Surlympics

Wow looks like Carney is taking this very seriously. Interviewing all the organizations over the next six months to see what they require individually and funding from grass roots to elite level athletes. They are doing it the right way 

Wow looks like Carney is taking this very seriously. Interviewing all the organizations over the next six months to see what they require individually and funding from grass roots to elite level athletes. They are doing it the right way 

Bronze medal for Arnaud Gaudet at today's PGS World Cup in Val St. Come! Also 6th place for Kaylie Buck.

Canada defeated Argentina 75–41 at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournament in Istanbul.
 
 

 
 

We bounced back in the 2nd day vs 
 
 

No matter what happens against the US, I'll be very happy with how this tournament went and I'm incredibly proud of all the players. This team proved that it's the deepest Canadian roster assembled and how far Canadian baseball has come even within the last 10 years. It would've been crazy to think that Canada would be capable of beating teams like Puerto Rico and Cuba back then.
 
I'm not sure if anyone here watched the 2017 WBC but that Canadian team may have legitimately been the worst team I've ever seen. It was a complete trainwreck.
 
You had a 39 year old Ryan Dempster (who was somewhat good in in his prime) as the #1 starting pitcher WHO HADN'T PITCHED AT ANY PROFESSIONAL LEVEL for the last 4 years. He starts Game 1 and gets absolutely shelled by the Dominican Republic. And because the pitching on the team is so bad, he is FORCED TO START 3 DAYS LATER against the US and gets shelled again You had a 41 year old Eric Gagne (who was pretty good in his prime although he had some help with steroids) come out of retirement. He hadn't pitched in the MLB for the last 8 years. Russell Martin, who is a catcher, was scheduled to be the teams starting shortstop before he withdrew Pete Orr, who retired in 2015 and was at that time, a coach for the Milwaukee Brewers, came out of retirement and was the teams starting 2nd baseman The rest of the lineup and pitching (beside Freddie Freeman), as you would expect was also a complete mess. I believe Freeman was the only active MLB player who was in the lineup. Justin Morneau is a Canadian legend but he's hitting 2nd at 35 years old, then that's not great. And Tyler O'Neill (who's on this current team) was hitting 3rd when he was just 21 years old.  
Anyway's, all that to say is that this comparing this 2016 team to that 2017 team is night and day. We finally are able to field an all MLB starting lineup and the pitching was a pleasant surprise. They actually had the 2nd lowest earned run average of all 20 teams during pool play. The offenses in this pool are arguably weaker overall this is also without some of the best Canadian pitchers like Cade Smith, Matt Brash, Nick Pivetta, Erik Sabrowski, and Jonah Tong.
 
Hopefully, this WBC run along with the Blue Jays World Series run can help inspire a new generation of Canadian baseball players

The LA28 Olympic Qualification Tracker has been added as the last tab of the club.

Hopefully the short track team can do better here than in . Good start.

The end of that game was so stressful!

And good in curling! 4-3, all singles and a very nervy 8th end.

Yeah, this week kicked my butt. I wasn't able to watch a lot of paralympic stuff. I would watch highlights when possible, including the 8th end of this match. Crazy ending. 

Tardi at skip is going to be great

Yeah - I’ve been following the Paralympics closely but not posting as much. But the curling final was the perfect timing to watch in bed on a Saturday morning. 

Gold for Steven Dubois in the 500m at the world championships!

Federal government planning to revamp funding for Canadian athletes, says Carney | CBC News

Some outstanding performances in Day 1 and 2 of the national indoor championships:
 
Women's 60mH: Mariam Abdul-Rashid delivers a championship record in the Women’s 60mH (8.03), rising to the occasion and shining bright on home soil in front of the Canadian crowd.
 
Women's 60m: Sadé McCreath smashes the Championship record with 7.12 in the 60m final, the fastest time in the nation this year and 13th in the world.

Men's 60m: In a thrilling final, Eliezer Adjibi surges at the line to claim the national title, stopping the clock at 6.64 to set a new Championship record. 
 
Women's Shot Put: Sarah Mitton with a 19.97m Championship record secures the national title, now focused on chasing the three-peat at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.
 
In 1st day of  Men’s Heptathlon at the 2026 Canadian Indoor Championships:
Damian Warner leads the standings with 3,429 points.
Pierce LePage sits in second with 3,286 points.
 
Women's Pentathlon: Kendra Leger totals 3,812 points across five events to secure the national title in a commanding all-around performance.
 
 
 

Julia Snelgrove wins also bronze medal in women's mass start!!!

My not a sports fan mom, unprompted, brought up the lack of funding that Canadian athletes are receiving. So it’s definitively breaking through.

Because ice dance is not a just world, never has been
 
Figure Skating in general is bad, but ice dance is nothing but a vipers nest of politics

Canadian Figure Skating Team for 2026 ISU Figure Skating World Championships
 
https://skatecanada.ca/2026/02/23/canadian-figure-skating-team-announced-for-2026-isu-figure-skating-world-championships/

I’d definitely add figure skating to the mix. Beyond Gogolev, we have incredible depth coming up. Lia Cho (13) is arguably the best young female skater in the world right now, and Quinn Startek (14) is another huge talent that many people are already talking about. Minsol Kwan (17) Camilla Volkova (15) Viktoria Barahatkina (15) and Sandrine Blais (17) are also very promising. Grayson Long (17) is also being talked about a lot and is currently working with Brian Orser.
 
In pairs, Lia Pereira is only 21, which means she still has a long career ahead with Trent if they stay together. But i think Ava Kemp (18) and Yohnatan Elizarov (23) will eventually take over as the next dominant pair.
 
In ice dance, LaLa (25/26) seem poised to step into Piper and Paul’s shoes and potentially even exceed them. They could realistically challenge the young American duo and position themselves strongly heading into the French Alps, even with the French team expected to dominate on home ice. On top of that, we also have a very promising young dance team in Layla Veillon (19) and Alexander Brandys (20). So there is a lot to be excited about for the future of figure skating for Canada as well.

3rd place for Arnaud Gaudet in parallel giant slalom at the Krynica, Poland world cup!

Score would have placed them 4th at Worlds last year!

Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard wins silver at the Tashkent grand slam

Our sprinters on both sides are looking good for the French alps. Last year Jalen Doan won gold in the 500m and silver in the 1000m.