Training is expensive, and any financial support is greatly appreciated!
Donations go towards:
Warm Weather Camps (flights, accomodation, car rental) - my body functions best when it’s not frozen in Canada.
My incredible support team (coaches, physios, sports psych) - their time, ideas, and energy keep me functioning at my best.
Basics (equipment, food, supplements) - high intensity training requires high quality nutrition and equipement. You can’t put low ocatane fuel in a Ferrari.
In 2022, I lost my national funding ($24,000 / year). In order to keep my funding I needed to finish top 8 at the World Championships, but I was 9th.
Sport Canada funding is designed to support athletes to get to the next level. As a senior athlete, your criteria becomes more challending to meet - and rightly so. I agree with their decision: funding sources are limited, and Canada needs to invest in younger athletes.
I decided to come out of retirement for my 4th Olympics because I had an epiphany about the impact of emotional training and feel compelled to prove and share it’s importance at Paris 2024. Check out the whole story here.