Michelle Salt

Michelle Salt will be making her Paralympic debut for Team Canada when she competes in the 2014 Sochi Games. Since losing her right leg above the knee, Michelle has been driven to turn her passion for snowboarding into a Paralympic medal. Following her accident, Michelle was visited by sledge hockey player Greg Westlake who gave her guidance on how to get involved in Paralympic competition. Salt...Read more
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Wheelchair Curling

The 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games are set to begin on March 7. Since wheelchair curling made its Paralympic debut in Torino in 2006, Canada has been the only country to stand atop the podium as Paralympic gold medalists. The 2014 Sochi Games represent another opportunity for the Canadian wheelchair curling team to continue its dominance and cement Canada as the world’s greatest curling...Read more
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Sonja Gaudet

Competing in the sport since its induction to the Winter Paralympics in Torino 2006, Sonja Gaudet has become the world’s most decorated wheelchair curler. Sonja is a two time gold medal Paralympian and is a three time World Wheelchair Curling Champion. When not found at the rink, Sonja likes to dedicate her time to addressing issues of accessibility in her community and works to create...Read more
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Alexandra Starker

Alexandra Starker had an ambitious start to her skiing career. At the age of four, during her first skiing lessons, Alexandra already believed herself to be one of the pros and boldly took off into the ‘bone yard’ at the Calgary Canadian Olympic Park. Now being ranked the top female Canadian in para-alpine, Alexandra will be competing in her first Paralympics as she travels to Sochi with Team...Read more
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Celebrating #WHATSTHERE

The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics were 17 days of jam-packed thrills expressed best in the slogan: #WEAREWINTER . The Games were filled with joyous moments, challenges, sportsmanship and national pride as we cheered on our Canadian athletes. There were plenty of great Olympic moments to be sure. The Dufour-Lapointe sisters took the top two spots in moguls; Alex Bilodeau and the women’s bobsleigh...Read more
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