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Catriona Le May Doan

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    Catriona Le May Doan is an Olympic medal winning speed skater and broke 13 world records during her career. In addition to her career on the ice, she is Vice Chair of Canada Games Council, and a Board member of Winsport. She also fulfilled terms as a Board member of Special Olympics Canada and the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary and was a member of the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee. 

    Catriona has covered five Olympic Games and co-hosted the primetime show Countdown to Beijing. She joined the CTV Olympic broadcast team for the Vancouver 2010 Games, which earned her a Gemini for Best Sports Analyst. Catriona co-hosted Olympic Morning for the London 2012 Games. 

    She was Lead Athlete mentor for the Canadian Olympic Team for 2018 and Chef de Mission for the 2022 Team for the Beijing Olympic Winter Games. Catriona has received three Honorary Degrees from the University of Calgary, the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina and gave the convocation speech to their graduating classes.  

    Catriona was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Sports Hall of Fame and appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. She is the President and CEO of Sport Calgary.  

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