Retiring Canadian Olympians reflect on past, look to future
For some of Canada’s most well-known Olympians, London 2012 marked the end of their athletic careers, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be letting go of their sports.
London 2012 Olympic Games
Canadian women’s soccer team overwhelmed by public support
Though the weather has grown cooler and the days have shortened, six weeks after the closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games, memories of the XXX Olympiad are still fresh in many Canadians’ minds.
Toronto celebrates heroes of London 2012
The families and friends of Canadian Olympians and Paralympians were amongst the crowd of hundreds at the Olympic Heroes Parade at Maple Leaf Square earlier today.
One-gold London Games still seen as success for OTP
According to Mark Hahto, director of summer sports with Own the Podium, there is a fine edge between being a medalist and a finalist at any Olympics.
It is OTP’s goal to help Canadian athletes bridge that small, yet significant gap.
Dave Ross inspires trampoline athletes to reach extraordinary heights
RICHMOND HILL — In a very ordinary strip mall in Richmond Hill, there are parents crowded into every last space in the lobby at Skyriders Trampoline Place, watching Dave Ross assess their children’s ability to be…
Olympian Jason Burnett bounces back
RICHMOND HILL — The days leading up to Aug. 3, 2012 dragged on forever. Jason Burnett thought only about his strict diet, rigorous training, and attention to every small detail to make sure that day would…
After Olympics, Herdman focused on World Cup
For many Canadians, watching Team Canada’s women’s soccer team defeat France to bag the bronze at London 2012 might be the defining moment of the Olympic Games.
For others, watching them lose to the U.S. in heartbreaking fashion may take precedence.
For John Herdman, both moments will have lasting implications, each for their own reason.
Swimmer dives for success
Paige Schultz had been anticipating this moment for the last four years. “It’s crazy how fast it’s come,” the 20-year-old East York swimmer said in a March 9 interview before this year’s Olympic trials in Montreal. “2008 feels like yesterday.”
Sandy road to Olympics lined with sacrifice for women’s beach volleyball pair
Travel, sand, sun — and sacrifice. For Olympic hopefuls Heather Bansley and Liz Maloney, the reality of striving for the top of the podium in women’s beach volleyball isn’t always as glamorous as people sometimes make it out to be, Bansley says.
Scarborough swimmer ready for the deep plunge
With trials set to get underway in just over two weeks, Paige Schultz is hoping to become one of Canada’s youngest representatives at the 2012 London Olympics in swimming