Series VII: Paralympic Stories Episodes

All athletes have amazing and inspirational stories. This series I chat with athletes that may have overcome more than others. This series we chat with Team Canada’s Paralympic Athletes.
Sept. 8, 2022

Paralympic Stories with Trevor Hirschfield, PLY

Trevor is a is a father of 2 who has several World Championship All Star awards. He is a Parapan American Games champion and has competed in 4 Paralympic Games for Team Canada in the sport of wheelchair rugby. He …

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Sept. 1, 2022

Paralympic Stories with Bo Hedges, PLY

Bo Hedges is a 7x National Champion, Para Pan American games medalist, Paralympic champion and gives back to sport in the best ways. Bo is a wheelchair basketball player, listen to his paralympic stories on this episode of DR...

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Aug. 25, 2022

Paralympic Stories with Kate O'Brien, PLY, OLY

Kate O'Brien is an athlete through and through she was a bobsleigher, and Olympic cyclist, Pan America champion, world record breaker, she is also a Paralympic medalist you're going to want to hear her stories and what her ne...

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Aug. 18, 2022

Paralympic Stories with Tyler McGregor, PLY

Tyler played AAA hockey but when he was 15 years old, while playing hockey he broke his leg. After surgery they found a growth behind his leg. At 16 years old he went through 8 months of chemotherapy and his …

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Aug. 11, 2022

Paralympic Stories with Mac Marcoux, PLY

Mac Marcoux is a World Champion, Paralympic Champion he's a blind freeskier that doesn’t seem to be scared of going fast. Having raced at three Paralympic Games, Sochi 2014, Peyongchan 2018 and Beijing 2022 we get to hear his...

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Aug. 4, 2022

Paralympic Stories with Tyler Turner, PLY

Tyler Tuner not only achieved his goal of competing at the Paralympics, in Beijing 2022 he blew away the competition, racing to gold in para snowboard cross and bronze in the para banked slalom. Not long ago, in 2017 he …

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July 28, 2022

Paralympic Stories with Mark Arendz, PLY

Mark is one of Canada's most decorated Paralympians. The list goes on and on, he is a 4x Paralympian in Biathlon and cross country, 2x Paralympic champion, an award winner, multi medalist and 3x World Champion. On this episod...

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July 21, 2022

Paralympic Stories with Erica Gravel, PLY

Erica Gravel was a basketball player, due to injuries she turned to wheelchair basketball. She is a Paralympian, Parapan medalist, Physiologist, soon to be PHD. Listen to her story now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

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July 14, 2022

Paralympic Stories with Ethan Hess, PLY

Ethan Hess, a para nordic skier, made his dream come true competing at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games as a teenager. He didn’t stop there he then raced in the 2019 World Championships and raced at his second Paralympics at …

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July 7, 2022

Paralympic Stories with Mollie Jepsen, PLY

DROPPING IN with Team Canada Paralympian Mollie Jepsen. At the Peyongchang Games she took home 4 medals, gold, silver and 2 bronze. 4 years after a diagnosis of crohn's disease she raced a the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Games a...

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June 30, 2022

DROPPING IN Series VII intro: Paralympic Stories

Intro to series VII: Paralympic Stories, we chat with Chelsea Walker, executive director of Whistler Adaptive. We learn how to get involved in sport if you or someone you know may have a disability. What sports are offered an...

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