The Heartbeat

This week's edition of The Heartbeat include events in Ottawa, Markham, Toronto and Gatineau.

Sports being televised or streamed include diving, beach volleyball, athletics, wheelchair tennis, taekwondo, cycling, athletics, judo, pentathlon and squash.


If you are participating in or know of an event that could be featured in The Heartbeat, please contact me: suzanne[at]sportcafe[dot]ca or via Twitter @olympichearts.

The Heartbeat is updated throughout the weekend,

check back for updates and added live stream links.

Follow me on Twitter @olympichearts for reminders/updates

FINA Diving World Series - Canada Cup
May 2-5
Gatineau, QC
More info
Event Website
Competitors include Jennifer Abel, Meaghan Benfeito, Roseline Filion, François Imbeau-Dulac and Maxim Bouchard
Click here for full list of Canadian men, here for Canadian women and here for full list of competitors.

Taekwondo Canada Open
May 2-5
Toronto, ON
More info
Broadcast info
Competitors include Olympian François Coulombe-Fortier.
Click here for draws.

Squash Canadian Championships
May 1-4
Markham, ON
More info


Canadian Gymnastics Championships
May 17-25
Ottawa, ON
More info

Toronto Rush - Home Opener

On a personal note - although ultimate is not an Olympic sport (yet) and this is technically a professional league (though without the professional salary), it's a sport I competed in and close to my heart. Toronto Rush who joined the American Ultimate Disc League this year will be playing their home opener this weekend- the first time the AUDL will host a game in Canada.

Saturday May 5 7pm
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
More info

Olympic Sports On Television/Internet

FINA Diving GrandPrix  from Gatineau
Saturday May 4 3pm EST Sportsnet ONE
Sunday May 5 3pm EST Sportsnet ONE
livestream

Giro d'Italia (May 4-26)
Although a professional event, Ryder Hesjedal will be defending his title starting on Saturday (Sportsnet ONE)
Stage 1 Saturday May 4 5pm (en français 8h15 RDS2)
Stage 2 Sunday May 5 5pm (en français 9h30 RDS2)
Stage 3-7 8:30am (repeat 7pm except Stage 6-7) (en français sur RDS)
Daily highlights 12:00 or 12:30am local Sportsnet

Taekwondo Canada Open
May 2-5
Televised and streamed on Fight Network.
(airing a segment on Friday and the full show once it's taped and edited)

Squash Canadian Championships
May 1-4
draws and livestream links


Last Woman Standing
presented at the Hot Docs Film Festival
TIFF Lightbox
Friday May 3
Toronto, ON
More info
Documenting Mary Spencer and Ariane Fortin's going from friends to opponents at they fight for the one spot on the 2012 Canadian Olympic team.


FIVB Beach Volleyball
Shanghai Grand Slam
April 30 - May 5
Event website
More Cdn info (and live stream info)

Judo Grand Slam - Baku
Azerbaijan
May 4-5
More info
livestream
Competitors include: Olympians Antoine Valois-Fortier, Amy Cotton, Kelita Zupancic
Click here for full list of Canadian competitors

Seiko Golden Grand Prix - Athletics
Tokyo, Japan
More info
Event website
Competitors include: Tremaine Harris, Alex Genest, Chris Winter, Justyn Warner, Jared Connaughton, Liz Gleadle

Road Cycling Pan Am Championships
Puebla, Mexico
May 1-5
More info
Competitors include Leah Kirchmann

Cayman Invitational - Track & Field
Cayman Islands
May 8
More info
Competitors include Olympian Sarah Wells

Pentathlon World Cup #4
Budapest, Hungary
May 9-13
More info

ITU Triathlon - Yokohama
Friday May 10 7pm EST Men's cbcsports.ca (or women's)
Friday May 10 9:55pm EST Women's cbcsports.ca (or men's)

Meet/Support Canadian Athletes

Stars On Ice
featuring Kurt Browning, Joannie Rochette, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Patrick Chan and many others
April 19-May 10
Various cities across Canada
More info