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Catriona Ann Le May Doan, OC (born December 23, 1970) is a retired Canadian speed skater and a double Olympic champion in the 500 m. She served as the chef de mission for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
- Women’s Soccer Team
- Women’s Hockey Team
- Mandy Bujold
- Kim Gaucher
- Team Canada Swimmers
- Cynthia Appiah and Dawn Richardson Wilson
- Marnie Mcbean and Catriona Le May Doan
- Tokyo 2020
- Fighting For Equality
After back-to-back bronze medal finishes, Canada’s women’s soccer team broke through in Tokyo to win Olympic gold for the first time in the nation’s history. The historic run featured a number of storylines that captivated the nation, including a revenge semifinal win against the U.S., a jaw-dropping performance by Stephanie Labbé which included a ...
Team Canada reclaimed the throne atop women’s hockey by going undefeated in the Olympic tournament capped off by a win in the gold medal game against the United States 3-2. Off the heels of a IIHF gold in 2021, Team Canada dominated throughout the tournament. They scored 57 goals, the most ever in one Olympic women’s hockey tournament. Captain Mari...
Before competing at the Olympic Games, Mandy Bujoldwon a landmark court battle against the highest Olympic court in order to qualify for her spot in Tokyo. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) originally ruled Bujold ineligible to compete in Tokyo because she had recently given birth to her daughter and was recovering postpartum during the 201...
Basketball player Kim Gaucherwas also the face of change by giving competing mothers the chance to be with their newborns in Tokyo. Family members of athletes were initially barred from attending the Tokyo Olympics due to coronavirus restrictions, but Gaucher – who gave birth to her daughter Sophie a few months before the Games – appealed the decis...
If Rio 2016 was remembered for Penny Oleksiak’s ascendance atop the swimming world, Tokyo 2020 showed there was a whole roster of swimmers on Team Canada ready to shine on the biggest stage. Team Canada took home six medals in swimming, all of them won by women. Maggie Mac Neil won a gold in the 100m butterfly and came away with three medals in tot...
Cynthia Appiah and Dawn Richardson Wilsonrepresented Canada in bobsleigh, and wore their Ghanian roots with pride competing in their first Olympic Games. Appiah, the more senior of the two, had been a national team member since 2015, while Richardson Wilson competed after taking up the sport just three years ago. The two finished eighth in the two-...
Chef de Mission’s act as the spokesperson for Team Canada in the lead up to and during the Olympics, and serve as mentors, supporters, and cheerleaders for competing athletes. Both Marnie McBean and Catriona Le May Doanwere selected based on their previous Olympic achievements, and their willingness and motivation to continue their Olympic journey ...
Canada’s record-breaking medal total at Tokyo 2020 would not have been possible without the women. In fact, 18 of Team Canada’s medals – a whopping 75 per cent – were won in women’s events and they came in nine different sports. Some of the notable performances included six medals in swimming, Canada’s first ever Olympic softball medal, and gold me...
During the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Team Canada showed its solidarity with the social justice movement efforts as the women’s rugby and soccer teams kneeled ahead of their medal rounds qualifier matches.
Sep 18, 2011 · Team Canada - Catriona Le May Doan took her place in the Canadian Olympic history books at Salt Lake City 2002 where she became the first Canadian athlete to successfully defend an Olympic gold medal in an individual event.
Sep 18, 2011 · With her impressive resume, Le May Doan was named Canadian flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony at Salt Lake City 2002, her fourth Olympic Games. She skated to another Olympic record – one that would not be broken until Sochi 2014 – to win her second straight gold medal in the 500m.
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Nov 17, 2020 · The Canadian Olympic Committee announced Tuesday that Catriona Le May Doan has been appointed chef de mission for Team Canada at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. As Scott...
Nov 17, 2020 · Catriona Le May Doan, right, two-time Olympic Speed Skating Gold Medalist, gives Jonathan Elder a high-five Saturday at a Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus awareness event in Saskatoon.
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Jun 1, 2018 · After carrying the Canadian flag into the 2002 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremonies (her fourth Olympics), Catriona defended her Olympic title with a Gold medal performance in the 500 metre event, becoming the first Canadian individual, and the only female Canadian individual, to defend a gold medal at any Olympic games.
