The Olympic Athlete: What it Takes to Get to the Games

“The Olympic Athlete: What it Takes to Get to the Games”, was held April 2012. Speakers included Carl Georgevski, a three-time Olympic coach and current head coach of the Blues track and field program; Professor Gretchen Kerr, a sport psychology expert and advisor to competitive athletes in gymnastics, swimming and skating; and Professor Greg Wells, host of Gemini Award-winning Superbodies and sport physiologist to world champion kayaker Adam van Koeverden. Olympic rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Orlando, a five-time senior Canadian champion and Commonwealth Games record-holder, was the keynote speaker for the evening. The panel discussion moderated by award-winning CBC Radio sports journalist Teddy Katz.