Olympic Spirit Speakers
Olympic athletes, coaches, and high-performance professionals have countless stories and high-performance tips to offer your group. We Canadians have a long history of excellence in sport; not only are these speakers excellent for community events, but many of the principles that enable athletes to perform at such exceptional levels are relevant and applicable to the business world as well.
Click any of the speakers below for a full biography and program overview.
Colby Armstrong
After a 12 year NHL career playing for the Thrashers, Penguins, Maple Leafs and Canadiens, Colby turned his on-ice success into a...
Kate Beirness
Kate joined TSN from the network's sister station, 'A' Barrie, where she was the sports anchor and videographer. Prior to joining the...
Lisa Bentley
Lisa raced for 20 years as a professional triathlete. In the course of her career, she has won 11 IRONMAN races, 11 IRONMAN 70.3 races...
Alexandre Bilodeau
On February 14, Alexandre Bilodeau wrote a page in history by becoming the first Olympic gold medalist on Canadian soil. A model of...
Rod Black
In his distinguished 26 years of covering the wide world of sport, Rod Black has virtually done it all. From the Blue Jays to the...
Tessa Bonhomme
Olympic gold medalist Tessa Bonhomme is a reporter and anchor for Sportscentre, Canada’s most-watched sports news and information show....
Kurt Browning
Canadian figure skating champion Kurt Browning won the World Figure Skating Championships and the Canadian Figure Skating Championships...
Patrick Chan
2018 Olympic gold medalist, Patrick Chan is a Canadian skating legend. Born in Ottawa, Patrick Chan has been figure skating since...
Chris Cuthbert
Cuthbert's sports broadcasting career spans more than two decades, calling play-by-play for numerous Grey Cup victories, Stanley Cup...
Andre De Grasse
Andre was born in Scarborough, Ontario on November 10th, 1994 and raised in Markham by his mother Beverley, who was a high school...
Matt Devlin
In 2008, Matt Devlin joined the Toronto Raptors as the club's television play-by-play voice. Considered one of the top young...
James Duthie
One of the most talented and funniest stars in Canadian media today, James Duthie is the host of TSN's extensive NHL coverage,...
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is one of the more unique players in the NFL today. He is one of the only people known to ever play in the...
Kristina Groves
A native of Ottawa, Kristina started skating when she was 11 because she wanted to distinguish herself from her ski-crazed family. Good...
Charles Hamelin
"These will be my Games." After trading world titles in short track's glamour event with Dancing with the Stars winner Apolo Anton...
Paul Hollingsworth
Paul Hollingsworth is an anchor/reporter based out of Halifax and is a correspondent for SportsCentre, TSN's flagship news and...
Dr. Murray Howe
Dr. Murray Howe is Gordie Howe's youngest son. He is head of Sports Medicine Imaging for Toledo Radiological Associates and Promedica...
Kelly Hrudey
In July of 1998, goaltender Kelly Hrudey retired from the NHL and traded in his skates for a microphone joining the cast of CBC's...
Bob Knight
Bob Knight is among the youngest head coaches to have won 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700 and 800 career games. He is the only coach to...
Nick Kypreos
Nick Kypreos is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left-winger. He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the...
Catriona Le May Doan
In any endeavour, crossing the finish line first - and repeatedly - takes incredible determination, dedication and talent. Catriona Le...
Peter Legge
Peter Legge is an inspiration to anyone who meets him! He lives his life dream as an internationally acclaimed professional speaker, a...
Jeff Macinnis
Jeff MacInnis' epic 100-day expedition through the ice-choked Northwest Passage survived one of the harshest environments on the face...
Ron MacLean
Ron MacLean is best known as the straight man on Coach's Corner, the listener, and some might argue the voice of reason that saves Don...
Hazel Mae
A veteran of the Canadian broadcast industry, Hazel started out at Rogers Sportsnet before moving on to stints in the U.S. at NESN and...
Jeff Marek
A veteran of the Canadian broadcast industry, Jeff started out on conventional radio hosting Live Audio Wrestling. He has grown through...
Dr. Beth McCharles
Dr. Beth McCharles is a leading Mental Performance Coach and dynamic speaker. Through an innovative and collaborative approach, Beth...
Bob McKenzie
Bob McKenzie provides insight and commentary as an analyst for TSN's national NHL coverage. McKenzie also continues to file updates and...
Rosie MacLennan
As the youngest of four children, Rosannagh (Rosie) MacLennan often tagged along to her older siblings' gymnastic lessons. When she was...
Gord Miller
Gord Miller's current duties include play-by-play announcer for TSN's extensive NHL and international hockey coverage. Miller first...
Scott Moir
Ice dance has had its share of iconic moments. Perhaps none more so than the Gold medal of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir’s performance...
Jon Montgomery
Jon Montgomery captured the hearts of Canadians and the attention of everyone during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. After years of...
Denny Morrison
Denny Morrison is writing the story of a small town boy who makes good in the big city. Growing up in Fort St. John, British...
Cary Mullen
Cary Mullen, Olympian and World Cup Champion currently holds the World Downhill Speed Record for skiing 97 MPH (151 KMH) down the...
Ben Mulroney
Ben has been working in television and radio for over 18 years: from the chatroom, to Canadian Idol and etalk, he has become a familiar...
Brian Orser
In addition to winning silver medals at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics, Brain Orser is an eight time Canadian Figure Skating...
Cheryl Pounder
Cheryl Pounder was born in Montreal into a family of hockey enthusiasts. Her grandfather was a former GM of the Montreal Junior...
Vic Rauter
Known as the 'voice of curling' in Canada, Vic Rauter has anchored TSN's curling coverage for 20 years. Off the ice, Rauter has been...
Maelle Ricker
Just shy of a medal at both of her previous Olympic Games and after suffering frustrating crashes, Maelle Ricker thrilled Canadians as...
Joannie Rochette
The audience at Pacific Coliseum, all of Canada, and skating fans all over the world held their breaths as six-time Canadian Ladies...
Scott Russell
Scott Russell is a Gemini-Award winning broadcaster and acclaimed author, originally from Oshawa. He holds a Masters of Arts degree...
Jamie Sale
It was the story that rocked the 2002 Winter Olympics and directed the world's gaze to figure skating. Canadian champions Jamie Salé...
Kyle Shewfelt
Kyle Shewfelt achieved his ultimate goal on Sunday, August 22, 2004 in Athens, Greece when he captured Canada's first-ever Olympic...
Christine Sinclair
Christine Sinclair is widely recognized as the greatest soccer player to ever come out of Canada. She has spent the last 12 years with...
Harnarayan Singh
Born and raised in small town Alberta, Harnarayan Singh has risen through the broadcast ranks to become the host and play by play...
Sami Jo Small
Sami Jo Small grew up on the outdoor hockey rinks of Winnipeg, MB. Her passion for the game was honed in the boys' minor hockey system....
Gord Stellick
Gord Stellick is a Canadian sports broadcaster and former NHL executive. Currently the radio host of Hockey Night in Canada, Stellick...
Glen Suitor
Glen Suitor played 11 seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders as a safety before announcing his retirement from the CFL in 1994....
Masai Ujiri
Masai Ujiri is in his seventh season as President of the Toronto Raptors, leading the team to the most successful period in franchise...
Tina Varughese
Tina is an Indo-Canadian daughter of first-generation East Indian parents, which allows her to find ‘the best of both worlds’ and shed...
Tessa Virtue
Ranked third in the World, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir represented one of Canada's best medal hopefuls entering the 2010 Winter...
Simon Whitfield
Simon Whitfield has relentlessly pursued excellence in sport - and in life - for as long as he or anyone around him can remember. As a...
Hayley Wickenheiser
Four-time Olympic medalist, Hayley Wickenheiser is regarded as one of the best female hockey players in the world with an uncompromised...
Brian Williams
Named to the Order of Canada in December 2011 for both his distinguished broadcasting career of more than 40 years and extensive...