The pressure athletes and active people have to perform can be tremendous. In addition to achieving athletic success, some athletes may also feel pressure to maintain a certain body composition or body type for their sport. This can come from being involved in a sport which has weight categories (ie. judo), is aesthetic in nature (ie. dance) or where the perception that a light and lean physique may be advantageous (ie. distance running). Read story
Immune Boosting Nutrition
March 12, 2010A healthy immune system is going to help keep you training at 100% of your physiological potential. Getting sick can throw your training off for a couple of days or a few weeks. In some cases, such as the athletes competing in the 2010 Olympic games, this could mean the difference between winning a medal or not!
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Behind the Scenes of Olympic Nutrition
March 2, 2010With the 2010 games just past, we’ve got a sneak peak to nutrition planning. As the sport dietitian for the Canadian Snowboard team, there was an abundance of work that went on behind the scenes to make sure our Olympians were optimally fueled to compete at their highest level of performance. This blog is a snapshot of what went on in the front lines with athletes and staff as we prepared for the competition of a lifetime! Read story
Snowboard Cross pulls in Gold & Silver Medals for Canadians
February 17, 2010The course at Cypress might have been troubled, but nothing was too tough for these Canadian Snowboard Cross athletes: Maelle Ricker and Mike Robertson.
Holding their heads high as they each brought home medals on Canadian turf, these two athletes made every Canadian proud as Robertson won Silver, and Ricker took home the Gold.
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Olympian Johnny Weir and Chocolate Milk
February 16, 2010Johnny Weir, an American figure skater competing in the 2010 Winter Olympic games, says he is still a ‘Country boy to the core.’
What does that mean? To Johnny, it means eating giant tomatoes, being barefoot in the grass, and – you guessed it – drinking chocolate milk!
Read more here (miamiherald.com)
[Photo Credit: Elaine Thompson]
Chocolate Milk and Breakfast Television
February 9, 2010Our very own nutrition specialist, Jennifer Gibson, spent some time in the spotlight yesterday morning as she discussed the dietary needs of an Olympic athlete on Breakfast Television. As the nutritionist for the Canadian National Snowboard Team, Jennifer is going to be making sure our athletes are eating right. Among her recommendations for foods that help to create the optimal race-day diet were oatmeal, fruit, yogurt, and plenty of fluids including….you guessed it: chocolate milk!
Watch the full interview by following this link and selecting the “Olympic Diet” clip at the bottom of the screen.
Mercedes Nicoll Gets Ready to Ride
January 26, 2010Mercedes Nicoll couldn’t be more pumped to be getting ready to ride the halfpipe in the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Canadian Snowboarders Thrive in Telluride
December 27, 2009As the 2010 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup event came to an end on December 19th in Telluride, Colorado, the Canadian Snowboarding Team was able to add an impressive seven podium finishes to its season tally.
Check Out Canada’s Olympic Snowboard Team on MTV’s Over the Bolts
September 25, 2009MTV is on deck with captivating, behind-the-scenes access to Canada’s national snowboard team in the original series OVER THE BOLTS.
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Canadian Freestyle Snowboard Team Adds Experience to Coaching Staff
September 15, 2009Canada~Snowboard has just announced that Kris DeCoste of Thornbury, Ontario, has joined the coaching staff of the Canadian Freestyle Snowboard Team that will be going to the Olympics in just a few months.
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Jennifer Gibson
Jennifer Gibson is a Registered Dietitian working exclusively with high performance athletes.
Canada~Snowboard
Canada~Snowboard is the national body overseeing competitive snowboarding in Canada.
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