“Being able to train with your best friends creates a different kind of bond, one that can’t be forged in any other environment. There’s always the underlying acknowledgement that you are competitors and are trying to beat each other but
“For the first half of my skating career I worked and worked and worked but fell short at the top, like coming second by 0.02 points. Seeing something that’s attainable for myself, given to someone else. I always appreciated the
“Being a high performance athlete has taught me the art of how to balance school, sport, and the bare bones of a social life. Even though sometimes it’s hard to find time for sleep, waking up at 5:00AM is worth
“As much as I miss swimming, sport will always be a part of my life. It teaches you lessons that can transfer to anything in life and provides you with support that lets you accomplish anything you put your mind
“I’m big on the idea of balancing out the way you gather energy. If you’re doing an endurance sport, or whatever sport you’re into, your ability to gather your concentrated focus and enormous amount of energy is paramount. But if
“I love what I do every day and that’s my motivation to succeed. It’s not really to win a medal or to win a race, I’ve actually never won a ski cross race but I don’t care, I love what
“I started Fan Fit Challenge because of 3 reasons. I wanted to give an incredible fitness opportunity to everyone. I wanted to allow people to connect with great Olympic level athletes and Canadian Stars. And I want to help support
“Paddling has taught me how to reach beyond my limits both mentally and physically. My favourite part about the sport is having the opportunity to start my day doing what I love most- even if is at 6am.” – Katrina
“Miserably failing in trying to make the junior national rowing team two years in a row in high school fueled my motivation to train harder and smarter for way more competitive U23 trials and succeed in making the team in
“Being able to eat and sleep a bunch without feeling guilty.” – Mika Asano, Kayaker at Burnaby Lake Canoe Club.