Skate Canada’s inaugural Safe Sport Ambassadors aim to increase program awareness and education

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May 19, 2021 press release:

Skate Canada Announces Safe Sport Ambassador Program

OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada is proud to announce the launch of its Safe Sport Ambassador program. The new program will further advance Skate Canada’s safe sport program by allowing alumni and current athletes to give back to the sport by setting a positive example for the next generation of...

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Skate Canada is proud to announce the launch of its Safe Sport Ambassador program. The new program will further advance Skate Canada’s safe sport program by allowing alumni and current athletes to give back to the sport by setting a positive example for the next generation of athletes and the greater skating community in safe sport.
We are happy to announce that three-time Canadian pair champion and Olympian, Kirsten Moore-Towers, and ten-time Canadian champion and three-time World champion, Patrick Chan, will be the Skate Canada Safe Sport Ambassadors for the 2021-2022 season.

Both Kirsten and Patrick will be involved in increasing program awareness and education by promoting Skate Canada’s safe sport program through various channels. They will work closely with the safe sport and communications division to achieve its goals and objectives, such as communicating the value of our program to members/registrants, educating on various safe sport topics, and representing the program at launches and events.

Safe Sport section of Skate Canada's website:

Safe Sport

Skate Canada places the highest priority on a safe and fun learning environment for all of its participants. It is Skate Canada’s goal and commitment to be the leading Safe Sport organization in Canada and the World.

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ICYMI, these 2 links originally were posted in October 2020 in the Athlete Mental Health thread: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...-discussion-thread.107347/page-2#post-5889356

TSN's 12-minute original feature titled DISORDER can be watched here with Kirsten Moore-Towers, Rachael Flatt & runner Yuki Hebner (Julie Marcotte also appears):

TSN Original: Disorder

The pressure to succeed in sport can be overwhelming. Glory may follow success but the pursuit can also manifest serious and lasting damage in athletes. An e...

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Kirsten also participated in a very good conversation afterwards on FB: https://www.facebook.com/178835736054/videos/1340555496114995