Ottawa – Short track speed skaters Renée Steenge and Jordan Pierre-Gilles are part of a formidable national team featuring 16 of Canada’s fastest skaters.
Steenge made it to the podium at her first ISU World Championships in Seoul, South Korea in March 2023, winning bronze as part of Canada’s women’s 3000m relay team. As a first-time Olympian, Pierre-Gilles struck gold with Team Canada’s men’s 5000m relay at Beijing 2022. The 2023-24 competitive season is proving to be a time of discovery and athletic breakthroughs for both short track speed skaters.
In 1992, short track speed skating became an official Olympic sport. Skaters sprint around a 111.12-metre oval using every trained muscle to resist the immense centrifugal force trying to pull them off the ice, all while moving forward and at great rates of speed. Elite athletes make it look easy. Steenge credits her success on the ice to mind, blade, and ice syncopation.
Source: https://olympic.ca/2024/