Please join us in celebrating all 110 athletes, 46 coaches and mission staff from across Canada who have qualified for the SOTC 2022 Training Squad with the potential to represent Canada at the next Special Olympics World Winter Games.
Special Olympics Team Canada 2022 Training Squad
ALPINE SKIING
Colby Bell - Vernon, British Columbia
Ferris Brewer - Calgary, Alberta
Amy Cizmar - Thunder Bay, Ontario
Steven Clapperton - Newmarket, Ontario
Robert Desautels - Gatineau, Quebec
Cory Duhaime - Delta, British Columbia
Jordan Ewert - Kelowna, British Columbia
Matthew Fields - Toronto, Ontario
Karina Fillion - Saguenay, Quebec
Félix Gareau - St-Bruno, Quebec
Michael Gilbert - St-Donat, Quebec
Jaimee Goad - Edmonton, Alberta
Roxana Golbeck - Cranbrook, British Columbia
Fiona Hall - Port Moody, British Columbia
William Hart - Thompson, Manitoba
Ambyr Lindon - Edmonton, Alberta
Édith Maillé - St-Charles Borromée, Quebec
Michael Milani - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Taylor Mitchell - Whistler, British Columbia
Wyatt Oostendorp - Edmonton, Alberta
Sydney Paul - Campbellville, Ontario
Kailyn Potomak - Langley, British Columbia
Erin Thom - Cranbrook, British Columbia
Malcolm Tietjen - Vancouver, British Columbia
Jacqueline Trudeau - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alisha Windsor - North Bay, Ontario
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
François Bleau-Carrier - Ste-Thérèse, Quebec
Michael Budden - Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador
Lisa Butler - Peterborough, Ontario
Julien Carignan - Boucherville, Quebec
Rachel Chevrette - Notre-Dame des Prairies, Quebec
Neal Condron - Brockville, Ontario
Dylan Dovell - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Sebastian Gylander - Golden, British Columbia
Anne Howlett - Owen Sound, Ontario
Philip Lock - Barrie, Ontario
Sarah McCarthy - Calgary, Alberta
Padraig McIntyre - Whitehorse, Yukon
Tracey Melesko - British Columbia
Emily Ross - Calgary, Alberta
Francis Stanley - West Kelowna, British Columbia
Elouise Stewart - Cochrane, Alberta
Kelsey Wyse - Kelowna, British Columbia
FIGURE SKATING
Émile Baz - St-Laurent, Quebec
Emma Bittorf - Strathmore, Alberta
Laurence Blondeau - Drummondville, Quebec
Emmanuel Bou Lutfallah - Montréal, Quebec
Vicky Dupont - Rawdon, Quebec
Jack Fan – Kanata, Ontario
Amber Harriman - Calgary, Alberta
Tin-Yee Ho - Vancouver, British Columbia
Stéphanie Lachance - Magog, Quebec
Rosemary Laidler – Kincardine, Ontario
Edmund Lau-Sing - Vancouver, British Columbia
Grace Morris - Ajax, Ontario
Meg Ohsada - Calgary, Alberta
Alexander Pang - Vancouver, British Columbia
Michael Reytchev - Kanata, Ontario
Sarah Ryan - Perth Road, Ontario
Marc Theriault - Delta, British Columbia
JorDen Tyson - Calgary, Alberta
Nicole Vespa - Hamilton, Ontario
Katie Xu - Kanata, Ontario
Kennedy Zaytsoff - Strathmore, Alberta
SNOWSHOEING
Lindsey Aarstad - British Columbia
Ashley Adie - Campbell River, British Columbia
Alec Baldwin - Gimli, Manitoba
Matthew Bedard - Sheguiandah, Ontario
Frédérique Binette - Sainte-Sophie, Quebec
Jason Coleman - Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
Audrey D'Astous - Québec, Quebec
Greg Donaldson - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jamie Foster - Woodlands, New Brunswick
Gaerrisen Freeland - Kitchener, Ontario
Mathieu Gervais - Sudbury, Ontario
Sébastien Hamel-Bourdeau - Chateauguay, Quebec
Jade Irvine - Barrie, Ontario
Meghan Josling - Brantford, Ontario
Emily Latta - Oakhill, Nova Scotia
Shirley Lavallee - Selkirk, Manitoba
Jacob Mathews - Orleans, Ontario
Michael Moreau - Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Jenny Murray - Edmonton, Alberta
Colby Oickle - Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Catherine Partlow - Whitby, Ontario
Nolan Penner - Tyndall, Manitoba
Maxime Perrault - St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Tyler Rissanen - Thunder Bay, Ontario
Monique Shah - Bradford, Ontario
Peter Snider - Waterloo, Ontario
Christi-Joe Snyders-Couchman - Alberton, Prince Edward Island
Richard Ward - Brantford, Ontario
Aura Wilkinson - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tony Wilkinson - Kelowna, British Columbia
SPEED SKATING
Sara Albers - London, Ontario
Liz Ashton - Victoria, British Columbia
Joshua Boudreau - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Alex Cappuccitti - Ajax, Ontario
Chris Hamilton - Abbotsford, British Columbia
Sarah Hannon - Ancaster, Ontario
David Kaplan - Montréal, Quebec
Jordan Koughan - Johnstons River, Prince Edward Island
Tyler Larson - Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
Véronique Leblanc - Dieppe, New Brunswick
Paige Norton - Abbottsford, British Columbia
Brandon Park - McIvers, Newfoundland and Labrador
Thomasina Payne - Clive, Alberta
Katie Saunders - Calgary, Alberta
Jordan Stevenson - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Zack Thibeault - Surrey, British Columbia
Coaches & Mission Staff
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT TEAM
Charity Sheehan, Chef de Mission - York, Prince Edward Island
Juli Prokopchuk-Brattan, Assistant Chef de Mission - Guelph, Ontario
Kendra Isaak, Team Manager - Toronto, Ontario
Serge Boulianne, Team Manager - Toronto, Ontario
Diala El-Zammar, Team Doctor - Chilliwack, British Columbia
Neil Cheeseman, Team Doctor - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Jasmina Vranesevic, Communications Liason - Toronto, Ontario
Allie Wiebe, Communications Liason - Toronto, Ontario
Natascha Wesch, Mental Performance Lead - London, Ontario
Marek Komar, Mental Performance Alternate - Edmonton, Alberta
ALPINE SKIING
Mark Schnurr, Head Coach - Coquitlam, British Columbia
Nicola Przeczek, Assistant Coach - Edmonton, Alberta
Misty Pagliaro, Assistant Coach - Cranbrook, British Columbia
Devyn Scott, Assistant Coach - West Kelowna, British Columbia
Randy Scott, Assistant Coach - Burnaby, British Columbia
Ron Struch, Assistant Coach - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Lucie Villeneuve, Assistant Coach - Saquenay, Quebec
Kirsten Bobbie, Mission Staff - Toronto, Ontario
Samantha Damiani, Additional Staff- Barrie, Ontario
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Annabel Stanley, Head Coach - West Kelowna, British Columbia
Garth Vickers, Assistant Coach - Kelowna, British Columbia
Les Sigal, Assistant Coach - Vernon, British Columbia
Ann Scully, Assistant Coach - Barrie, Ontario
Sylvie Bélanger, Assistant Coach - Lavaltrie, Quebec
Steven Oliver, Mission Staff - Dawson Creek, British Columbia
Ray Huson, Alternate Coach - Penticton, British Columbia
FIGURE SKATING
Mario Richard, Head Coach - St. Isidore, New Brunswick
Barbara Prystai, Assistant Coach - Calgary, Alberta
Jessica Chapelski, Assistant Coach - Vancouver, British Columbia
Tracey Zwiers, Assistant Coach - Orillia, Ontario
Marie-Andrée Cloutier, Assistant Coach - Mont St-Hilaire, Quebec
Jason Yan, Mission Staff - Victoria, British Columbia
Cathy Skinner, Assistant Coach - Stittsville, Ontario
SNOWSHOEING
Rachel Mathews, Head Coach - Orleans, Ontario
Maria Powell, Assistant Coach - Calgary, Alberta
David Wilkinson, Assistant Coach - Kelowna, British Columbia
Christina Giesbrecht, Assistant Coach - Burns Lake, British Columbia
Maureen Hunter, Assistant Coach - Campbell River, British Columbia
Rosemary Ryan, Assistant Coach - Kippens, Newfoundland and Labrador
Amy Cruickshank, Assistant Coach - Ottawa, Ontario
Serge Gagnon, Assistant Coach - Saguenay, Quebec
Craig Watson, Mission Staff - Albany, Prince Edward Island
Joel Florecki, Additional Staff - Burlington, Ontario
SPEED SKATING
Donna Bilous, Head Coach - Abbotsford, British Columbia
Benton McNicol, Assistant Coach - Thamesford, Ontario
Duncan Leblanc, Assistant Coach - Port Perry, Ontario
Larry Fast, Assistant Coach - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jean Tetarenko, Mission Staff - Victoria, British Columbia
Patricia Swan, Alternate Coach - Alder Point, Nova Scotia
Training Coaches
ALPINE SKIING
Jordan McDougall - Alberta
Theresa Garagan - Alberta
Karen Truesdale - British Columbia
Christiana Dürfeld – British Columbia
Andrew Robinson - Ontario
Sheldon Muir - Ontario
Sue Diggins - Ontario
Maia Pudifin - Quebec
Stephen Daleman - Ontario
Alain Maillé - Quebec
Michael Duhaime - British Columbia
Scott Luxton – Manitoba
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
John Reeves - Alberta
Jeff Dolinsky - British Columbia
Diane Speed - Ontario
Patrick Henry - Ontario
Roy Brooks - Ontario
Mathieu Larocque - Quebec
Danielle Assaad - Quebec
Barb Degenstein - Saskatchewan
Jerome McIntyre - Yukon
Lois Ross - Alberta
FIGURE SKATING
CJ Fernet - Alberta
Breanna Polet - Alberta
Lindsey Lord - Alberta
Robin Tkacz - Alberta
Elizabeth Roman - British Columbia
Maegan Montemayor - British Columbia
Kathy Sitak - Ontario
Louise Gagné - Quebec
Julie Houle - Quebec
Stéphanie Rioux - Quebec
Nicole Handy-Richardson - Ontario
SNOWSHOEING
Amanda Trenchard - Alberta
Regan Croy - Manitoba
Susan Brophy - New Brunswick
Betty Daury - Nova Scotia
Kody Latta - Nova Scotia
David Rowe - Ontario
Diane Mackeigan - Ontario
Donna Campbell - Ontario
Elissa Cressman - Ontario
Karley Albrecht - Ontario
Katherine Tipper - Ontario
Nancy Rissanen - Ontario
Wayne St-Martin - Ontario
Donna Campbell - Prince Edward Island
Francois Moffet - Quebec
Catherine Séguin - Quebec
Michel Leduc - Quebec
Eric Lautsch - Saskatchewan
SPEED SKATING
Guy Bushell - Alberta
Shawna Pearman - Alberta
Lorne Barnett - Alberta
Deborah Carter - British Columbia
Roger Ouellette - New Brunswick
Lisa Burridge - Newfoundland and Labrador
Mike Murray - Ontario
Larry Robbins - Prince Edward Island
Mackenzie Blackburn - Quebec
Lynn Elkin - Northwest Territories
Kaehlen Allison - British Columbia