Edmonton-Area Olympian Becomes Rare Athlete to Compete in Both Winter and Summer Games

Edmonton-area Olympian becomes rare athlete to compete in both winter and summer Games

Sherwood Park’s Kelsey Mitchell, an Olympic track cyclist by trade, is achieving a goal a decade in the making as she joins Canada’s 2026 Olympic bobsledding team in February.

From Yarker to Italy: Jay Dearborn to compete at Olympic winter games

Adam Prudhomme Editor Yarker’s Jay Dearborn is bound for Italy this weekend, ready to compete in the two-man and four-man bobsleigh at the Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games. This will mark the second Olympics for the 31-year-old, who served as brakeman as part of Canada’s four-man team in Beijing. That team finished 22nd overall. Dearborn took some time to chat with the Beaver from Calgary, just a few days before he was set to board his flight…