1. Gold medal secrets.
- Author
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MACQUEEN, KEN
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OLYMPIC athletes , *ATHLETE training , *PHYSICAL training & conditioning - Abstract
The article profiles sports funding agency Own the Podium (OTP), which is training the Canadian Olympic team for the 2012 Olympic games. Topics include the success of OTP at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, how the company is using training techniques including altitude training, nutritional supplements, and heart monitoring to improve the athletes' overall fitness, and testimony from athletes including Erica Wiebe, Katy Murdoch, and Desiree Scott on the program's success.
- Published
- 2012