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One Year to 2010 Olympics

February 20, 2009

With less than 365 days until Vancouver hosts the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Canadians are really starting to catch Olympic fever. As communities across the country join in the excitement, the National Speakers Bureau will too! In honour of the start of the one-year countdown, NSB is featuring the "Women of the Olympics We Love":

     

Chantal Petitclerc - Five-Time Paralympic Gold medalist Chantal Petiticlerc defies all obstacles that stand in her way. A paraplegic from the age of 13, she uses her own story to illustrate the importance of ambitious goals, vision and, especially, dreams.

                   

    

Debbie Muir - The Coaches' Coach one of the most successful coaches of all time, Muir led the Canadian National Synchronized Swimming Team to four Olympic medals plus seven world championships.

                    

Silken Laumann Greatest Comeback Olympian Silken Laumann is one of Canada's most inspirational leaders. In 1992, she made the greatest comeback in Canadian sports history, winning an Olympic medal in Barcelona after a devastating training incident. Laumann now speaks of 'Rowing Smooth in Rough Waters' for audiences across the country.

             

                    

Catriona LeMay Doan - The Fastest Woman on Ice Catriona LeMay Doan knows how to win. This champion speed skater has broken the world record eight times, and is the first Canadian ever to defend a gold medal at any Olympic Games.

         

Clara Hughes - Summer and Winter Olympics Medalist - One of Canada's most famous and decorated Olympians of all time, cyclist and speed skater Clara Hughes is the only Canadian and athlete in history to win multiple medals in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

                 

Charmaine Crooks - Five-time Olympian and member of the IOCA five-time Olympian, Charmaine Crooks represented Canada for close to 20 years. She is the first Canadian woman to run under two minutes over 800 meters. Recently, Crooks was honoured with the Jack Diamond Sports Personality of the Year Award.

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