By Radhya Comar, March 11 2024—
In a career spanning more than three decades, elite gymnast Oksana Chusovitina has competed under five different banners, participated in eight different Olympic games, won two medals and has had five skills named after … Read the rest
By Rodrigo Verney, March 17 2023—
Calgary is getting ready to host another edition of the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games for a week of impressive displays of athletic prowess. The event will happen next year in the last week … Read the rest
By Mihret Amdu Yirgeta, February 25 2022—
Beginning a new semester after the holidays is challenging. It is even more challenging in the middle of the Calgary winter. Everyday activities that we take for granted all of a sudden become … Read the rest
By Rodrigo Verney, February 18 2022—
How we got here:The Olympic women’s ice hockey rink has been the stage for many great matchups that will be forever remembered. From Haley Irwin hitting the puck mid-air to tie the game … Read the rest
By Mihret Amdu Yirgeta, September 15 2021—
I remember when I first heard about Sha’Carri Richardson, an incredibly talented sprinter, who had high hopes of joining the US Olympic Team in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Even as I applauded her … Read the rest
By Sebastian Vasquez Gutierrez, August 9 2021 —
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) games have had to overcome many adversities compared to other Olympics games in the past. Not only were they under the pressure to create an environment for … Read the rest
By Rodrigo Verney, August 6 2021 —
Every four years, the world has an opportunity for the best of the best to prove themselves in a 16-day-long competition on the biggest sports stage of them all — the Olympics. Every … Read the rest
By Luis Armando Sanchez Diaz, June 14, 2021—
It’s been almost eight years since the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Tokyo as the winning city to host the 2020 Olympic games, beating the bids presented by Istanbul and Madrid and … Read the rest
By David Song, April 2 2020 —
Amidst an unprecedented pandemic that has changed every facet of life as we know it, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) obstinately stood its ground. Up until Tuesday of last week, IOC members behaved … Read the rest
By Tori Taylor, October 21 2019 —
The World Athletic Championships in Qatar wrapped up with a very strong presence from Canadian athletes. Canada recorded five podium finishes — the highest podium count for Canada since Beijing 2015, where the … Read the rest
