Sports Talk

Performance physiologist and author Dr. Greg Wells on how breaking his neck at 15 sparked an interest in medicine and why he says returning to normal after COVID-19 isn't the answer.

Pro golfer Lorie Kane from Charlottetown, P.E.I., on what it was like to be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and why she tries to live in the moment.

Retired NHLer Alex Faulkner from Bishop Fall's, N.L., on what it was like to compete against his brother George and how he's witnessed the game of hockey change over the years.

Recently retired soccer referee Carol Anne Chénard from Ottawa, Ont., on her start in speed skating and why a breast cancer diagnosis in 2019 hasn't slowed her down.

Sports writer Burton Russell from Kentville, N.S., on why he's scrapbooked every day for last 70 plus years and what it meant to him to be inducted into the Maritime Sport Hall of Fame.

Olympic high jumper Greg Joy from Vancouver, B.C., on his silver-medal moment in 1976 and how the sport he loves has evolved over the years.

High performance sports consultant Monique Allain from Fredericton, N.B., on how she learned her early coaching methods were stressing athletes out and what she's discovered about what it takes to be a star athlete.

Runner, coach and sports therapist Freeman Churchill from Halifax, N.S., on the evolution of running and why he says this is the perfect time to try it out.

Mark Arendz, biathlon and para-Nordic skier from P.E.I., on his success at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang and how losing a race by .7 of a second became a powerful motivator for him.

Canadian national fencer Kelleigh Ryan from Ottawa, Ont., on the string of bad luck her team endured before COVID-19 struck and why she's not giving up on her Olympic dreams.