OTTAWA -- Six McGillians are among a delegation of 102
student-athletes and 39 officials that will represent Canada at the
2011 Winter Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey, from Jan. 27 to Feb. 6.
The opening ceremonies of the 25th Winter World University Games
are set for 8 p.m. local time (1 p.m. Eastern) on Thursday.
The two Canadian hockey teams will be in action on opening day,
both at 4 p.m. local. The women, with McGill stars
Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles, Que., and
Carly Hill of Dorval, Que., begin the defence of
their Universiade title against Finland while the men - silver
medallists in 2009 - kick off the tournament against Slovenia.
The men's hockey team will feature Redmen captain Evan
Vossen of Swift Current, Sask., in addition to forward
Maxime Langelier-Parent of Lery, Que., and
all-Canadian rearguard Marc-Andre Dorion of St.
Hubert, Que.
Also representing McGill will be alpine ski coach David
Côté of St. Hubert, who will serve as an assistant coach
with the Canadian squad.
"Our group of athletes is going to be competitive," said
Canadian chef de mission, Beth Ali. "We've seen
success over the years in curling, hockey and speed skating and we
hope to see similar results here in Turkey."
"The athletes' village is beautiful with the ski jumping venue
visible from most residences including our own," added University
of Toronto's Director of Intercollegiate and High Performance
Sport, who arrived in Erzurum on Saturday. "The staff and
volunteers have been great and we look forward to what promises to
be an outstanding Games."
In addition to hockey, Canada will be competing in alpine
skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, curling, short track speed
skating and snowboarding over the next two weeks.
At the last Winter Universiade in Harbin, China, in 2009, Canada
tallied six medals including one gold (women's hockey), four silver
(men's hockey, women's curling, short track men's 1000m, short
track men's 5000m relay) and one bronze (short track women's 3000m
relay).
Canada's best showing at the Winter Universiade came in 1985
when Canadian student-athletes returned from Belluno, Italy, with
18 medals including five gold. An exceptional short track speed
skating team featuring numerous Olympic medallists such as Susan
Auch, Maryse Perreault, Louis Grenier and Michel Daignault
accounted for 17 of those podiums and all five first-place
finishes.
Canada also hit double digits in 2003 in Tarvisio, Italy,
amassing 10 medals including two gold, five silver and three
bronze.
The first Winter Universiade were held in 1960 in Chamonix,
France. Canada claimed its first medal in 1968 at the fifth
biennial Games in Innsbruck, Austria, when the men's hockey team
skated to a third-place finish. The first Canadian gold medal came
four years later in Lake Placid, NY, when alpine skier Lisa
Richardson won the downhill race.
Following is a complete list of student-athletes and officials
representing Canada in Erzurum (listed by sport).
WEBSITES & LINKS (including sport-by-sport and daily
schedules):
Team Canada website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/universiade/winter
Team Canada schedule by sport:
http://english.cis-sic.ca/universiade/winter/2011/files/sch_sport
Team Canada schedule by day: http://english.cis-sic.ca/universiade/winter/2011/files/sch_day
Official Universiade website: http://www.universiadeerzurum.org/english
TEAM CANADA STUDENT-ATHLETES
Alpine Skiing
Name
School
Hometown
Maëlle
Bergeron
Cegep
F.-X.-Garneau
Quebec City, Que.
Kendall
Brown
Westminster
College
Toronto, Ont.
Catherine
Morel
Cegep
F.-X.-Garneau
Quebec City, Que.
Rebecca
Nadler
Harvard
University
Ottawa, Ont.
Nicole Poleschuk
University of Nevada Reno Winnipeg,
Man.
Marie-France Tessier University of
Montreal
Montreal, Que.
Philippe Crête Belzile Laval
University
Cap-Rouge, Que.
Olivier
Lacaille
University of
Montreal
Montreal, Que.
Braden
Long
Dartmouth
College
Clarksburg, Ont.
Simon
Mannella
Laval
University
Montreal, Que.
Louis
Morin
Laval
University
Montreal, Que.
Philippe
Rivet
Champlain
College
Greenfield Park, Que.
Biathlon
Lauren
Brookes
University of Alberta
(Augustana) Halifax, N.S.
Elizabeth Mawdsley University of Alberta
(Augustana) Fort Smith,
N.W.T.
Jennifer
Paterson University
of Alberta (Augustana) St.
Albert, Alta.
Kathryn
Stone
University of Alberta
(Augustana) Camrose, Alta.
Johnathon Forward University of
Alberta (Augustana) Corner
Brook, Nfld.
Jaime
Robb
University of British
Columbia
Hay River, N.W.T.
Jon
Skinstad
University of Alberta
(Augustana) Camrose, Alta.
Kai
Skinstad
University of Alberta
(Augustana) Camrose, Alta.
Cross Country Skiing
Adele
Lay
Carleton
University
Eden Mills, Ont.
Alexia Pichard-Jolicoeur Laval
University
St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Que.
Zoe
Roy
University of
Utah
Bracebridge, Ont.
Mary
Thompson
Laurentian
University
Woodstock, Ont.
Maja Zimmermann University of
Alberta (Augustana) Edmonton,
Alta.
Colin
Abbott
Carleton
University
Whitehorse, Yukon
Benjamin
Hébert Laval
University
Montreal, Que.
Jesse
Heckrodt
University of British
Columbia
Enderby, B.C.
Anthony
Killick
University of
Calgary
Fort McMurray, Alta.
Vincent
Ruel
Laval
University
Charny, Que.
Curling
Brooklyn Lemon
University of
Regina
Maryfield, Sask.
Chelsey Peterson
University of
Regina
Estevan, Sask.
Ashley
Green
University of
Regina
Yellowknife, N.W.T.
Nicole
Lang
University of
Regina
Regina, Sask.
Sarah Watamanuk
University of
Regina
Crane Valley, Sask.
Jonathan
Beuk
Queen's
University
Kingston, Ont.
Andrew
Inouye
Queen's
University
Ottawa, Ont.
Chadd Vandermade Queen's
University
Ottawa, Ont.
Scott
Chadwick
Queen's
University
Marysville, Ont.
William
Francis
Queen's
University
Toronto, Ont.
Hockey (men)
Scott
Aarssen
Western Ontario University London, Ont.
Kevin
Baker
Western Ontario University Georgetown,
Ont.
Ryan
Berard
Carleton
University
Niagara Falls, Ont.
Matt
Caria
Lakehead
University
Sault St. Marie, Ont.
Francis
Charland U of
Quebec at Trois-Rivières Victoriaville, Que.
Marc-André Dorion McGill
University
St-Hubert, Que.
Yashar Farmanara
Western Ontario University West Vancouver,
B.C.
Anthony
Grieco
Western Ontario University Brampton,
Ont.
Dominic
Jalbert
University of
Ottawa
Hull, Que.
Geoff
Killing
Western Ontario University Embro, Ont.
Thomas Kiriakou
University of
Guelph
Richmond Hill, Ont.
Maxime Langelier-Parent McGill
University Lery,
Que.
Brandon MacLean Carleton
University
Burlington, Ont.
Matthieu
Methot
University of
Ottawa
Ottawa, Ont.
Tim
Priamo
University of
Guelph
Guelph, Ont.
Chris
Ray
University of
Waterloo
Kelowna, B.C.
Jean-Michel Rizk
Wilfrid Laurier
University Durham,
Que.
Jordan
Smith
Lakehead
University
Sault St. Marie, Ont.
Kyle Sonnenburg
University of
Waterloo
Waterloo, Ont.
Keaton Turkiewicz Western Ontario
University Brantford, Ont.
Evan
Vossen
McGill
University
Swift Current, Sask.
Jim
Watt
University of
Windsor
Edmonton, Alta.
Hockey (women)
Ann-Sophie Bettez
McGill
University
Sept-Iles, Que.
Andrea
Boras
University of
Alberta
Calgary, Alta.
Beth
Clause
Brock
University
Hamilton, Ont.
Kim
Deschênes
University of
Montreal
Saint-Quentin, N.B.
Jenna
Downey
StFX
University
Stratford, Ont.
Suzanne
Fenerty StFX
University
Cole Harbour, N.S.
Breanne
George
University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Sask.
Carly
Hill
McGill
University
Dorval, Que.
Andrea
Ironside
Wilfrid Laurier
University Collingwood,
Ont.
Liz
Knox
Wilfrid Laurier
University Stouffville,
Ont.
Erin
Lally
Concordia
University
Calgary, Alta.
Jocelyn
Leblanc
Dalhousie
University
Moncton, N.B.
Alicia
Martin
Wilfrid Laurier
University Etobicoke,
Ont.
Addie
Miles
University of
Manitoba
Winnipeg, Man.
Mariève
Provost
University of
Moncton
Laval, Que.
Ellie
Seedhouse
Western Ontario University Whitby, Ont.
Jacalyn
Sollis
University of
Guelph
West Vancouver, B.C.
Candice
Styles
Wilfrid Laurier
University Orangeville,
Ont.
Courtney
Unruh
York
University
Fort St. John, B.C.
Kelsey
Webster
York
University
Duncan, B.C.
Jessica
Zerafa
University of
Guelph
Mississauga, Ont.
Short Track Speed Skating
Gabrielle Waddell
University of
Calgary
Red Deer, Alta.
Andrea
Do-Duc
Concordia
University
Montreal, Que.
Sabrina Bourgela
Maisonneuve
College
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Que.
Valérie
Lambert
U of Quebec at
Montreal Montreal,
Que.
Kristy Shoebridge
University of
Calgary
Calgary, Alta.
Gabriel Chiasson-Poirier U of Quebec at
Montreal
Sherbrooke, Que.
Allyn
Gagnon
U of Quebec at
Montreal Montreal,
Que.
Pier-Olivier Gagnon Cegep
Rosemont
Quebec City, Que.
Liam
McFarlane
University of
Calgary
Calgary, Alta.
Vincent Cournoyer Cegep
Édouard-Montpetit
Boucherville, Que.
Snowboarding
Anne-Frédérique Grenier Laval
University
Beaupré, Que.
Justine
Côté
Laval
University
Petite-Rivière-St-François, Que.
Antoine Laurin-Lalonde École de technologie
supérieure Montreal, Que.
Dylan
Riley
University of
Calgary
Calgary, Alta.
Frédéric Laurin-Lalonde University of
Montreal
Montreal, Que.
Mackenzie Carter
Carleton
University
Maryhill, Ont.
Pierce
Smith
Humber
College
Caledon, Ont.
Rob
Ritchie
University of
Calgary
Calgary, Alta.
Taylor
Ronsky
University of
Calgary
Calgary, Alta.
TEAM CANADA PERSONNEL AND COACHES
Mission Staff
Chef de Mission: Beth Ali (University of Toronto)
Assistant Chef: Mary MacDonald (CIS)
Communications Manager: Ari Grossman (Wilfrid Laurier
University)
Operations Manager: Elizabeth Kiraly (CIS)
Chief Medical Officer: Dr. Devin Nielsen
Chief Therapist: Andrea Prieur (University of Toronto)
Physician: Dr. Taryn Taylor (Carleton University)
Therapist: Jacques Lavergne (Laval University)
Therapist: Vicky Wiltshire (Queen's University)
Alpine Skiing
Head Coach / Team Leader: Vincent Lavoie (Laval University /
Quebec City, Que.)
Coach: David Côté (McGill University / St-Hubert,
Que.)
Biathlon
Team Leader: Joan Skinstad (University of Alberta - Augustana /
Camrose, Alta.)
Coach: Hans Skinstad (University of Alberta - Augustana /
Camrose, Alta.)
Cross Country Skiing
Team Leader: Mary Waddell (Wahnapitae, Ont.)
Head Coach: Mark Tierney (Corner Brook, Nfld.)
Coach: Sara Nielsen (University of Alaska Anchorage /
Whitehorse, Yukon)
Coach: Kirk Potter (Whitehorse, Yukon)
Curling
Team Leader: Wendy Morgan (Burlington, Ont.)
Coach (women): Travis Brown (Loreburn, Sask.)
Coach (men): Richard Henderson (Thunder Bay, Ont.)
Team official (women): Alison Fisher (Regina, Sask.)
Hockey (men)
General Manager: Brian Bourque (University of Waterloo)
Head Coach: Clarke Singer (Western Ontario University)
Assistant Coach: Kevin Figsby (Concordia University)
Assistant Coach: Shawn Camp (University of Guelph)
Equipment Manager: Bob McLeod (Western Ontario University)
Therapist: Gunner Obrascos (University of Guelph)
Video Coordinator: Cam O'Donnell (Western Ontario
University)
Hockey (women)
Head coach: Les Lawton (Concordia University)
Assistant coach: Stacey Colarossi (York University)
Assistant coach: Mandi Duhamel (Carleton University)
Therapist: Marcel Charland (University of Toronto)
Doctor: Patti Galvin (University of Guelph)
Short Track Speed Skating
Team leader: Jennifer Cottin (Montreal, Que.)
Coach: Paul Hunter (Calgary, Alta.)
Coach: Jon Cavar (Calgary, Alta.)
Coach: Jeff Scholten (Mascouche, Que.)
Snowboarding
Team Leader: Nadia M'Seffar (Vancouver, B.C.)
Coach: Patrick Gaudet (Montcalm, Que.)
For more information contact:
Ari Grossman (on site in Turkey)
Communications Officer
Team Canada
2011 Winter Universiade
Cell (in Turkey): 011-90-537-704-91-13
agrossman@wlu.ca
Michel Bélanger
Manager, Communications & Media Relations
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Off: (613) 562-5670 ext. 25
Cell: (613) 447-6334
belanger@universitysport.ca
www.cis-sic.ca
