Age: 39
Sport: Road cycling
Hometown: Utah and the Eastern Townships, Que.
Competing: 22 years
Achievements: Six medals in both Summer and Winter Games (in speed skating, now retired). One more will make her Canada’s most decorated Olympian ever.
Ambassador: Secret
“Six a.m. I always get up with time to chill out for an hour-and-a-half, to have coffee and relax.”
“I can’t function without caffeine—in the Starbucks universe I get a quad Americano.”
“The bike. I regularly lose two to three kilograms of fluids in a training session because it’s hot. Sometimes I’m on my bike for seven hours.”
“Secret deodorant—I don’t want to stink, to be that rider in the pack. Mascara, and it has to be waterproof. Hair products. I love Kérastase.”
“I got it from my grandmother. I get a gloss a couple of times a year to keep it shiny.”
“The thought of giving up on something. That makes me cringe. I never want to be seen as a quitter.”
“Not looking like a jock all the time.”
“My rib girth is big. That’s my lung capacity, so it’s really good for sport, but when I try and find dresses, I can’t get the zippers up. And I’ve got scars all over me from crashing on my bike at 70 kilometres an hour.”
“Don’t think you can do everything on your own—until I accepted help from others I was stuck. Reach out to everyone around you. If you’re strong, give that support to someone you love.”
Age: 27
Sport: Boxing
Hometown: Windsor, Ont.
Competing: 10 years
Achievements: A three-time world champion, she’s the favourite to win the first Olympic women’s boxing competition.
Ambassador: Cover Girl
“I get a phone call from my coach at 5 a.m. He’ll drop me off eight miles from the gym and make me run to the gym. Then we’ll head to the boxing club. It’s about 9 a.m. before we finish and we’re able to grab some breakfast.”
“It’s the best feeling, because by 1 p.m. I’ve had two workouts. I’ll have a little nap after breakfast and then I’ll be ready to spar. I’m not done yet. I’ll have my final workout at 2 p.m. After that, the best part of the day: an ice-cold shower or bath.”
“Five p.m.”
“Cool things have happened in the last 10 years, but a lot are goals that I’ve set and reached. This came out of the blue. It was totally unexpected. To think of all the other Cover Girls out there…they’re people that I look up to.”
“Well, one time I was hanging out with my coach and he said, ‘You need to do something about that black eye, because I’m getting dirty looks.’”
“I am constantly in headgear. It can be gross where the headgear covers the skin, especially if you’re sharing headgear.
I’ve seen people break out where the headgear might go. That’s why I wear a bandana.”
“The first day I saw boxers training in a boxing club, I was hooked. I remember meeting a coach, learning a few things, and walking out of the gym thinking, ‘I’m going to be Canadian champion in a year.’ It took a year-and-a-half, and I was.”
“I’d be very selfish if I didn’t. I’ve had many role models throughout my life. When I talk to kids, the main thing I like to share is: Whatever your dream is, even if it seems wild and crazy, pursue it. I was a dreamer to walk into a boxing club and think, ‘In a year I’m going to be a champion.’ Nobody discouraged that dream.”
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