Blondin exceeds expectations at speedskating allround worlds
When objectives are set and exceeded, there is no better feeling for an athlete. Case in point: Ivanie Blondin. “It’s more than what I was expecting for sure,” said the Ottawa speedskater with a smile....
View ArticleOlympian Denny Morrison recovering after motorcycle crash
Olympic speedskater Denny Morrison is recovering in hospital after having no complications during or after surgery for a fractured femur. Morrison, 29, has been at Foothills Hospital since Thursday...
View Article'No regrets' about giving up spot in Olympic race, says Gilmore Junio
There were times during the season when that old, cynical adage that no good deed ever goes unpunished must have crossed the mind of Gilmore Junio. It was 15 months ago when the young Calgarian...
View ArticleSpeedskating champ Denny Morrison charged after motorcycle crash that toppled...
Olympic speedskating medalist Denny Morrison was charged with failing to yield to a yellow light after a crash earlier this month that sent him to hospital with a fractured femur. Morrison, 29, had...
View Article'I know I am one lucky dude': Denny Morrison on motorcycle crash that tipped car
Olympic speed-skating medallist Denny Morrison is working on walking slowly nearly three weeks after he was in a motorcycle crash that tipped a Toyota Corolla on its side. Morrison is getting around...
View ArticleKaillie Humphries named Calgary Stampede parade marshal
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Kaillie Humphries has been named the grand marshal for this year’s Calgary Stampede parade. The Calgary-born Humphries won gold medals in the two-woman bobleigh at the...
View ArticleCrown drops traffic charge against Olympic speedskater Denny Morrison
There was a huge sigh of relief on Friday afternoon for four-time Olympic medallist speedskater Denny Morrison when the Crown dropped a charge against him of failing to yield to a yellow light at an...
View ArticleFortney: Pro athletes, Olympians talk mentors and mentoring
She’s taken home gold from the last two winter Olympics and last month clinched the women’s bobsleigh World Cup title, a promising mid-cycle win in her lead-up to the 2018 Winter Olympics in...
View ArticleCruickshank: Speedskater Morrison smiling about his comeback
Officially, he did not race. Scan the speedskating results for the Olympic Oval Finale – the season-capping stop on the Canada Cup circuit – and you will not find Denny Morrison’s name. Thursday’s...
View ArticleOlympic speedskater Denny Morrison fractures leg in Calgary motorcycle crash
Four-time Olympic speedskating medallist Denny Morrison suffered a femur fracture and other non-life-threatening injuries on Thursday night after a motorcycle crash. Morrison, 29, of Fort St. John,...
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