Meet the athletes – Milano Cortina 2026
Go behind the scenes with Team Canada! Watch exclusive videos as athletes share their journeys, insights, and what it takes to compete on the world’s biggest stage.
Cheer on the athletes who will proudly wear the maple leaf at the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Discover the Team Canada athletes who are ready to shine in Italy in 2026.
Transcript — Collin Cameron on breaking barriers in para sport
Video length: 00:00:34
[The video opens with an image of a sit-ski athlete wearing bib number 14 races on a snowy mountain slope.]
That's not something
I really had access to as a kid.
And it wasn't until I was, you
know, in my twenties that I found para sport.
[Image of a man with short dark hair and a beard speaks on camera, wearing a black shirt. Text on screen is Collin Cameron, Para Nordic athlete.]
But I see the shift now.
And clubs in all types of sports around Canada, back home in Ontario, having grassroots programs for, for para-Nordic or para ice hockey.
[Image of a sit-ski athlete wearing bib number 14 races.]
[Change of image to a Para Nordic skier wearing tinted goggles and a race bib. ]
[Change of image to a sit-ski athlete wearing bib number 14 races on a snowy mountain slope.]
[Image of a man with short dark hair and a beard speaks on camera, wearing a black shirt.]
And that's so exciting. And I love that because we have so much potential in Canada to get more athletes
in, in all types of para sport.
[The Canada Wordmark appears.]
Transcript — Motivation on Ice – Courtney Sarault
Video length: 00:00:36
[The video opens with an image of a woman with long dark hair on camera, wearing a black shirt. Text on screen is Courtney Sarault, Speed Skating – Short Track.]
I go into my races again and I feel like I’m 16-17 again, just going for a goal, not caring the outcome. Like just wanting to reach something like. Like I’m 25 now, and I feel like I’m 17 again. I’m like going on to the ice and I’m like, what? What can I do, not what can I lose, what can I do, what can I achieve? Like this is something big, This is special, Enjoy it. Reach for it, go for it. Who cares? You know I failed 50 million times. Like, what’s one more time going to do?
[The Canada Wordmark appears.]
Transcript — Empowering the Next Generation: Jennifer Heil on Girls in Sport
Video length: 00:00:43
[Text on screen Jennifer Heil, Chef de Mission
[Image of a woman with long hair on camera, wearing a black shirt.]
I think the most important thing is that girls feel seen and valued in sport and in movement and recreation.
I think culturally that’s sometimes hard. I think we’ve come a long way in terms of equity, women’s sports on fire at a professional level.
And I feel like it’s, you know, getting the respect that it deserves and that so many women have paved the way and fought for.
So I think it’s a great time to be a young girl in Canada, in North America, with so many new opportunities.
But there’s still a lot of work to do where you know, young girls feel welcome and supported and confident.
[The Canada Wordmark appears.]