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We are pleased to announce that five Team Canada athletes will join three of Smith’s professional graduate programs this winter. https://lnkd.in/gQ7SrZF6 The following athletes have earned Game Plan Awards to pursue their degrees: - Steph Horner, OLY – Swimming (Accelerated MBA) - Jennifer Hawkrigg, OLY – Snowboard (Accelerated MBA) - Alexandra ten Hove – Sailing (Full-time MBA) - Jillian Gallays – Wrestling (Master of Management Analytics) - Dylan French – Fencing (Master of Management Analytics) These athletes join a growing network of over 350 Team Canada members who have attended Smith’s professional graduate and Certificate in Business programs. Smith is the Official National Business Education Partner of the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Committee, and a founding partner of Game Plan | Plan de Match, Canada’s total athlete wellness program, helping athletes plan for success beyond sport. Learn more at the link above.  #TeamCanada #GamePlan #SmithBusiness #HighPerformance #SmithMMA #SmithMBA // Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que cinq athlètes d’Équipe Canada se joindront aux programmes professionnels d’études de cycle supérieur de Smith cet hiver. Les athlètes suivants ont décroché des bourses Plan de match afin de poursuivre leurs études : - Steph Horner – Natation (MBA accéléré) - Jennifer Hawkrigg – Snowboard (MBA accéléré) - Ali Ten Hove – Voile (MBA temps plein) - Jill Gallays – Lutte (Maîtrise en analyste de gestion) - Dylan French – Escrime (Maîtrise en analyste de gestion) Ces athlètes se joignent à un réseau croissant de plus de 350 membres d’Équipe Canada qui ont participé aux programmes professionnels d’études supérieures de Smith ainsi que le certificat en commerce. Smith est le partenaire national officiel d’éducation commerciale du Comité olympique canadien et du Comité paralympique canadien, ainsi qu’un partenaire fondateur de Plan de match, le programme de mieux-être total du Canada, aidant les athlètes à planifier pour le succès au-delà du sport. Apprenez-en plus en cliquant sur le lien ci-dessus. #EquipeCanada #PlandeMatch #HautePerformance

The Canadian Olympic Foundation is proud of Team Canada's historic performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 74% of Team Canada athletes who medalled have received support from the Canadian Olympic Foundation thanks to the generosity of donors across the country. #TeamCanada’s achievements in Paris are a testament to the impact of donor support. Donor investment in an athlete’s Olympic journey provides the key resources needed to propel them over the finish line – and inspire our nation. Congratulations to Canadian Olympic team, including the #Paris2024 medallists who have received support from the COF thanks to donors: Andre De Grasse, Aaron Kingsley Brown, Jerome Blake, and Brendon Rodney, men’s 4x100m relay (GOLD), Tokyo 2020 Malaviya Award (2021) Camryn R., women’s hammer throw (GOLD), Great to Gold program (2024) Ethan Katzberg, men’s hammer throw (GOLD), Great to Gold program (2024) Katie Vincent and Sloan MacKenzie, women’s C-2 500m canoe sprint (BRONZE), women’s C-1 200m canoe sprint (GOLD) (Katie), Murphy Family Award (2023)(Katie), Great to Gold program (2024), NextGen athlete (2022) (Sloan) Josh Liendo, men’s 100m butterfly (SILVER), NextGen athlete (2018-2022), 2024 Great to Gold program (2024) Maude Charron, women’s 59kg weightlifting (SILVER), Tokyo 2020 Malaviya Award (2021), Murphy Family Award (2023) Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson, women’s beach volleyball (SILVER), Murphy Family Award (2021)(Melissa), Great to Gold program (2024) The women’s eight rowing team (Abby Dent, Caileigh Filmer, Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Kristen Kit, Maya Meschkuleit, Sydney Payne, Jessica Sevick, Kristina Walker, Avalon Wasteneys) (SILVER), Great to Gold program (2024) The women’s rugby sevens team (Olivia Apps, Fancy Bermudez, Alysha Corrigan, Caroline Crossley, Chloe Daniels, Asia Hogan-Rochester, Piper Logan, Carissa Norsten, Taylor Perry, Krissy Scurfield, Florence Symonds, Shalaya Valenzuela, Keyara Wardley, Charity Williams) (SILVER) Great to Gold program (2024) Eleanor Harvey, women’s fencing individual foil (BRONZE), Murphy Family Award (2023) and Great to Gold program (2024) Felix Auger-Alliasime, tennis mixed doubles with Gabriela Dabrowski (BRONZE), NextGen athlete (2017-2019) Kylie Masse, women’s 200m backstroke (BRONZE), Tokyo 2020 Malaviya Award (2021) Nathan Zsombor-Murray and Rylan Wiens, men’s synchronized 10m platform diving (BRONZE), Bursary Program for Quebec Olympic Athletes (2024) (Nathan), NextGen athlete (2017-2022) (Rylan) Skylar Park, women’s 57kg taekwondo (BRONZE), Murphy Family Award (2021,2022) , Great to Gold program (2024) Sophiane Methot, women’s trampoline (BRONZE), Great to Gold program (2024) Wyatt Sanford, men’s 63.5kg boxing (BRONZE), Great to Gold program (2024) Every Team Canada Paris 2024 medallist will receive a portion of the Tania Esakin Fund, in addition to a Team Canada Podium Award of $5,000 per medal earned, funded by the Malaviya Foundation.

As part of our Storytelling Series: Celebrating Olympic & Paralympic Sport Heroes, we bring you the story of Phil Edwards. Phil Edwards was the ‘Man of Bronze,’ blazing a trail on the track in the late 1920s and early ‘30s. He won an incredible five Bronze Medals from three Olympic Games, making him Canada’s most decorated Olympian at the time. Notably, Phil won his fifth Olympic Medal – a figure not reached by another Canadian until 2002 – at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games were effectively a worldwide spectacle of Nazi propaganda. In the face of this openly racist and tyrannical regime, Phil Edwards defiantly showcased his ability. The Canadian Press wrote, “his third-place bronze medal in the 800-metre run and his fifth place in the 1,500-metre race not only added to Canada’s point totals but added Phil to the ranks of black athletes from many countries who shot holes in Hitler’s pure Aryan track army on their home field in Berlin.” Throughout his track career, Phil was also studying medicine at McGill University. After becoming the first black athlete from McGill to compete in the Olympic Games, he graduated in 1936, and received a graduate diploma in medicine in 1945, specializing in tropical diseases. In the 1930s, Dr. Edwards practiced medicine in the Caribbean for a couple of years before he left to serve with the Canadian Army as a captain during the Second World War. He would return to Montreal and practice at the Royal Victoria Hospital, before working with the Red Cross program in Congo in 1960. In 1957, Dr. Edwards and fellow Order of Sport recipient Jim Worrall initiated Canada's first international sports development project. This program, which was geared toward assisting young athletes in the eastern Caribbean, was the forerunner for the Canadian Sports Development Program. Dr. Phil Edwards passed away in 1971, leaving behind a remarkable legacy. Throughout his life, Dr. Phil was a courageous track superstar, Canada’s most decorated Olympian, Canadian Army captain, medical doctor, and sport equality champion. Don't miss out on an exclusive opportunity to hear from iconic Olympic sport heroes! Secure your spot today for our upcoming Storytelling Series: Celebrating Olympic & Paralympic Sport Heroes live panel discussion! Photo: Order of Sport Collection, Canadian Museum of History #storytellingseries #olympicheroes