Winnipeg will have 6 hopefuls in speed skating and hockey at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic games. Here is our digital introduction to Team Canada athletes that were born, reside, or call Winnipeg home. Also to note… Clara Hughes will be Team Canada’s Olympic flag-bearer.

Best of luck to Team Canada and especially our Winnipeg athletes! Win or lose, you have made Winnipegers and Canada very proud.

UPDATE: Added a few more athletes.

Shannon Rempel

Shannon Rempel

Sport: Speed Skating
Birthdate: November 26, 1984
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Residence: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ht: / Wt: 5’8″ / 154 lbs
Olympics: 2006

 

Clara Hughes

Clara Hughes

Sport: Speed Skating
Birthdate: September 27, 1972
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Residence: Glen Sutton, Quebec, Canada
Ht: / Wt: 5’9″ / 159 lbs
Olympics: 2006, 2002

 

Cindy Klassen

Cindy Klassen

Sport: Speed Skating
Birthdate: August 12, 1979
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Residence: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ht: / Wt: 5’8″ / 150 lbs
Olympics: 2006, 2002

 

Jennifer Botterill

Jennifer Botterill

Sport: Hockey
Birthdate: May 1, 1979
Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada
Hometown: Winnipeg, Canada
Residence: Toronto, Canada
Ht: / Wt: 5’10” / 157 lbs
Olympics: 2006, 2002, 1998

 

Duncan Keith

Duncan Keith

Sport: Hockey
Birthdate: July 16, 1983
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Hometown: Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Residence: Chicago, IL
Ht: / Wt: 6’1″ / 184 lbs

 

Jonathan Toews

Jonathan Toews

Sport: Hockey
Birthdate: April 29, 1988
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Residence: Chicago, IL
Ht: / Wt: 6’2″ / 198 lbs

 

John Morris

John Morris

Sport: Curling
Birthdate: December 16, 1978
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada
Hometown: Chestermire, Canada
Residence: Chestermire, Canada
Ht: / Wt: 6’2″ / 184 lbs
Event: Men’s

 

Brittany Schussler

Brittany Schussler

Sport: Speed Skating
Birthdate: April 21, 1985
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada
Residence: Richmond, Canada
Ht: / Wt: 5’7″ / 138 lbs

 

Mike Ireland

Mike Ireland

Sport: Speed Skating
Birthdate: January 3, 1974
Birthplace: Mississaugua, Canada
Residence: Winnipeg, Canada
Ht: / Wt: 5’11” / 173 lbs
Event: Men’s 500m

 

Danielle Poleschuk

Danielle Poleschuk

Sport: Freestyle Skiing
Birthdate: January 23, 1986
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada
Residence: Calgary, Canada
Ht: / Wt: 5’5″ / 143 lbs
Event: Women’s Ski Cross

 

 

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