CEO Wendy Pattenden talked to Tom Mayenknecht on The Sport Market on TSN 1040 to discuss the large percentage of Canadian athletes who are either residing or training in British Columbia. Pattenden noted the fact that an impressive 45% of Canada’s Olympic Team is linked to British Columbia, even though…
Kirsten Sharp from Roundhouse Radio 98.3 speaks with Wendy Pattenden, CEO of the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific and Sheila Bouman, CEO of viaSport, about the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics. Elisabeth Walker-Young joins as well to talk about her experience with Via Sport and how sport influenced her life.
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…
VICTORIA, BC – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific announced today that Dr. Jeremy Sheppard will be joining the Institute in the new position of Director, Performance Services, starting May 2016. Dr. Sheppard brings over two decades of experience in high performance sport, both within Canada and internationally. Since 2011, Dr. Sheppard has worked at Surfing Australia’s…