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.
Bison alum Desiree Scott wins second consecutive Olympic bronze medal when Canada women’s soccer team defeated host Brazil 2-1 in bronze medal match at Rio 2016 Olympic Games
GOBISONS (Aug 19) At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, former Manitoba Bisons player and Bison coach Desiree Scott was in the starting lineup for Canada women's soccer team when they captured a second consecutive Olympic bronze medal with a thrilling 2-1 victory over host Brazil in the bronze medal match at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday, August 19.
Canadian talent in triathlon worth investing in for next Olympics: Feschuk
THE STAR (Aug 18) Winnipeg’s Tyler Mislawchuk finished 15th and he just turned 22 Friday.
Former gym teacher salutes 4 Olympic athletes from same Winnipeg high school who made it to Rio
CBC MANITOBA (Aug 18) Gisele Hudson has been glued to her TV and iPad since the 2016 Olympic Games started and she has a good reason to be. Four of the athletes at this year's competition in Rio went through the sports program she helped start in 2001 in Winnipeg.
Mislawchuk shows promise, Yorke guts out finish for Canada in Olympic triathlon
CHRONICLE HERALD (Aug 18) The takeaway of the Olympic men's triathlon for Canada on Thursday was Tyler Mislawchuk's upside for Tokyo four years from now. The day before his 22nd birthday, the Oak Bluff, Man., athlete was 15th in his Olympic debut.
Canadian Tyler Mislawchuk Guts Out Top-15 Finish at Olympic Triathlon Race
TRIATHLON CANADA (Aug 18) Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuk will take a wealth of experience with him on the road to Tokyo 2020 after gutting out a solid 15th place result in his first taste of Olympic triathlon racing on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro.
Mislawchuk ready for final weekend
MYTOBA (Aug 18) University of Manitoba Bisons alumni Tyler Mislawchuk is all set for the final weekend of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Manitobans cheer on Tyler Mislawchuk in Olympic men’s triathlon in Rio
CBC MANITOBA (Aug 18) A Manitoba athlete didn't make the podium in the Olympic men's triathlon in Rio, but his family and friends back home cheered him on as if he had won the gold medal.
Former CTV Sport Star Tyler Mislawchuk competes in Rio
CTV NEWS (Aug 18) The local triathlon community is gathering at the Franz Motor Inn in Steinbach Thursday morning to cheer on Manitoba’s Tyler Mislawchuk as he competes in the Rio 2016.
Cinderella run by Canada’s men’s volleyball team hits a wall in Olympic quarter-final
NATIONAL POST (August 17) - After months of desperately trying to qualify for the Olympics and an unexpected run of success in the round robin in Rio, the Canadian men’s volleyball team was completely spent.
