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Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes

Sochi 2014 will be Mackenzie’s second appearance at the Olympics representing Team Canada. Still early in his ski jumping career, Mackenzie has already made Canadian history posting a jump of 205m back in 2013. That jump was the first time a Canadian had passed the 200m mark. With such an achievement on record there is no doubt that Clowes will do Canada proud when he takes to the hill in Sochi...Read more

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Need For Speed

by Leigh Cove Algonquin College Sport Business Management Intern Ask Canadian luger BOBSLEIGH -The sled has brakes attached to its back runners manned by a brakeman and a steering mechanism of ropes connected to pivoting front runners controlled by a pilot. Newer bobsleds are being designed using Formula One racing technology to increase aerodynamics and cut down on crucial seconds. SKELETON -...Read more

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Sarah Reid

Sarah Reid will be hard to miss when she makes her Olympic debut at the Sochi sliding centre. While her performance on the track will no doubt impress, leading up to the Games it has been her ‘day of the dead’ inspired helmet that’s been stealing the show. It was after 11 years of dance training that Reid switched over to the adrenaline fueled sport of skeleton. Last season she rose quickly...Read more

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Slopestyle Snowboarding

Slopestyle snowboarding will be making its debut as a Winter Olympic event in Sochi . Needless to say, Canada will be in full force with some of the best slopestyle snowboarders in the world. The goal of slopestyle snowboarding is to put together the best jumps and perform the most difficult tricks while making the least number of mistakes. Snowboarders hurtle down a terrain park, or in...Read more

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Patrick Chan

En 2014, à Sotchi, Patrick Chan participera à ses deuxièmes Jeux Olympiques d’hiver en tant que favori pour remporter l’or pour le Canada. Il vient tout juste de terminer, pour la septième fois, au premier rang des championnats de patinage canadiens, et étant triple champion du monde, il visera non pas une, mais deux médailles olympiques, à la suite de l’ajout d’une toute nouvelle épreuve de...Read more

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Patrick Chan

Patrick Chan will be headed to his second Olympic Winter Games in Sochi 2014 as a front runner to bring home gold for Canada. Fresh off his seventh first place finish at the Canadian Skating Championships, and as three-time reigning world champion Chan will be in pursuit of not one, but two Olympic medals with the introduction of the new team figure skating event that will debut in Sochi. Back in...Read more

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Meet Megan Imrie!

Sochi 2014 will be Megan Imrie’s second Olympic showing. Being a two time Olympian in biathlon , clearly Megan knows how to juggle tasks and the same can been seen in her everyday life. Along with pursuing her Olympic dream Imrie is working on a degree in psychology through Athabasca University, and in the future would like to attend veterinary school. General Information Date of Birth: February...Read more

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