2017 Year in Review – Day 3: And the winner is…

2017 12 14 Year in review Day3

Best performances of 2017 1st place Kaetlyn Osmond, Figure SkatingSilver, Ladies Singles You could say Kaetlyn Osmond’s trip to the podium at the 2017 World Championships was a long-time coming. Despite early success as a senior, the 23-year old figure skater’s career has been an ongoing quest to overcome a series of injuries, including a […]

Velodrome Cycling Thrills Newcomers and Veterans

Fixed gear. Banked turns. No brakes. High speed. Sound crazy? For two-time World Track Cycling Championship medalist, Allison Beveridge, the rush of the track is hard to beat. Her favourite part is going fast. “The thrill of riding the track never really wears off no matter how many times you’re on it or how old […]

Dubnicoff Leads Cycling’s Next Generation

Tanya Dubnicoff is a Cycling World Champion, World Record Holder and three-time Olympian in addition to being an Olympic medal winning Cycling Coach. One of the most decorated cyclists in Canadian history, she now works with aspiring cyclists as the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary Cycling, Athlete Development Lead. Coaching cycling programs from the development level […]

Cycling Centre Calgary: The Pathway to the Top

Do you want to train and develop as a cyclist? You can do that at the Cycling Centre Calgary (CCC). The CCC, run by the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary (CSI Calgary), has programs for cyclists of all ages and abilities in road, track, cyclocross, mountain and para cycling. Based out of the Olympic Oval at […]

Lasting Partnership Proves Successful for Michael Sametz

Calgary’s Michael Sametz is looking towards the 2016 Paralympic Games. After his recent breakthrough winning both the Time Trial and the Road Race at the National Championships in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, the 18-year-old has every reason to be optimistic that he will be a part of the team representing Canada in Rio de Janeiro. Sametz’s success […]