Olympics

Officials want to break a bad athlete habit

UBC’s Andrei Krassioukov is leading the research on Paralympians with spinal cord injuries who practice gruesome performance-boosting techniques.

Mar 18, 2010

What they're (not) saying about Paralympics

Marc-David Seidel of UBC’s Sauder School of Business discusses the reduced coverage of the Paralympics in social media.

Mar 17, 2010

Vancouver hopes to become top accessibility city

UBC social work professor Tim Stainton talks about Vancouver’s hope that the 2010 Paralympics will make the city a world leader in disabled accessibility.

Mar 16, 2010

UBC experts and the Paralympic Games

With the 2010 Paralympic Games underway and Canada’s first medals under our belt, the University of British Columbia has experts who can provide insight and context on Games related issues.

Mar 15, 2010

Champions Canada trounce Italy in hockey opener

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in attendance at Canada’s first sledge hockey game of the 2010 Paralympic Games at UBC’s Thunderbird Arena.

Mar 13, 2010

Accommodations for disabled have taken root

UBC’s Tim Stainton, a specialist in disability history, talks about Canada’s role in the campaign for greater rights and recognition for the disabled.

Mar 13, 2010

Slap shot – Paralympic tournament

The Paralympic sledge hockey competition is unfolding at UBC’s Thunderbird Arena, which has been refurbished so that the ice surface extends into the bench areas and penalty boxes.

Mar 12, 2010

UBC welcomes Paralympics torch

On March 11, 2010 UBC will become one of only 13 community stops on the Paralympic Torch Relay.  Just one day before the 2010 Paralympic Games begin in Vancouver, the […]

Mar 10, 2010

Olympic venues need a little more than a fresh coat of paint for Paralympics

The players bench areas for the Paralympic sledge hockey tournament at UBC’s Thunderbird arena will be ice, allowing the players to glide on and off the rink.

Mar 10, 2010

Media tour: Out from Under exhibit profiles disability history in Canada in advance of Paralympics

The University of British Columbia and Kickstart, a community organization dedicated to promoting art and artists with disabilities, present the exhibit Out From Under from Ryerson University’s School of Disability Studies. The exhibit will be featured at UBC Robson Square from March 9-21 coinciding with the 2010 Paralympic Games as part of the Cultural Olympiad.

Mar 8, 2010

Paralympians have top-secret edge

UBC researchers tested waxes and grinds in every snow condition in Whistler to ensure that Canada’s Paralympic athletes have the best equipment when they compete in the 2010 Games.

Mar 8, 2010

Celebrate Research Week presents Peak Performance: The Path to Exceptional Athletic Achievement

A discussion entitled Peak Performance: The Path to Exceptional Athletic Achievement will be presented by UBC Celebrate Research Week and the Providence Heart + Lung Institute. Scientists and psychologists that […]

Mar 4, 2010

Paralympics a force for change

The 2010 winter games get the credit for prompting public initiatives that help people with disabilities,
according to almost 50 per cent of Canadians surveyed in a recent UBC Olympic Games Impact (OGI) study. The survey and study have been conducted under the auspices of the new UBC Centre for Sport and Sustainability.

Mar 4, 2010 - by by Hilary Thomson

The danger of Paralympic boosting

After years of hard work, Dr. Andrei Krassioukov has finally earned admission to the Athletes Village at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games.

Mar 4, 2010 - by by Hilary Thomson

UBC Paralympic Torchbearers

UBC torchbearers will be sharing their inspirational stories when the 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay arrives on the Vancouver campus on March 11 near the Thunderbird Arena — home to the ice sledge competitions.

Mar 4, 2010 - by by Lorraine Chan with files from Heather Amos

Art exhibit illuminates Canada’s disability history

Idiocy. Imbecility. Moron. These words, taken from a 1924 public education poster, were once considered labels for people with disabilities.

Mar 4, 2010 - by by Melissa Ashman

UBC’s sustainable sports centre

As a Paralympic competition venue, the UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre will host 20 Paralympic sledge hockey games.

Mar 4, 2010 - by Courtesy of UBC’s Campus Sustainability Office

Canadian pride, national identity emerge with Olympic success

Rob VanWynsberghe, who is leading the Olympic Games Impact study, thinks the Olympics have helped Canadians develop a national identity.

Mar 1, 2010

A suicide reveals despair in the Olympic shadow

Anthropology Prof. Charles Menzies discusses the visibility of indigenous people in B.C.

Mar 1, 2010

Dentistry at the Winter Games

Dr. Chris Zed, the chief dentist at the Winter Olympics, talks about his role at the Games and why some elite athletes might neglect their dental health.

Mar 1, 2010