The Heartbeat

This week's edition of The Heartbeat includes events in Vancouver (rowing testing), Calgary and Montreal (short-track speed-skating), Niagara Falls (running) and Windsor (figure skating).

Sports being televised include triathlon, short-track speed skating, figure skating and Olympic rebroadcasts (men's hockey and women's soccer).




Row To Podium

Are you a future Olympian rower?
Row to Podium are hosting a Talent Id Test in Vancouver.
October 19, 2012
Simon Fraser University Burnaby Gymnasium
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Not in Vancouver? Click here for information about Row To Podium

Short Track Speed Skating

Short Track World Cup #1
October 19-21, 2012
Olympic Oval
Calgary, Alberta
More info
See television listing below

Admission is free on Friday.
You can purchase $15 advance tickets for Saturday or Sunday by clicking here.
Tickets at the door (if still available) are $20.

Short Track World Cup #2
October 26-28, 2012
Arena Maurice Richard
Montreal, Quebec
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Admission gratuite le vendredi.  Admission is free on Friday.
Achetez vos billets de 15$ pour samedi ou dimanche en cliquant ici.
You can purchase $15 advance tickets for Saturday or Sunday by clicking here.

Canada's men's team will be represented by Charles Hamelin, Olivier Jean, Liam McFarlane, Guillaume Bastille, François Hamelin and Michael Gilday.

Canada's women's team will be represented by Marianne St-Gelais, Jessica Gregg, Marie-Eve Drolet, Valerie Maltais, Jessica Hewitt and Caroline Truchon.


Niagara Falls International Marathon
October 21, 2012
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Olympian Reid Coolsaet will speak at the Health and Fitness Expo (1pm and 4pm) as well as the Pasta Party.

2012 Skate Canada International

October 26-28th, 2012
Windsor Family Credit Union Centre
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Get ticket information by clicking here.

Canada's skaters include:  
Patrick Chan (World Champion), Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (2010 Olympic Champions), Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford (Canadian Champions), Amelie Lacoste (Canadian Champion), Liam Firus,  Kaetlyn Osmond, Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, Kharis Ralph and Asher Hill.


Olympic Sports On Television/Internet

Team Canada Rewind:  
2010 Olympics Gold Medal Men's Hockey Game
October 17 7:30pm on TSN

2012 Summer Olympics:  
Women's Soccer SF Canada vs USA
Thursday October 18 8:00pm on TSN2

ITU Triathlon World Championship
Women's Grand Final, from Auckland, NZ (October 20th)
Saturday October 20, 2pm ET on CBC
(live online Friday October 19th ET 7:10pm on CBC website)

Canadian competing: Lauren Campbell

Men's Grand Final, from Auckland, NZ (October 21st)
Saturday October 27, 2pm ET on CBC
(live online Saturday Oct 20 8:00pm on CBC website)

Canadians competing: Kyle Jones and Andrew Yorke

More info

Skate America
Pairs and Men's Short Programs - Saturday October 20, 3pm on CBC
Pairs and Men's Free Programs - Sunday October 21, 2pm on CBC
Women and Ice Dance - Sunday October 21, 11:30pm on CBC Late Night

Canadians competing: Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje in ice dancing

World Cup Short Track Speed Skating
Saturday October 20, 4pm on CBC
Sunday October 21, 11:30pm on CBC Late Night

2012 Summer Olympics:  
Women's Soccer bronze medal game
Thursday October 25 8:30pm on TSN2

Skate Canada
October 26-October 29th on TSN and TSN2