Paralympic team skip a tough and satisfying role for Mark Ideson
OTTAWA – Mark Ideson won’t soon forget his role as skip for Canada’s wheelchair curling team at the recent Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang.
The tournament was a big success as Canada re-emerged in the international picture with the bronze medal. The team was coming off a tough quad posting sixth, seventh and fifth place finishes at the three previous world championships.
The skip role was one the 41-year-old relished but it was also a position that came with added responsibilities and pressure.
Globetrotting Canadian Para athletes on the podium this weekend in boccia, swimming and athletics
May 28, 2018
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Marylou Martineau of Quebec City and Hanif Mawji of Burnaby, B.C. each won two medals this past weekend at the BISFed 2018 Sao Paulo Boccia Regional Open boccia tournament.
Martineau helped Canada to the BC3 pairs silver with Philippe Lord of Blainville, Que., and Eric Bussière of Verchères, Que. The Canadians lost the final to number-one ranked Brazil 6-5 in extra ends.
Para athletes motivated by Jepsen at Victoria Paralympian Search
VICTORIA – Entering the gymnasium at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, Jepsen was brought back to the many days of testing she has gone through as a competitor. And as the event’s athlete ambassador, she offered her best advice.
There’s no life like skiing for Paralympic champion Mollie Jepsen
OTTAWA – Thanks to advances in sports medicine and science, more and more athletes are able to overcome serious injuries or illnesses and produce successful competitive careers.
And perhaps no sport has more legendary names on that list than alpine skiing. For example, American superstar Lindsey Vonn’s lengthy injury record was one of the media’s news focuses leading into the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Priscilla Gagné and Justin Karn win Pan Am Para judo titles
CALGARY – Canadians Priscilla Gagné and Justin Karn went undefeated to win their respective categories this past weekend at the Pan American Para judo championships for athletes with a visual impairment.
“I’m very happy,’’ said Gagné, from Granby, Que. ‘’It was so exciting because Justin also won gold. It was really incredible.’’
Gagné claimed the gold medal in the -52 kg weight division after beating all her three opponents by ippon.
Search underway for Mac Marcoux’s guide
OTTAWA – Mac Marcoux, one of the world’s most dominant skiers with a visual impairment over the past five years, needs a new guide. With the World Cup season still several months away, inquiries are already underway and emails distributed.
‘’We’ve contacted all the provincial programs and we are confident we’ll get a strong response especially with all the success we’ve had,’’ said Marcoux. ‘’There are a lot of excellent and consistent skiers in Canada and I have no worries we’ll find someone compatible both on and off the slopes.’’
Team Canada Celebration a perfect end to Latimer's career
OTTAWA – Canadian Para alpine skier Erin Latimer couldn’t have asked for a better conclusion to her competitive career than the Team Canada Celebration for the nation’s 2018 Olympic and Paralympic athletes on Wednesday at Rideau Hall and Parliament Hill.
The 21-year-old Latimer recently announced she is now becoming a full time university student.
Canadian Tire Jumpstart Games a memorable day for Paralympians
OTTAWA - More than 300 elementary students put aside their pencils and notebooks for hockey sticks and curling rocks on Tuesday at the University of Ottawa for the second Team Canada Jumpstart Games.
It’s the first event of a two day Team Canada Celebration for Canadian Olympians and Paralympians that concludes Wednesday with receptions at Rideau Hall and Parliament Hill.
Weekend round-up: Solid start for Canadian Para cyclists at World Cup season opener
OSTEND, Belgium – Tristen Chernove of Cranbrook, B.C., stepped two times to the podium and Michael Sametz of Calgary won time trial gold as Canada launched the UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup season with several medal performances.
Sametz, the reigning time trial world champion, won the C3 men’s ITT event clocking 39 minutes and 09.42 seconds. He was more than 35 seconds ahead of his closest pursuer Benjamin Watson of Britain. There were 19 riders in the field.
PyeongChang Paralympians and Olympians to be celebrated in Ottawa next week
OTTAWA - Canada’s Paralympic athletes, whose efforts produced the nation’s best-ever Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang in March, will reunite next week as the Team Canada Celebration takes over Ottawa on May 8 and 9.