National concussion guidelines announced for high performance sport in Canada
CALGARY (March 18, 2019) – Canada’s high performance sport community has announced national sport-related concussion guidelines designed to protect its national and next generation athletes. The comprehensive and standardized sport-related concussion guidelines, developed by chief medical experts at the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute (COPSI) Network, Own the Podium (OTP), the Canadian Olympic Committee […]
The Team of Experts Working with Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Athletes
2017 Year in Review – Day 2: And in second place…
Best performances of 2017 2nd place Kim McRae, LugeBronze, Women’s Singles After a fifth-place finish at the 2014 Olympic Games, McRae broke through to the podium in 2017 with a bronze at the World Championships. The 25-year old Calgary native only discovered luge after she attended a ski show where Luge Canada had set up […]
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The Best of the Best: 2016 Year in Review
2016 was a memorable year in the world of sport. The 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games were the major highlight and there were exciting performances in winter sport too – keeping us hungry for more leading into the next Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2018. Although there were many great stories to choose from, […]
Dr. Olympian
Not many Olympic medalists have a Ph.D. in neuroscience, but Dr. Tara Whitten is an exception. The CSI Calgary athlete and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in track cycling became fascinated with the human brain upon reading a book on the topic in high school. She came away with the sense that neuroscience is a field […]
Tackling Concussions Head-on
Injuries, especially serious ones, can be devastating for athletes. Injuries are unwelcome, difficult and challenge athletes in ways they are not accustomed to – forced rest, recovery, and exercise only aimed at regaining lost capabilities. There is one injury that can be particularly debilitating and disheartening to overcome however, one that can indefinitely suck the […]