The Joys of Olympic Years

Simon Whitfield is the only male Canadian athlete currently guaranteed an Olympic spot thanks to his 4th place finish in the ITU World Championship Series event at Yokohama this past summer. This leaves two spots up for grabs. The two favourites to grab the remaining spots are Brent McMahon and Kyle Jones. Here is a short video of McMahon and Jones briefly discussing their journey and what needs to be done to ensure they make the team.

The Olympic hunt is on! There always seems to be a few outstanding performances during Olympic years. American, Jarod Shoemaker comes to mind. His outstanding performance back in 2007 qualified him for the Olympics when he finished top American against much higher ranked athletes. He left it all on the course, and didn't make it look easy.

Check back soon for a post outlining how triathletes qualify for their countries Olympic team, along with my predictions for the roster of these teams.