With the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games less than 60 days away, excitement is building across the country among athletes and fans. From our own backyard, many dramas will be played out in front of the world. But how did they get there? What are their stories? What lessons have they learned along the way? And what will they learn after these Games? (more…)
Canada’s Adam van Koeverden, who won eighth place in the men’s K1 1000m kayak final in Beijing, won silver at the World Cup in Hungary. (more…)
Captures gold and silver at World Championship tune-up
Olympian Adam Van Koeverden finished with gold in the men’s K-1 1,000 and silver in the K-1 8,000 at the World Cup canoe and kayak circuit in Racic, Czech Republic on Saturday, May 9. Van Koeverden is preparing for the world championships in August in Dartmouth, NS, where he says it will be important for the Canadian paddlers to flex their muscles before a home crowd.