Past & Present Canadian Olympians

Donovan knew it was time for him to get off the couch when he witnessed people he used to beat in high school track competing on the National Team. Only six years later, Donovan broke the 100 meter World & Olympic record securing his first gold medal.

Shortly after breaking the 100 meter World Record, Bailey was challenged by Michael Johnson, the Olympic winner of the 200m sprint, to a highly publicized race to determine "the world's fastest man."

A sold out crowd of 60,000 were in attendance at Toronto's SkyDome to witness this highly anticipated Canada vs. US showdown. When the race began, both Donovan and Michael surged out of the gates. As Donovan creeped past, Michael pulled his quadriceps allowing Donovan to cruise past the finish line securing his title as the world's fastest man.

What is Bailey Doing Now?
More recently, Donovan Bailey has been taking advantage of his business education by pursuing a proprietary training program, real estate, and an upcoming apparel line. Aside from business, Bailey also works closely with charities where he supports everything from young athletes to cancer research.

Beckie started cross country skiing by the age of 5. All that practice would eventually pay off as it led her to the 1998 & 2002 Winter Olympic Games. After finishing third in the five kilometre cross-country skiing pursuit, Beckie was bumped up to first place and took home gold after her opponents tested positive for illegal performance enhancing drugs. Beckie Scott became the first North American woman to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing.

What has Beckie Scott Been Up to?
Beckie Scott now supports charitable events by obtaining donations for UNICEF efforts in Afghanistan. More recently, Beckie joined the fight against performing enhancing drugs by becoming a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency's athletes committee.

Born and raised in Winnipeg, Cindy Klassen started her competitive career at the Commonwealth Games in 1994 as she represented Canada on the women's Field Lacrosse Team. After dabbling with a number of competitive team sports, Cindy eventually found her true calling in speed skating. Cindy soon became the first Canadian ever to win five medals in a single Olympics at the 2006 Winter Games. So far, Klassen has already racked up a total of eight Olympic medals and hopes to add to her collection in 2010.

What has Cindy Been Up To?
Cindy recently announced that she would not be competing in the 2009 World Cup season. Instead, she plans on resting her recovering knee in preparation of the 2010 Whistler Olympics.

Born in 1965, Mario Lemieux is no stranger to adversity & prosperity. Early in his career, Mario was diagnosed with a deadly form of cancer; needless to say, he battled through it and won. Aside from winning the fight against cancer, Lemieux also led Team Canada to a gold medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics and the Pittsburgh Penguins to 2 Stanley Cups. All this success eventually landed him a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

What Has Mario Been Doing Recently?
Before retiring for the second time at the age of 40, Mario had one more challenge to overcome. His long time NHL team was facing bankruptcy and needed a buyer to survive. In 1999, Lemieux came in and purchased the Pittsburgh Penguins making him the principal owner and chairman of the board.

Stojko's parents were huge Elvis Presley fans, so they did what any other die-hard fan would do and named their son after him. Stojko grew up quickly and became the first person in history to land a quadruple-double jump at the 1991 World Championships. Unfortunately however, he placed 7th overall in the 1992 Olympic Games.

Two short years later, Elvis brought back his first Olympic silver medal in 1994. From that point on, Stojko won the hearts of Canadians as he brought back another Olympic silver medal along with a slew of World Figure Skating Championship medals throughout 1994 - 2002.

Stojko After Skating
After a successful & popular skating career, Stojko appeared on several popular television shows including The Simpsons.

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