own the podium

Proponents claim the 10 games Canada hopes to stage in 2026 will inspire a new generation of stars. The history of sports mega-events begs to differ.

How scheduling, math and the Penny Oleksiak spark led to hardware for Canada’s female athletes

Turning a Winter nation into a Summer nation isn’t a short-term project.

The projects that will shape their performance: sleep therapy, concussion research and, yes, beetroot

Jasey-Jay Anderson put retirement on hold for one last shot at Olympic glory. When the big day came, he was ready.

The Vancouver Games started as a ‘crazy’ dream and ended up a wondrous spectacle that transfixed and, just maybe, transformed a nation

Own the Podium was more than just good sport. It was a picture of our country as it was always supposed to be.

SCOTT FESCHUK: Judging various elements of the Vancouver Olympics using a numerical ranking from zero to 10

Increases to benefits are meager, but safe from the chopping block

Will medal counts affect future funding for Canada’s athletes?

During the Olympics, the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee told an Australian reporter that we owed a great debt to Australia and what it has been doing for some years now to fund its Olympians. In that regard, it is probably worth reviewing the Crawford Report, an extensive study of Australian sport that raised all sorts of questions about pursuing Olympic success and has, subsequently, attracted all sorts of controversy. Among the problematic paragraphs contained therein, this.

For Peter Mansbridge, it was tough working for the network that wasn’t allowed to cover anything