There is no better way to celebrate Canada than to marvel at our performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. It was remarkable and historic. With twenty-seven medals, including nine gold medals, Canada set new records surpassing previous highs from the Tokyo 2020 Games and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
A standing ovation goes out to the athletes and all who support them, including their coaches, agents, sponsors, and the Canadian Olympic Committee.
I also want to give a big shout-out to RBC, which also sponsors Chatter That Matters for their #RBCTrainingGround, a talent identification and athlete funding program designed to find young athletes with Olympic potential and provide them with the resources they need to achieve their podium dreams.
This isn't a one-off sponsorship but a program that travels the country searching for athletes between the ages of 14 and 25 that will fuel the Canadian Olympic pipeline. Here are the RBC Training Ground alumni who competed.
Abby Dent (Rowing)
Avalon Wasteneys, OLY (Rowing)
Carissa Norsten (Rugby)
Chloe Daniels (Rugby)
Fancy Bermudez (Rugby)
Jackie Boyle (Cycling)
Jerome Blake OLY (Athletics)
Kelsey Mitchell (Cycling)
Krissy Scurfield, OLY (Rugby)
Kristen Siermachesky (Rowing – Alternate)
Laurent Lavigne (Canoe-Kayak)
Lauriane Genest (Cycling)
Pierce LePage (Athletics)
Sarah Orban (Track Cycling)
Sophia Jensen (Canoe-Kayak)
Teigen Pascual (Cycling )
If you are curious about the backstories behind some athletes who competed, you can listen to these Chatter that Matters Interviews. Each one will move you because of their ability to dream, do, and conquer. If you want more information on RBC Training Ground, start with Avalon, who aspired to be a cross-country ski champion until RBC Training Ground saw her potential as an Olympian Rower. They were right. She now has Gold and Silver Medals.
Avalon Wasteneys /Rower - https://lnkd.in/gs3XuF4H
Nick Taylor /Golfer - https://lnkd.in/g_gSyH5c
Andre De Grasse - https://lnkd.in/g65idiuw
Penny Oleksiak - https://lnkd.in/gfK79ET
Brooke Henderson - https://lnkd.in/g4uE6pN
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3moGreat news! 😎