Category: Sport Development

Second edition of Medals on Tour makes six successful stops across Canada

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Eleven Olympians participated in initiative presented by Intact Insurance to inspire the next generation of athletes OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Thousands of Canadians got the chance to meet their Olympic speed skating heroes during Medals on Tour presented by Intact Insurance, a six-stop cross country initiative organized by Speed Skating Canada that recently came to an… Read more »

Speed Skating Canada Applauds Government of Canada’s Generational Investment in Canadian Sport System

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$755M over five years for National Sport Organizations to drive grassroots participation, high-performance success, and international event hosting OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Speed Skating Canada joins the Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Paralympic Committee and rest of the Canadian sport system in commending the Government of Canada for their landmark investment in sport outlined in the Spring… Read more »

Intact Insurance and Speed Skating Canada renew one of the country’s longest-standing amateur sport partnerships

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Intact continues support of Canada’s national teams and grassroots sport through 2030 MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Intact Insurance and Speed Skating Canada are proud to announce a renewal of their longstanding partnership, which began in 2006 and will now extend through the 2029-30 season. The announcement was made Wednesday in Montreal during the kick-off of Medals… Read more »

Longtime Montreal event organizers Stéphane Bronsard and Anick Laprise inducted into Speed Skating Canada’s Hall of Fame

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Bronsard and Laprise were honoured during this past weekend’s World Short Track Championships in Montreal MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Stéphane Bronsard and Anick Laprise – the duo at the helm of international short track events in Montreal for the past several decades – were inducted into Speed Skating Canada’s Hall of Fame at last weekend’s ISU… Read more »

National Skate for All Events, Presented by Intact Insurance, Launch This Week in Montreal

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Thirty events across Canada will welcome people to the ice to discover skating this winter MONTREAL, QC – On January 21, Intact Insurance and Speed Skating Canada will partner on the national launch of Skate for All, a new, community-based initiative that offers no-cost skating activities to introduce youth, families, new Canadians and equity-deserving groups… Read more »

Speed Skating Canada unveils annual award winners for 2024-25 season

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Dandjinou, Sarault, Howe and Blondin capture Athlete of the Year honours; Brooklyn McDougall selected as Community Champion of the Year OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Speed Skating Canada is proud to unveil the list of deserving individuals from across the Canadian speed skating community that were selected as recipients for the organization’s annual award program for their… Read more »

Speed Skating Canada professionalizes coaching pathway with addition of two new certification levels

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Gregor Jelonek becomes speed skating’s first ever Competition High Performance certified coach OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Speed Skating Canada is celebrating National Coaches Week with a milestone accomplishment in the development of the sport’s coaching pathway, one that sees the addition of two new certification levels for high performances coaches. The organization has been working diligently… Read more »

Speed Skating Canada selected as a recipient of Coaching Association of Canada’s EDI Grant Program, powered by MONDO

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Funding will be used to support women-in-coaching mentorship initiative within this season’s new Hybrid Speed Skating Pilot Program OTTAWA, ONTARIO – An equity, diversity and inclusion grant from the Coaching Association of Canada will help Speed Skating Canada offer a unique women-in-coaching initiative, led by renown long track coach Xiuli Wang, as part of this season’s… Read more »

50 Canadian speed skating officials receive national and international upgrades ahead of 2025-26 season 

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6 individuals added to the International Skating Union’s officials list for next season   OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Speed Skating Canada is proud to unveil the list of Canadian speed skating officials that have received national and international upgrades ahead of the 2025-26 competition season.  A total of 44 individuals – representing five provinces – had their… Read more »