Swimmer Danielle Dorris of Moncton won a gold medal defending her title at the 2024 Paralympics, and although she has won two medals in the past, this is the first one she’ll be compensated for. “It definitely, I guess, makes it feel more special, because it makes it feel like everything that I’ve worked towardsContinue reading “N.B. Paralympic medal winners reflect on 1st year of compensation for medallists”
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Canadian logging talent arrives in Mactaquac for lumberjack championships
Being a lumberjack isn’t just a job anymore — it’s become an international sport. Brittany MacLean, a timber-sports competitor from Prince Edward Island, first got into it by joining the UNB team, which competes against other schools. “I thought I would give it a try. [I had] never heard of it before,” she said. “IContinue reading “Canadian logging talent arrives in Mactaquac for lumberjack championships”
Medals, friendships and watch parties: N.B. athletes on Paralympic stage
The Paralympic Games are off to a positive start for New Brunswick athletes — with one medal win and some near-podium finishes. Kamylle Frenette, a second-timer to the Paralympics, came fourth in the Para triathlon — the same placing she got at the last Games. The triathlon combines open-water swimming, biking and running. Frenette saidContinue reading “Medals, friendships and watch parties: N.B. athletes on Paralympic stage”
Fredericton woman running 171-km race in Alps
A Fredericton woman is running across three European countries this week for a prestigious trail race in the Alps. Kelsey Hogan, who is originally from Newfoundland, is taking on the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc — a 171-kilometre race that crosses Italy, Switzerland and France. And it isn’t Hogan’s first crack at it either. LastContinue reading “Fredericton woman running 171-km race in Alps”
Learn the names and faces of New Brunswick’s Paralympic athletes
Five New Brunswick athletes will take to the ultimate stage for Paralympic sport over the next couple of weeks. The province’s athletes will compete in wheelchair basketball, the triathlon, cycling and swimming. And three of them are repeat Paralympians. Colin Higgins Colin Higgins of Rothesay will be taking to the court for his second ParalympicsContinue reading “Learn the names and faces of New Brunswick’s Paralympic athletes”
Cheering crowds, tearful moments: New Brunswick Olympians recall roller-coaster ride
Walking into the stadium into what Craig Thorne describes as a “concrete box,” he could feel his heart rate firing and his stomach in his throat. It was quiet. But as he inched closer to the entrance, the noise got louder and louder. “Then when you step out, it’s just, it’s a lot to take in. It’sContinue reading “Cheering crowds, tearful moments: New Brunswick Olympians recall roller-coaster ride”
Amateur runner from Riverview set to follow footsteps of Olympians in Paris marathon
Marathons are nothing new for Riverview’s Colin McQuade. But one, in particular, is different from the others — and McQuade will be running it on Saturday. The inaugural Marathon Pour Tous, organized by Paris 2024, will allow roughly 20,000 amateur runners from across the world to compete along the same route as the Olympic marathon runners. But it will beContinue reading “Amateur runner from Riverview set to follow footsteps of Olympians in Paris marathon”
N.B. swimmer makes splash in Paris with personal best
It’s been a time of debuts for New Brunswickers at the Olympics. Brooklyn Douthwright of Riverview competed in the heat for the women’s 4×100-metre freestyle relay on Saturday, which put Canada into the finals. And four-time Olympian Catharine Pendrel had a debut of her own — as an Olympic coach. Douthwright, on top of reaching aContinue reading “N.B. swimmer makes splash in Paris with personal best”
For one New Brunswicker, the Olympics are bigger than Christmas
Many Canadians will remember the controversy that surrounded Quebecois artistic swimmer Sylvie Fréchette during the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, when a judge accidentally gave her a lower score than what was deserved, knocking her out of contention for the gold medal. Mélanie Boudreau, a then wide-eyed 10-year-old girl, was in a grocery store where sheContinue reading “For one New Brunswicker, the Olympics are bigger than Christmas”
Paris, here they come: 2 New Brunswick athletes latest to be named to Team Canada
Two New Brunswick athletes are among the latest to get the news that they will be heading to the 2024 Paris Olympic Summer Games. For Craig Thorne of Quispamsis, the moment he found out was surreal. “It’s just a once in a lifetime opportunity,” he said. “I’ll never forget it.” The 23-year-old hurdles athlete saidContinue reading “Paris, here they come: 2 New Brunswick athletes latest to be named to Team Canada”
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