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Christian Seguin: Local Physiotherapist Heads to

the Winter Youth Olympics

ByMolly Kett So there are going to be ten
support staff for these games and
his February, Christian only three medicals are going

TSeguin will be heading to the to be there. So we have a sports
Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, pediatrician coming from Alberta,
Norway, as a physiotherapist. Erika Persson and then we have
The Youth Olympics will run Geneviève Renaud, a Sports
from February 12-21 for athletes Physiotherapist from Ottawa, and
ranging in age from 15 to 18, myself covering the athletes and
with Canada sending athletes for the athletes are going to be from
alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, all over the world.”
snowboard, bob sleigh, skeleton, Seguin and the support staff will

luge, biathlon, cross-country be leaving on February 7th, before
skiing, ice hockey, curling, and the athletes arrive, to prepare their

figure skating. sites. Seguin will be preparing the
The Youth Olympic Games is clinic and from there they will be
an elite sporting event, similar awaiting the athletes’ arrival.
to the regular Olympics, for This year will be Seguin’s
young athletes all over the seventh major games. He thinks
world. These games are based this is an important event for Sequin at rink side: Evaluating a long track speed skater in Harbin
China for the Winter World University Games in 2009.

on five main themes; Olympism, young athletes for many different Photo Submitted
Social Responsibility, Skills reasons. “Athletes at this level
Development, Expression often will do world championships chaos. So it’s important for can fi nd out about their medical

and Well-being, and Healthy and will have discovered the an athlete to be prepared, to be conditions, so that the medical
Lifestyles. world of sport through their own able to handle the stress and care is going on the right way and
“The games are meant to be discipline. For most of them, it also the environment of a multi- that we can just take over their
educational for the athletes,” will be their first exposure to a disciplinary game. existing therapy,” says Seguin.

says Seguin. “The object for multi-disciplinary competition Seguin says he’s “tremendously “After that it becomes a waiting
these games is to allow for as which means that it’s going to be excited” and is ready to prepare game.”
many countries to participate, the first time they will be able to for treating the athletes. Keep a lookout for an update on

regardless of their financial status see other games,” says Seguin. “We get to prepare to be in the Youth Winter Games, as we

or economical status, and the “That creates a certain animation contact with the athletes pre- will be in contact with Christian

idea is to keep the cost down… and excitement, and also certain existing therapist so that we during his time with the athletes.

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