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Youth Olympic Games

August 19, 2010

• Major Games
• Olympic Games
• Youth

The first ever Youth Olympic Games got underway this week in Singapore. The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is a sporting event for young people ages 14-18, balancing sport, culture and education. The vision of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is...

Did You Know?

• Diversity and Inclusion
• Doping
• High Performance
• LGBTQI2S
• Olympic Games
• Athlete
• Coach
• Parent
• Policy Maker and Government Official
• Researcher
• Sport Organization

This week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will hear a scheduled five-day appeal in the case of two-time Olympic 800m champion Castor Semenya. Semenya is appealing a ruling by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that will...

Performing in a Pandemic: The Resilience and Leadership of Canadian Athletes

October 4, 2020

• COVID-19
• High Performance
• Major Games
• Olympic Games
• Paralympic Games
• Athlete

This article is the first in a special series that explores how Canadian sport leaders are adapting and innovating to safeguard the well-being of athletes preparing for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and other major games during a global...

Slopestyle Snowboarding

February 6, 2014

• High Performance
• Major Games
• Olympic Games
• Athlete
• Coach
• Parent
• Sport Organization

Slopestyle snowboarding will be making its debut as a Winter Olympic event in Sochi. Needless to say, Canada will be in full force with some of the best slopestyle snowboarders in the world. The goal of slopestyle snowboarding is to...

“Necessity is the mother of invention”

• COVID-19
• High Performance
• Olympic Games
• Paralympic Games
• Athlete

Canadian athletes have embraced Plato’s contention that “necessity is the mother of invention” during the COVID-19 pandemic, being creative with their training plans and tapping into the physical and mental resources needed to stay at the top of their game....

Major Games

• Major Games
• Olympic Games
• Youth
• Athlete
• Coach
• Parent
• Sport Organization

The Youth Olympic Games are an international Olympic sporting event aimed to encourage youth to adopt and represent the positive values of sport, such as respect for others, for themselves and for the environment. Approximately 1,880 athletes aged 15-18 will...

Rio Olympic & Paralympic Games 2016 – a Showcase of Firsts!

August 3, 2016

• Major Games
• Olympic Games
• Paralympic Games
• Athlete
• Coach
• Official
• Parent
• Sport Organization

Rio 2016 is just around the corner, and the athletes have begun arriving and checking out their new home away from home. For 22 days in August (Olympics) and 12 days in September (Paralympics) feats of strength, speed, agility and...

Hometown Heroes

• Major Games
• Olympic Games
• Paralympic Games
• Participation
• Youth
• Sport Organization

Millions of people tune in to watch athletes from their own communities compete for Olympic and Paralympic medals. Research suggests youth perceive a special connection with elite athletes from their hometown because they share similar sport-related experiences, such as team...

Canadian Figure Skating Championship

January 9, 2014

• High Performance
• Major Games
• Olympic Games
• Athlete
• Coach
• Official
• Parent
• Sport Organization

At the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver, Canada enjoyed the greatest gold medal haul in history with 14 medals. These were won en route to accumulating 26 medals in total. Now 4 years later, our winter athletes are preparing...

RBC Training Ground

• High Performance
• Major Games
• Olympic Games
• Talent Identification
• Youth
• Athlete
• Coach
• Parent

Do you have what it takes to be a Canadian Olympian? RBC Training Ground is a talent identification and athlete funding program designed to uncover athletes with Olympic potential and provide them with the high-performance sport resources they need to...