2010 Paralympic News Cheer on Colette Bourgonje as she competes in Vancouver. It's their time to shine Randy Shore, Canwest News Service; Vancouver Sun - March 9, 2010 Paralympians don't compete for the glory, the sponsorship money or the fame, because frankly they don't get much. For every multi-medallist such as Cindy Klassen at the Olympic Games, there is a Lauren Woolstencroft at the Paralympic Games. >> more NEWS Canadian Paralympic Committee Congratulates Winners of the 37th Canadian Sport Awards Recipients from the Paralympic Movement include the national wheelchair curling team, the Soldier On program, and volunteer Maureen Orchard Ottawa, ON (March 9, 2010) – The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) would like to congratulate the winners of the 37th Canadian Sport Awards (CSA), specifically the three winners from the Paralaympic Movement in Canada. The CSA celebrate excellence in Canadian sport and recognize leaders from the sporting and corporate communities who have excelled in competition and commitment over the 2009 calendar year. >> more NEWS Boldt carries torch through Parliament Tony Lofaro and Mark Brennae, Canwest News Service - March 4, 2010 For the second time this winter, the House of Commons was alight in the glow of international competition Wednesday afternoon, as MPs paid tribute to an iconic burning torch. In mid-December it was legendary Canadian figure skater Barbara Ann Scott who carried the Olympic flame into the lower chamber and Wednesday, a five-time Paralympian provided a similar pride-provoking moment with the Paralympic torch. >> more NEWS Colette Bourgonje's paralympic record The StarPhoenix - February 22, 2010 >> more NEWS 'This is an amazing woman' Book tells story of enduring, decorated Sask. athlete Jana G. Pruden, Saskatchewan News Network - February 22, 2010 From breaking records to breaking barriers, the life of Saskatchewan athlete Colette Bourgonje makes a remarkable story -- and one Saskatchewan author Mary Harelkin Bishop says needed to be told. >> more NEWS First Torchbearers A total of 16 torchbearers, including 13 selected ambassadors from each Canadian province and territory, will run the first legs of the 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay Saskatchewan - A seven-time Paralympian, Clayton Gerein has been a mentor and inspiration to many young wheelchair athletes. Gerein passed away shortly after carrying the Olympic Flame on January 9, 2010 after losing his battle with cancer. His daughter Jasmine will carry the Paralympic Flame in his honour as a torchbearer at the 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay Lighting Ceremony on March 3 in Ottawa. >> more NEWS

 

2010 Olympic News Canadian Olympic report card Terry Bell, Canwest Olympic Team - March 3, 2010 School's out and the marks are in. Here's a look at how we felt the various Canadian sports performed at the 2010 Olympic Games. The Own the Podium 2010 funding is for the 2009-10 season: >> more NEWS Hebert brings home gold Murray McCormick, The Leader-Post - March 3, 2010 Ben Hebert touched down at the Regina International Airport on Tuesday with two valuable keepsakes from the 2010 Winter Olympics. In one pocket was the gold medal the Regina product earned as a lead with Canada's Kevin Martin in men's curling at the Winter Games. Tucked inside his broom bag was a hockey stick signed on the shaft by Sidney Crosby, which Hebert acquired at a post-Olympic party for Canada's athletes in Vancouver. >> more NEWS Canadian medal winners Canwest News Service - March 2, 2010 A list of Canadian medal winners at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games: >> more NEWS Canadians can learn from Own the Podium Vicki Hall, Canwest News Service - March 2, 2010 Canadians may be world champions at saying "I'm sorry" but Roger Jackson is not about to apologize for striving to own the podium at the Vancouver Olympics. >> more NEWS Canadian athletes own the podium and our hearts Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (Ottawa, Ontario – March 2, 2010) – First, allow us to congratulate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Organizing Committee for a job well done. After facing adversity you demonstrated leadership and a willingness to listen to the people. Second, allow us to congratulate Own the Podium, its corporate partners, the Government of Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee who provided the critical financial support to our Canadian athletes. >> more NEWS Vancouver tops on my Olympic podium Cam Hutchinson, The StarPhoenix - March 1, 2010 RJ Currie's top five 'very Canadian' Olympic salutes: 5. Curling fans: the in-turn crowd really turned out; 4. Humphries/Moyse and Upperton/Brown: a 1-2 finish that sleighed us; 3. Alexandre Bilodeau: got us over the hump. 2. Joannie Rochette: a bronze work of heart; 1. Jon Montgomery: the beer pitcher worth a thousand words. >> more NEWS Canada owns gold medal podium Lori Culbert, Canwest News Service - March 1, 2010 As the 2010 Winter Games drew to a close with 26 medals for Canadian athletes, the Canadian Olympic Committee made no apologies for the Own the Podium program -- saying the end results looked different than anticipated, but were successful because of the record number of golds. >> more NEWS Canadians showed true patriotic love at Olympics Dan Barnes, Edmonton Journal - March 1, 2010 The Olympics are always held in venues and released in the streets, and if they are good Games, the joy of the podium and the despair of fourth place spills unevenly into the public arena where it is consumed until the air is as thick with patriotism as the host city is with people. >> more NEWS Lucas Makowsky and Ben Hebert cheered by Regina's speedskaters and curlers MURRAY McCORMICK, Leader-Post - March 1, 2010 The provincial sports community celebrated the gold-medal performances of Regina's Lucas Makowsky and Ben Hebert over the weekend. >> more NEWS Canadian curler Ben Hebert rides career high ROB VANSTONE, Leader-Post - March 1, 2010 Ben Hebert felt like he had several gold records to accompany his gold medal. "It has been a whirlwind,'' the Regina-born Hebert said via telephone on Sunday, one day after helping the Kevin Martin team defeat Norway's Thomas Ulsrud 6-3 in the Winter Olympics men's curling final. >> more NEWS Simister goes back to roots Rob Vanstone, The Leader-Post - February 27, 2010 Meaghan Simister celebrated her Saskatchewan roots on Friday. Simister, a Regina-born luger who grew up in Calgary, visited the Saskatchewan Pavilion at the Winter Olympic Games while taking in the event's non-competitive component in Vancouver. >> more NEWS Huskie centre stage at Olympics Wrestler Daniel Olver danced jig in opening ceremonies Jordan Hartshorn, The StarPhoenix - February 18, 2010 Although his craft is a summer event, University of Saskatchewan Huskies wrestler Daniel Olver found himself taking part in the opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics last Friday in Vancouver. A Canadian of Metis descent, Olver danced a traditional jig with other Metis as part of the First Nation cultural greeting in the gala opening. >> more NEWS

 

CSCS News Label Reading for High Performance Eating Understanding nutrition information on packaged food labels can help athletes choose the best foods for top performance. Knowing how to make sense of the “Nutrition Facts” on a food label helps you compare products easily and select the optimal diet for your unique training and sport scenarios. >> more NEWS Eat to Lean Up Cristina Sutter, MHSc, Sport Dietitian, Canadian Sport Centre Pacific In many sports, athletes may need to lower their body fat or weight, in order to achieve the fastest speeds or the highest strength to mass ratio. Yet, low Calorie and low carbohydrate diets can often interfere with training demands and impair performance. >> more NEWS Prevention and Treatment of the Common Cold: Dr.Janet McKeown MD, CCFP, DipSportsMed; Medical Advisor, Canadian Sport Centre Pacific Athletes push their bodies to their limits in order to prepare for world class performances. With everyday stresses, both physical and mental, the challenge to stay healthy during cold and flu season is vital for consistent training. >> more NEWS Petro-Canada's Paralympic Schools Program and the WorksafeBC Paralympic Team receive Vancouver 2010 Sustainability Stars Canadian Paralympic Committee – February 9, 2010 The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is pleased to announce that the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) has awarded Sustainability Stars to two of its programs: It’s the Real Deal, a schools awareness program supported by Petro-Canada, and the WorkSafeBC Paralympic Team >> more NEWS

 

Results & Achievements Conference awards Wicijowski The Leader-Post - March 9, 2010 Regina's Taryn Wicijowski of the Utah Utes women's basketball team was selected as the 2009-10 Mountain West Conference freshman-of-the-year on Monday. >> more NEWS Gallays caps stellar CIS career with gold Darren Zary, of The StarPhoenix - March 8, 2010 Today, the CIS. Tomorrow, the Olympics. That's the goal of University of Saskatchewan wrestler Jill Gallays, who finished her Canadian Interuniversity Sport career by capturing gold in the women's 55-kilogram event at Calgary's Jack Simpson Gymnasium during the weekend. >> more NEWS Medals heaped on wrestlers The Leader-Post - March 8, 2010 Eight University of Regina Cougars won medals Saturday at the CIS wrestling championships in Calgary. Five Cougars won silver medals -- earning All-Canadian status in the process -- and three others won bronze. Regina finished third in the men's team championship, while the Cougars were fifth in the women's championship. >> more NEWS Huskie wrestling pins gold-medal hopes on Olver Darren Zary, The StarPhoenix - March 4, 2010 Daniel Olver has yet to lose in Canadian Interuniversity Sport competition this season, and that's the way he'd like to keep it. >> more NEWS Saskatoon gymnasts compete in Quebec The StarPhoenix - March 2, 2010 Three Saskatoon gymnasts competed in the Elite Canada gymnastics competition in Alymer, Que. Anderson Loran finished in sixth place in the two-day senior men's all-around competition. Loran secured himself a position with the men's national team, notching the top score with a 14.8 in floor exercise. >> more NEWS Blatchford, Liendo make national team The StarPhoenix - February 24, 2010 Saskatoon's Corey Blatchford and Leo Liendo were named to Team Canada at the 2010 wheelchair tennis championships team in Antalya, Turkey, this May. >> more NEWS Huskies' Gallays, Olver worth their weight in gold The StarPhoenix - February 22, 2010 Jillian Gallays and Daniel Olver, the dynamic duo of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies wrestling team, won gold medals at the Canada West conference championships during the weekend in Calgary. >> more NEWS LeBoldus basketball player Joe De Ciman has bright future Craig Slater, Leader-Post - February 10, 2010 You can't blame Joe De Ciman for wanting to forget about the past. This 15-year-old has a lot of reasons to look to the future. "It's a very bright one, indeed," offered Wade Bartlett, De Ciman's coach with the LeBoldus Golden Suns senior boys basketball team. "He has a lot to look forward to." >> more NEWS Rink gained experience Murray McCormick, The Leader-Post - February 6, 2010 Amber Holland concluded her debut at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts disappointed but with her head held high. The Saskatchewan skip wasn't pleased that her squad didn't advance beyond the round-robin at the Canadian women's curling championship. Holland, who finished sixth with a 6-5 record, managed to keep what took place during this season in perspective. >> more NEWS Reginan Mark McMorris wins World Cup slopestyle event Craig Slater, The Leader-Post - February 5, 2010 Mark McMorris is on top of the world. Literally. When he's not busy travelling to Europe or select winter resorts across North America, the Regina product spends the majority of his days on mountain tops. >> more NEWS Canadian Para-Nordic Athletes Win Gold and Bronze Cross Country Canada - January 31, 2010 Collette Bourgonje, of Saskatoon, captured the first gold medal for Canada on the season after winning the women’s middle distance sit-ski race with a time of 18 minutes 29.9 seconds. Bourgonje, who has won four medals in her five trips to the Paralympic Winter Games, captured her first IPC win since 2008. >> more NEWS CSCS Registered Athletes and Coaches Don't forget to send us your results and achievements.

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