Simonson Says “Just Do It”
And…. They’re OFF!
Their bags are packed and they’re READY to go! On Friday August 5, Team Canada will be participating in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies at 5pm MT. Three hundred and thirteen athletes, 98 coaches and 107 support staff from 37 sports make up Team Canada. Eighty one per cent of the Canadian athletes […]
Calgary 2026?
By Ken Read Each winter the Calgary region hosts up to seven annual World Cup events. Another four winter sports stage World Championship or quadrennial World Cups. Alberta is home to eight of the twelve winter National Sport Organizations. Canadian Sport Institute Calgary has matured into the largest of Canada’s seven Sport Institutes. In 1981, […]
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 […]
Post Secondary Education Support For Athletes
Athletes at the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary (CSIC) are well prepared for life after sport thanks to tuition support provided by the Sport Canada Athlete Assistance Program (AAP) and services provided by the CSIC. Sport Canada supports carded athletes in Calgary by paying for up to $5000 in education fees annually. The AAP contributes to […]
2014: A Year to Remember for the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary
2014 was always going to be a year to celebrate for the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary (CSIC). Celebrating its 20th anniversary and looking forward to the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, there were many events to anticipate. The year did not disappoint. From the Olympic triumphs of the athletes to moving into a new […]
Canadian Sport Institute Calgary’s Workshop Line-Up Enhanced by CAAWS
Mingling with ambitious female leaders over lunch while gaining valuable skills and insight into how to increase professional development sounds like a dream afternoon for many women. For that reason, the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary has partnered with the Alberta Sport Connection to host a series of women’s empowerment and leadership workshops presented by the […]
Esau, Gallinger, and the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary Elevate Parasport Programs
Shane Esau and Tessa Gallinger did not set out to become the country’s leading parasport exercise physiologist and strength and power para-specialist. They each had set out on traditional sport career paths at the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary and fell into the relatively unchartered world of parasport science. Now, Esau and Gallinger are running programs […]