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Canadian Sports Visionary Sees A Strong Future for the Youth Olympic Game
By Emily Ridlington, Sports Media Canada Special Correspondent and International Olympic Committee Young Reporter While the Winter Youth Olympic Games are the brainchild of International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, many National Olympic Committees are actively supporting the concept. This includes Canadian Olympic Committee and its president Marcel Aubut. “We really adopted the philosophy and we hope it gives the athletes the taste to go … [Read More...]
So Much For Feeling Like a Stranger
by Steve McAllister, President, Sports Media Canada, in Innsbruck to represent Canada at the annual A.I.P.S. Congress there. INNSBRUCK, Austria -As it turns out, the host city for the first-ever Youth Winter Olympics and the 75th AIPS Congress is crawling with Canadians. Charmaine Crooks, the 1984 Olympic silver medalist, served as the master of ceremonies Friday in officially welcoming sports journalist from 104 countries to the annual Congress. Besides serving on the Canadian Olympic … [Read More...]
Changing Times
By Emily Ridlington, Sports Media Canada Special Correspondent and International Olympic Committee Young Reporter When Innsbruck first hosted a Winter Olympic Games, the snow was cleared by men who skied up and down the hill with baskets on their backs. The equipment skiers used was basic. Now it’s not uncommon for skiers to have several pairs of skis depending on the conditions and all equipment is state-of-the-art. During the opening ceremonies these signs of changing … [Read More...]
Witnessing Olympic History
By Emily Ridlington, Sports Media Canada Special Correspondent and International Olympic Committee Young Reporter For 14 young women, their ski jumping at the Winter Youth Olympic Games was anything but ordinary and has put them in the ¥outh Olympic record books. This is the first time ladies’ ski jumping has been a part of any Olympic Games. The contest at Seefeld Arena was intense with gold going to Japan’s Sara Takanashi. “I’m very proud,” the 15-year-old said, … [Read More...]
Go Canada Go!
By Emily Ridlington, Sports Media Canada Special Correspondent and International Olympic Committee Young Reporter Today was my first day out in the field. In the early evening I stopped in at a Team Canada gathering. Canada has sent 51 outstanding young athletes to compete in 13 events. There are 35 males and 16 females. Clad in their black, red and white uniforms, the young athletes listened to their Chef de Mission Beckie Scott speak about her experience at previous Olympic … [Read More...]
Emily Ridlington reports from Innsbruck
Canadian sports journalist Emily Ridlington is in Innsbruck, Austria at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games as part of the International Olympic Committee’s Young Reporters Program. From January 13 to January 22, the 24-year-old and 14 other young reporters from around the world will be working in the field to cover the Games. Ridlington and the others were chosen from amongst the best of the cadre of Young Reporters after the first Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in August … [Read More...]
Brian Williams receives Order of Canada
Brian Williams first popped up in the living rooms of Canadians on their TV sets as the sportscaster on the Toronto CBC TV station CBLT. He soon was part of the national CBC TV Sports coverage crews, ultimately emerging as the prime time face of CBC’s highly-rated Olympic Coverage. When CTV / TSN took on a greater role in Olympic Coverage in recent years, Brian moved to the private network to become part of their TV Sports team, continuing his role as principal host of Olympic … [Read More...]
Tim and Sid Now on Sportsnet 590 The FAN
Sportsnet 590 The FAN has announced that Tim Micallef and Sid Seixeiro are the new co-hosts of the afternoon show - Tim and Sid. The pair will anchor the weekly timeslot from 1 to 4 pm ET and discuss the 'hot button' issues in the world of sports. “Tim and Sid are well-known personalities in the sports-talk genre and have a huge following,” said Don Kollins, Program Director, Sportsnet 590 The FAN. “They bring a strong social network and podcast following to the station. Two … [Read More...]
