
In the News
Our high performance athletes and sports science experts are often in the news.
We’ve collected relevant recent top stories from a variety of sources around the web about Manitoba athletes and the sport news affecting them.
Bailey Bram lifts Canada over Finland 4-1 in Four Nations Cup tune-up game
THE CHRONICLE HERALD (Oct 30) Bailey Bram scored the eventual winner near the midway point of the second period as Canada's national women's team topped Finland 4-1 on Sunday in a tune-up match ahead of the Four Nations Cup.
Olympian Desiree Scott inspires young Winnipeg soccer players
CBC MANITOBA (Oct 29) The next generation of soccer stars took to the field on Saturday with their role model, Olympian Desiree Scott. The third annual Desiree Scott Soccer Camp brought out girls aged eight to 18 to run, shoot and tackle with the professional player.
Gold for Duhamel and Radford at Skate Canada International
SKATE CANADA (Oct 29) Two-time Canadian world champions Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford won the gold medal in pairs on Saturday at Skate Canada International.
‘I’m proud a Winnipegger’: Soccer star brings out her bronze at training camp
CTV WINNIPEG (Oct 29) CTV Winnipeg's own soccer star, Desiree Scott, brought more than just her cleats to her third annual soccer camp in support of KidSport Winnipeg.
Winnipeg skips Carruthers, McEwen advance to quarters at Masters
CTV WINNIPEG (Oct 29) Toronto's John Epping, Winnipeg's Reid Carruthers, Matt Nichols and Team Gushue of St. John's, N.L., Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Winnipeg's Mike McEwen and Sweden's Niklas Edin all advanced to the quarters with 3-1 records.
Jones completes comeback to edge Carey at GSOC Masters
SPORTSNET (Oct 27) Olympic gold medallist Jennifer Jones chipped her shooter in to take two in the final frame to lift her Winnipeg team to a 6-5 victory over Calgary’s Chelsea Carey during Thursday’s Draw 8 at the GSOC Masters.
Kerri Einarson is ready to move out of Jones’s shadow
SPORTSNET (Oct 26) It’s not easy to find the spotlight when you’re curling in the shade cast by Jennifer Jones. Canada’s Olympic gold medallist has won five world championships and a dozen provincial titles in Manitoba.
Who Were the Canadian Engineering Rio Olympic Athletes?
PRACTICEPPEEXAMS.CA(Oct 21) Did you know that 18 of the 314 athletes representing Canada at the 2016 Rio Olympics were engineering grads?
Yes, even Manitoba’s Oly curlers get drug tests — a lot
WINNIPEG SUN (Oct 19) Yes, drug testing is the necessary reality of becoming an Olympic curler. But it can get rather inconvenient.