Former Canadian Rugby Player Kim Donaldson returns with a new series of Ruck On as the rugby season gets under way. On this episode Kim is joined by fellow Canadian Ashley Steacy to talk about the growth of the women's game in universities and how that is benefiting the sport in general. Ashley was three time Canadian Inter University Sport Champion and was Player of the Year twice her first cap for both 15s and sevens was in 2007. After which she went to three World Cups, one 15’s World Cup where I had the opportunity to play with her. In 2009, 2013 went to those respective Sevens World Cups and keynoted to 2013 with his silver medal actually was announced to the 2014,  2015 women's sevens World Series dream team and rugby Canada's Sevens Player of the Year for 2014. 2015 on home soil won gold in the Pan Am Games and in 2016 representing Canada in their first appearance at the first ever rugby sevens in the Olympics in Rio. 

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Gabbi Hall focuses on the U.S. races this week as the women’s World Cup heads to Killington, Vermont, as the ladies of the U.S. Ski Team are preparing to put on a show for the home crowd. On this week’s episode, Gabbi caught up with World Cup veteran Resi Stiegler who has been around the block once or twice. In fact, she’s been on and off the World Cup tour for about 15 years. Injuries along the way have not stopped her unique sparkle on the race slope as she prepares for what she hopes will be her third Winter Olympic Games. Gabbi also shares some of the latest headlines in women’s ski racing, including an update from U.S. Olympic gold medalist Julia Mancuso, who also has her eye on Pyeongchang but has yet to start in a World Cup race following hip surgery. We will hear when fans can expect to see her push out of the start gate.

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The success of The Dirty Double in rowing from World Cup to World Championships and Olympic Games was partly due to having the right coach and the dynamic of the personalities that made their partnership gel. But it's not always easy to find the right combination to bring out the best of the athlete by getting to know them as a person. Lindsay Jennerich & Patricia Obee know what it takes and share their insights into what makes a good coach, and what to look for in that relationship.

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Catherine Haddad-Staller rode Rowan Riley’s 11 year old mare Semper Fidelis to claim their first CDI3* Grand Prix Special win together in Europe this summer. This break out performance for the mare in Le Man, France came just a month after the partnership made their Big Tour debut and Catherine is excited about the horse's future. Catherine was previously based in Germany but now resides in Califon, New Jersey in the summer and Loxahatchee, Florida for the winter season. She has been sponsored by Rowan O’Riley for just over two years but only started riding Semper Fidelis (Sir Donnerhall x Welt Hit II) last year. Chris caught up with Catherine to learn more about this partnership and hear about the rest of her training program. Catherine also shares her personal fitness preferences too and what her priorities are now.

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Canadian Ice Hockey Goalie Kendra Fisher presents a new bi-weekly podcast that will address mental health and LGBTQ issues in an authentic and open way. The purpose is to educate and help people so that they have better understanding and the tools to cope with a variety of situations to enable them to stay mentallyfit. Kendra was diagnosed with a Severe Anxiety Disorder, Severe Panic Attacks, Depression and Agoraphobia at a critical time in her career and was forced to leave the sport's national program and put her health first. She has since established a website as a community and resource and spends time carrying out motivational speaking engagements and assisting organizations. On this first episode Kendra addresses the anxieties that manifest during the holiday season - how to better prepare and cope. We welcome your questions and comments that will be treated in confidence.  You can email us at [email protected] - or comment freely on our website or Facebook page.

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