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Media Advisory: Canadian athletes to celebrate at Canada Olympic House

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 — RIO DE JANEIRO — On August 17th 2016, Canada Olympic House will host a Sport Celebration for the Canadian Olympic archery, gymnastics – artistic and trampoline, open water and synchronized swimming, track cycling, road cycling and sailing athletes, along with their families and friends.

Media are invited for interview and photo opportunities.

Who:

Archery:
Crispin Duenas, three-time Olympian
Georcy Thiffeault Picard

Gymnastics (Artistic):
Ellie Black, two-time Olympian
Scott Morgan
Shallon Olsen
Isabela Onyshko
Brittany Rogers, two-time Olympian
Rose-Kaying Woo

Gymnastics (Trampoline):
Jason Burnett, three-time Olympian, Beijing 2008 silver medallist
Rosie MacLennan, three-time Olympian, two-time Olympic champion

Swimming (Open Water):
Stephanie Horner, three-time Olympian
Richard Weinberger, two-time Olympian, London 2012 bronze medallist

Synchronized Swimming:
Jacqueline Simoneau
Karine Thomas, two-time Olympian

Track Cycling:
Hugo Barrette
Allison Beveridge, Rio 2016 bronze medallist
Laura Brown, Rio 2016 bronze medallist
Jasmin Glaesser, two-time Olympian, two-time Olympic bronze medallist
Kirsti Lay, Rio 2016 bronze medallist
Kate O’Brien
Georgia Simmerling, Rio 2016 bronze medallist, three-time Olympian
Monique Sullivan, two-time Olympian

Road Cycling:
Tara Whitten, London 2012 bronze medallist, two-time Olympian

Sailing:
Brenda Bowskill
Dannie Boyd
Nikola Girke, four-time Olympian
Lee Parkhill
Erin Rafuse
Luke Ramsay, two-time Olympian
Tom Ramshaw
Graeme Saunders
Jacob Saunders

When:
August 17, 2016
8:00 p.m.

Where:
Canada Olympic House
AABB-Rio (Associação Atlética Banco do Brasil), Avenida Borges de Medeiros No. 829, Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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