The 2022 Winter Games will mark Unionville-native, Paul Poirier’s third Olympic appearance, having previously competed back in 2010 and 2018. The thirty-year-old ice dancer (along with skating partner, Piper Gilles), is one of the veterans of the Team Canada figure skating team, and the hopes of securing a medal seem to lie solely on them.
Evan McEachran is somewhat of an ingenue. The 24-year-old Ontario native began skiing at the age of one, and when he was nine, entered his first freestyle contest, competing in slopestyle, halfpipe, and moguls. Going into his second Olympics, McEachran is hoping for his first medal. At the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, he
Vanessa James is no stranger to the Olympics. Born in Scarborough, the thirty-four-year-old figure skater is a three-time Olympian, having previously competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics representing Team France with former skating partner Yannick Bonheur. She went on to compete at the 2014 and the 2018 Winter Olympics with her former partner, Morgan Ciprès.
Twenty-seven-year-old Hamilton native Sarah Nurse is a stand-out forward and a University of Wisconsin alum, who will be joining the Olympic roster for the second time. Athleticism runs in the family: her cousins are Phoenix Mercury point guard Kia Nurse and Darnell Nurse, a defenseman for the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, while her uncle Donovan McNabb
To watch Roman Sadovsky skate is like art in motion. The 22-year-old Torontonian put himself on the figure-skating map when he took home the bronze at the CS Autumn Classic International in 2018 – his first senior medal. He’s gone on to win podium spots and fans alike which has earned him a spot at
Kevin Drury, or ‘Quadzilla,’ as he’s affectionately called by his teammates, is a 33-year-old Toronto native who made a successful debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, where he placed fourth in Men’s Ski Cross. Soon he’ll pack his bags and join Team Canada at the Beijing Games. Here is what you
GTA figure skater Madeline Schizas is an 18-year-old, two-time Skate Canada Challenge champion who hails from Oakville. At the age of six, she attended the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and it was then, she fell in love with the sport, thanks to a dazzling performance by Joanie Rochette who took home a bronze medal
Slalom skier and hometown athlete Ali Nullmeyer got her start in the sport making the drive up to Georgian Peaks Ski Club in Collingwood as a youth. And look at her now, on the way to her first Olympic Games in Beijing. Here is what you need to know: Hometown: Toronto Sport: Alpine skiing —
