The Heartbeat

Coming up this week in Canada:

• Canadian Open golf in Oakville
• Open Water 10K swimming in Lac St. Jean
• Canoe Kayak Whitewater Canadian Championships in Kananaskis, AB
• Canoe Kayak Sprint Jr and &23 World Championships in Welland

Don’t forget to check the new SportCafé calendar (www.sportcafe.ca/events) for ongoing event information with links and updates.

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.

RBC Canadian Open
July 22-28
Oakville, ON
Canadians competing: Adam Hadwin (pictured above who finished 4th at the Canadian Open in 2011), Mike Weir, Stephen Ames, David Hearn, Graham DeLeat, Brad Fritsch, Roger Sloan, Kevin Carrigan, Albin Choi, Eugene Wong, Brian Hadley, Mackenzie Hughes, Bryn Parry, Eric Banks, Corey Connors, Adam Svensson, Riley Wheeldon and Peter Laws.
Thursday-Sunday competition rounds (on TSN).

Swimming 10K World Cup
July 25
Roberval, Lac St. Jean
More info
Event website

Canoe Kayak Whitewater Canadian Championships
August 1-5
Kananaskis, AB
More info
event website

Canoe Kayak Sprint Junior & U23 World Championships
Aug 1-4
Welland, ON
More info (including list of Canadian competitors)
Event website

Olympic Sports On Television

Golf Canadian Open
Thursday July 25 3pm TSN
Friday July 26 3pm TSN
Saturday July 27 3pm Global
Sunday July 28 3pm Global

Aquatic World Championships
Daily highlights 
July 28 8pm Sportsnet (2:30pm NBC)
July 29 8pm Sportsnet
July 30 8pm Sportsnet
July 31 7pm Sportsnet One (repeat 11pm Sportsnet)
August 1 8pm Sportsnet (11pm SN ONE, later West/Pacific)

Livestreams and Other Events

Para Athletics World Championships
July 19-28
Lyon, France
More info
Event website
livestream

Aquatic World Championships
July 20-August 4
Barcelona, Spain
Event website
livestream
Events include
Swimming (July 28-August 4)
Open Water (July 20-27)
Synchro (July 20-27)
Diving (July 20-27)
High Diving (July 29-31)
Men Water Polo (July 22-Aug 3)
Women Water Polo (July 21-Aug 2)

Beach Volleyball Grand Slam
July 22-28
Long Beach, USA
More info and Canadian competitors' list
Event website
Click here for preview article by Maverick Hatch.

BMX Cycling World Championships
July 24-28
Auckland City, New Zealand
Click here for competitor list.
Event website

Rowing Under 23 World Championships
July 24-28
Linz, Austria
Event website

Mountain Bike World Cup
July 25-28
Vallnord, Andorra
Event website

Athletics Diamond League
July 26-27
London, Great Britain
Event website
Competitors include: Sheila Reid (3000m), Nicole Sifuentes (1500m), Melissa Bishop (800m), Diane Cummins (800m), Alex Genest (3000m steeplechase), Matthew Hughes (3000m steeplechase), Chris Winter (3000m steeplechase), Cam Levins (3000m),  4x100m relay (men and women)

The World Games
July 25-August 4
Cali, Columbia
Event website
Multi-sports event meant for non Olympic sports or events under the patronage of the IOC.

The Heartbeat

Coming up this week in Canada:

• Badminton Canadian Open in Richmond
• Swimming Canadian Championships in Montreal
• Mountain Bike Canadian Championships near Barrie
• Canadian Golden Gloves Championships in Cornwall
• Pentathlon Canadian Championships in Calgary
• Trampoline Canada Cup near Calgary
• Canadian Open golf in Oakville
• Toronto Triathlon Festival in Toronto
• Open Water 10K swimming in Lac St. Jean

Don’t forget to check the new SportCafé calendar (www.sportcafe.ca/events) for ongoing event information with links and updates.

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.

Badminton Canadian Open Grand Prix
July 15-21
Richmond, BC
More info

Swimming Summer Canadian Championships
July 17-20
Pointe-Claire, QC
More info
Click here for livestream at 5:40pm each evening.

Startlists and live results, click here.

Mountain Bike Canadian Championships
July 19-21
Hardwood Ski and Bike
Near Barrie/Orillia, ON
More info

Trampoline Canada Cup
July 17-20
Airdrie, AB
More info
Competitors include:
Women: Olympic gold medallist Rosie Maclennan, Sam Sendal, Sam Smith,
Men: Olympic silver medallist Jason Burnett, Sebastien St.-Germain, Keegan Soehn.

Canadian Golden Gloves Championships
July 16-21
Cornwall, ON
More info
Click here for list of female competitors

Click here for list of male competitors

Pentathlon Canadian Championships

July 19-21

Swim & Fence held at The Talisman Centre

Ride & Combined held at Delacour Community Grounds

Calgary, AB

Event website

Toronto Triathlon Festival
July 20-21
Toronto, ON
More info

RBC Canadian Open
July 22-28
Oakville, ON
Canadians competing: Mike Weir, Stephen Ames, David Hearn, Adam Hadwin, Graham DeLeat, Brad Fritsch, Roger Sloan, Kevin Carrigan, Albin Choi, Eugene Wong, Brian Hadley, Mackenzie Hughes and Bryn Parry.
Tickets - use promo code "Open" before weekend is over for special discount.
Monday, Wednesday - pro-am tournaments
Tuesday - practice Rounds
Thursday-Sunday competition rounds (on TSN).

Swimming 10K World Cup
July 25
Roberval, Lac St. Jean
More info
Event website

Olympic Sports On Television

Volleyball World League Finals
July 18-21
Argentina
More info
Event website
Canada vs Russia Thursday July 18 4:30pm Sportsnet ONE (repeat 9pm)
Canada vs Brazil Friday July 19 3:30pm Sportsnet ONE (repeat 9pm)
Semi-Final #1 Saturday July 20 3:30pm Sportsnet ONE
Semi-Final #2 Saturday July 20 7pm Sportsnet ONE
Final Sunday July 21 7pm Sportsnet ONE
Consolation Final Sunday July 21 9:30pm Sportsnet ONE

Canada advances to World League finals in men’s volleyball for the first time. Read more from Volleyball Canada by clickinghere.

Golf Canadian Open
Thursday July 25 3pm TSN
Friday July 26 3pm TSN
Saturday July 27 3pm Global
Sunday July 28 3pm Global

Livestreams and Other Events

Swimming Summer Nationals

July 17-20
Pointe-Claire, QC
More info

Click here for livestream at 5:40pm each evening.

Para Athletics World Championships

July 19-28

Lyon, France

More info

Event website

livestream

Aquatics World Championships

July 20-August 4

Barcelona, Spain

Event website

livestream

Events include
Swimming (July 28-August 4)
Open Water (July 20-27)
Synchro (July 20-27)
Diving (July 20-27)
High Diving (July 29-31)
Men Water Polo (July 22-Aug 3)
Women Water Polo (July 21-Aug 2)

Triathlon World Cup

Hamburg, Germany

livestream 

Men's July 20 9:50am cbcsports

Women's July 20 12pm cbcsports

The livestream has not worked on the CBC website for the past two triathlons. Hopefully it works this time.

Taekwondo World Championships
July 15-21
Puebla, Mexico
More info
Click here for list of Canadian competitors

Archery World Cup
July 15-21
Medellin, Columbia
More info
Canadian competitors include:
Men
Crispin Duenas, Jay Lyon, Hugh Macdonald, Patrick Rivest-Bunster, Simon Rousseau, Dietmar Trillus
Women
Vanessa Lee, Georcy-Stephanie Thiffeault Picard, Ashley Wallace

Canoe Kayak Slalom U23 & Junior World Championships
July 16 - 21
Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia

Event website
Competitors include: Haley Daniels, Michael Tayler and Cameron Smedley.

Beach Volleyball Grand Slam

July 22-28

Long Beach, USA

More info and Canadian competitors' list

Event website

The World Games
July 25-August 4
Cali, Columbia
Event website
Multi-sports event meant for non Olympic sports or events under the patronage of the IOC. 

The Heartbeat

Coming up this week in Canada:

• Table Tennis Canadian Championships in Halifax
• Badminton Canadian Open in Richmond
• Swimming Canadian Championships in Montreal
• Mountain Bike Canadian Championships near Barrie
• Mountain Bike Cross-Country Canada Cup in Sudbury
• Trampoline Canada Cup near Calgary
• Toronto Triathlon Festival in Toronto

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.

Table Tennis Canadian Championships
July 8-14
Halifax, NS
More info

Badminton Canadian Open Grand Prix
July 15-21
Richmond, BC
More info

Swimming Summer Canadian Championships
July 17-20
Pointe-Claire, QC
More info

Mountain Bike Canadian Championships
July 19-21
Hardwood Ski and Bike
Near Barrie/Orillia, ON
More info

Mountain Bike Cross-Country Canada Cup/Ontario Cup
July 13-14
Sudbury, ON
More info

Trampoline Canada Cup
July 17-20
Airdrie, AB
More info
Competitors include Olympic silver medallist Jason Burnett.

Toronto Triathlon Festival
July 20-21
Toronto, ON
More info

Olympic Sports On Television

Rowing World Cup
Sunday July 14 10am Sportsnet ONE
Click here for list of Canadian competitors.

Gold Cup Soccer
Canada vs Mexico July 11 11pm Sportsnet World
Canada vs Panama July 14 3pm Sportsnet World (replay 8:30pm)
More info

Championships Show Jumping
Saturday July 13 2pm CBC

Livestreams and Other Events

World University Games (Summer Universiade)
July 6-17
Kazan, Russia
More info
livestream
Competitors include many Canadian Olympians.

Beach Volleyball
July 9-14
Gstaad, Switzerland
More info

Rowing World Cup
July 12-14
Lucerne, SWI
More info
Click here for list of Canadian competitors.

Triathlon World Cup
July 14
Palamos, Spain
More info

Taekwondo World Championships
July 15-21
Puebla, Mexico
More info
Click here for list of Canadian competitors

The Heartbeat

Coming up this week in Canada:

• International Track & Field in Victoria
• Softball Junior Women's World Championships in Brampton
• Judo Canadian Championships in Richmond
• Spruce Meadows Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Calgary
• Para-cyling Canadian Champioships in Bromont

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.

Victoria International Track & Field
July 5
Victoria, BC
More info
Competitors include: Olympians Justyn Warner, Tremaine Harris, Geoff Harris, Nate Brannen, Mike Mason, Dylan Armstrong, Justin Rodhe, Curtis Moss, Crystal Emmanuel, Jenna Martin, Melissa Bishop, Hilary Stellingwerff, Angela Whyte, Jessica Zelinka, Heather Steacy and Sultana Fritzell.

Softball Junior Women's World Championships
July 1-7
Brampton, ON
More info

Judo Canadian Championships
July 4-7
Richmond, BC
More info

Spruce Meadows Queen Elizabeth II Cup
July 6
Calgary, AB
More info
televised on CBC 4pm EST

Track Para-cycling Canadian Championships
July 6-7
Bromont, Québec
More info

Olympic Sports On Television

Team Canada Volleyball vs Japan
Saturday July 6 9:30am EST Sportsnet (7pm Sportsnet ONE)
Sunday July 7 9:30am EST Sportsnet (9:30pm Sportsnet ONE)
Tuesday July 9 6am, 8am and 8pm Sportsnet ONE

Canoe Slalom World Cup: La Seu D'Urgell, Spain
Saturday July 6 12pm EST Sportsnet ONE
Sunday July 7 3pm EST Sportsnet ONE
Monday July 8 2pm local Sportsnet

FIBA U19 World Basketball Championships 
Semi Final 1 - Saturday July 6 12pm Sportsnet 360 (previously The Score) (5pm SN ONE)
Semi Final 2 - Saturday July 6 2pm Sportsnet 360 (9:30pm SN ONE)
Bronze medal match - Sunday July 7 12pm Sportsnet 360
Gold medal match - Sunday July 7 2pm Sportsnet 360 (7pm SN ONE)
all games from 1/4 finals onward are streamed live at livebasketball.tv
Schedule and results

ITU Triathlon World Cup Edmonton (previously recorded)
Saturday July 6 1pm CBC
(this weekend's triathlon is streamed live, see below)

Championship Show Jumping: Spruce Meadows
Saturday July 6 4pm CBC

Gold Cup Soccer
Canada vs Martinique Sunday July 7 5:30pm Sportsnet World
Canada vs Mexico July 11 11pm Sportsnet World
Canada vs Panama July 14
More info

Livestreams and Other Events

Beach Volleyball World Championships
July 1-6
Stare Jablonki, Poland
More info
Competitors include Sarah Pavan/Heather Bansley, Jamie Broder/Kristina Valjas and Ben Saxton/Chaim Schalk

ITUTriathlon Kitzbuhel on CBC Sports website
Women: Saturday July 6 7am
Men: Saturday July 6 10:20am

Table Tennis US Open
July 3-6
More info
livestream

Diamond League Track & Field
July 4
Lausanne, SWI
More info
Competitors include Olympic medallist Derek Drouin, Olympians Dylan Armstrong and Sheila Reid as well as a 4x100m women's relay team.

World University Games (Summer Universiade)
July 6-17
Kazan, Russia
More info
livestream
Competitors include many Canadian Olympians.

Happy Canada Day

I woke up this morning wondering what I could write about on Canada Day that I hadn't written before. (I'm sharing links to previous posts at the end of this one)

I decided to share some of my favourite renditions of O Canada at the Olympics.

1. My most favourite has to be one that I was fortunate to experience in person at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. I was standing still, with my video camera filming when I had to break tradition of standing still to change cameras and photograph the beautiful scene with the Olympic rings and the Canadian flag (above).  Like all the competitions, the opening ceremony in its entirety is online. O Canada starts at the 13:50 mark.



2. "Sing Like Kreek" rendition by the Men's 8 at the 2008 Olympics:

 

3. Chandra Crawford's enthusiastic singing at the 2006 Turin Olympics.

 

4. Carol Huynh overcome with emotion at the 2008 Olympics:


5. The crowd singing our anthem after the Men's hockey gold in 2010. It starts at the 2:34:20 mark.



In case that isn't enough, click here for last year's post about a new rockier version of O Canada by Daylight For Deadeyes.

In 2010, I wrote about Patrick Reid who was instrumental in designing the Canadian flag. I heard him tell the story in Vancouver during the 2010 Olympics. Click here.

In 2009, I wrote about my favourite Canadian bands and artists. You can read it here. In hindsight I wish I had saved some of these for future years.

And my first Canada Day blog post in 2008, when I wrote about my favourite things about Canada. You can read it here.

Happy Canada Day!