Enhanced IST Support for Nordic Sports
With Canadian Nordic and Para Nordic athletes gaining momentum on the world stage, athlete and coach needs for CSI Calgary’s Integrated Support Team (IST) services are growing. This is where Jessica Kryski, CSI Calgary Sport Physiologist provides the necessary support. Originally based out of CSI Calgary’s main offices, Kryski’s expertise was increasingly being utilized by […]
Recovery Strategies Build Champions
For Olympic coach Les Gramantik recovery days are not optional, they’re a must. It wasn’t always this way for his training group, especially when Gramantik first came through the coaching system 40+ years ago. “Athletes were trained very hard and not enough thought was given to recovery”, says Gramantik. “Now as we know, recovery is […]
The Long Road
The greatest and most important goals in life take a proportionally significant amount of time and effort to achieve – endeavouring to earn a PhD, for example. Such an undertaking is not for the faint of heart, but rather for the few among us who strive to change the way of the world. They take […]
The Search Is On
A needle in a haystack meets a diamond in the rough – so hopes the innovative RBC Training Ground campaign that is currently gaining momentum across the country. Now in its second year, the unique athlete recruitment program is searching far and wide for Canada’s next great Olympian. Who will it be? The search is […]
Winning The Right Way
(Arianne Jones, Luge) In a world where we have never been so connected, many of us have moments, days, weeks or months where we feel wholly disconnected and utterly alone. This disconnect is evident across a broad spectrum of mental health issues – sometimes it means having a bad day, sometimes it means struggling with […]
Regard de talent
Dave Holland a laissé son emploi dans l’industrie pétrolière et gazière lorsqu’une occasion, trop belle pour qu’il la laisse passer, s’est présentée de s’adonner à temps plein à sa passion pour la photographie d’événements olympiques. Après des années passées à prendre des clichés sportifs dans ses temps libres, ce photographe autodidacte s’est rendu aux Jeux […]
The Talent Behind the Lens
Dave Holland walked away from a career in the oil and gas industry when the full-time opportunity to pursue his lifelong passion for Olympic sport photography arose and was too good to pass by. After years of snapping sport photos as a hobby, the self-taught photographer earned his first ticket to the Olympics with SportsNet […]
Education and Innovation at CSI Calgary
The CSI Calgary continually strives to advance the growth and development of the next generation of sport scientists in Canada. To that end, sport science students from around the world have sought out practicum opportunities at the CSI Calgary to expand their experience and skills. They come to learn from, and contribute to, the ongoing […]