Colette Bourgonje

Colette Bourgonje will be competing in her 10th Paralympic Games when she travels to Sochi with Team Canada. Colette has represented Canada at both the summer (as a wheelchair racer) and winter Paralympics, winning eight medals in total. Bourgonje was also the first Canadian Paralympian to win a medal on home soil. Outside of sport, Colette was the first University of Saskatchewan Physical...Read more

Margarita Gorbounova - Para-Nordic Skiing

Paralympians and para-nordic skiing are things that run in the family for Margarita Gorbounova. It was her parents, both of whom are visually impaired, that introduced Margarita to cross-country skiing. Her mother (a Para-Nordic skier) is a gold and silver medalist from the 1992 Albertville Paralympics, and her father (a middle distance runner) has a silver and gold medal from the European...Read more

Colette Bourgonje - Para-Nordic Skiing

Colette Bourgonje will be competing in her 10th Paralympic Games when she travels to Sochi with Team Canada. Colette has represented Canada at both the summer (as a wheelchair racer) and winter Paralympics, winning eight medals in total. Bourgonje was also the first Canadian Paralympian to win a medal on home soil. Outside of sport, Colette was the first University of Saskatchewan Physical...Read more