Funding Priorities

Own the Podium 2010 Vancouver, Canada

Countdown to Vancouver

Own the Podium (Winter) is a program supported by the Canadian Olympic Foundation, in collaboration with Canada’s 13 Winter National Sports Organizations. This program is designed to help our high performance winter athletes achieve unprecedented podium results by providing additional leadership and resources in the areas of training, technology support and high-performance programming. This program is a promise to our athletes that they have the critical support needed to be number one in the world.

With less than four months to the Games, Own the Podium 2010 is the number one funding priority for the Canadian Olympic Foundation, as there is an urgent need to support our athletes with the crucial funds required for their final months of intensive training.

Athlete Stories

Own the Podium 2012 London, England

Formerly Road to Excellence

Own the Podium (Summer) is a program supported by the Canadian Olympic Foundation designed to help Canada’s high performance summer athletes achieve unprecedented excellence in sport, and to realize significant success at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. This program is a promise to our summer athletes, that they will have the leadership and support of the national sport system; in addition to elite programming, policies and resources that will help them achieve world class results in 2012 and beyond.

Currently a number of our corporate donors are giving to Own the Podium 2012 through their corporate donations. Please stay tuned, as a public campaign will be launched in the near future.

Games Preparation & Podium Performance

The programs funded under Games Preparation and Podium Performance provide the Canadian Olympic Team with critical support in the final months leading up to the Games, and ensure there is a world class at-Games environment that will maximize an athlete's performance.

Pre-Game, a series of seminars and programs are implemented to help educate, motivate and inspire athletes, coaches and support staff, in order to build a cohesive environment that ultimately will produce the best Games results.

During the Games, Canada’s Olympic Team is provided with the best health services available by a team of care specialists, state of the art performance technology equipment and support, and a superior training environment in order to help alleviate external concerns and to provide services that increase Canada’s podium standings.

Athletic Excellence

Canada’s Athletic Excellence programs provide Olympic athletes, across all sports, with financial incentives to achieve podium success. Our goal is to help Canada be the number one nation (in total medals) at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and be within the top three nations (in gold medals) at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

Top 5 World Standing: A financial award, valued at $5000 is given to any athlete who finishes in the top five at a World Championship or Olympic Games.

Olympic Medal Winner Program: A monetary award is given to all Canadian Olympians for each individual medal that they win at the Games: $20,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze.

Youth Engagement

The Canadian Olympic Foundation’s Youth Engagement initiative is designed to enhance participation of school-age children and youth in high performance sport through community and school-based programs.

Programs such as “Adopt an Athlete,” allow students the opportunity to personally invest themselves in the journey of their ‘athletic hero’ by writing letters and or fundraising to help the athlete achieve their dreams. We believe the collaboration between athlete and youth helps to reinforce the value of pursuing excellence through sport.

For that reason, our goal for the Youth Engagement program is to promote a message of health, fitness and teamwork to the youth of today, so we can produce the Olympians of tomorrow.

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