By Maggie Hsu, September 11 2025—
When deadlines pile up, free time is usually the first thing to go — and with it, our physical well-being. Instead of moving our bodies, many of us take “study breaks” by scrolling on … Read the rest
By Maggie Hsu and Emma Djukic, September 9 2024—
Active Living, operated by the Faculty of Kinesiology, makes its mission to “Excite. Educate. Empower. Active Living”. All University of Calgary students have an Active Living membership which allows you to … Read the rest
By Julieanne Acosta, December 20 2021—
Celebrate with Santa is a long-standing tradition for U of C alumni and their families, having run for more than a decade. This event had traditionally booked the Olympic Oval for people to skate … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, November 1 2018 —
The Olympic Oval will host the kick-off to Canada’s international short track speedskating season at the International Skating Union World Cup from Nov. 2–4, 2018.
Team Canada’s short-track speedskating team hit the ice … Read the rest
By David Song, March 9 2018 —
The Olympics bring different cultures together through sport, offering a space for people with diverse backgrounds to share their struggles and achievements. Dutch-born speedskater Ted-Jan Bloemen wholeheartedly embodies the multicultural nature of the … Read the rest
By Christie Melhorn, February 9 2018 —
As with many other students, my time at the University of Calgary was a blur of papers, working two serving jobs, camping in the library and hitting the gym in between. Some days, … Read the rest
By Anneke Pederson, September 6 2016 —
Competition season is the time when an athlete’s training is put to the test. Strategies are honed as each athlete battles their way to the top over the course of seven months.
This … Read the rest
By Anneke Pederson, July 26 2016 —
On the far side of campus, through the hallways of the Kinesiology complex and beyond the Outdoor Centre, lies one of the University of Calgary’s most decorated athletics facilities.
Here stands the Calgary … Read the rest
By Emilie Medland-Marchen, March 22 2016 —
The Olympic Oval hosted its inaugural international speed skating competition, the Oval Finale, on March 17–20.
Skaters from Japan, Norway, Canada and the United States competed in long track speed skating events at … Read the rest
By Emilie Medland-Marchen, February 23 2016 —
The day I knew I was ready to move on from long track speed skating stands out more to me than my best races. I remember skating alone in circles, wrestling with a … Read the rest
