Throughout the day, visitors and participants will take part in a celebration of Canadian sport. All pre-registered participants have the option to train with Olympic champions, or develop their hockey skills in the Hockey Canada Skills Camp. Non-registered visitors can take part in an autograph session, free games, auction and raffle plus much more!

The day will include:

• Athlete Training Sessions - $30
  Don't miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity to train with an Olympic Champion! (Ages 6 - 16)

• Hockey Canada Skills Camp - $50
  For 40 lucky participants, national and community coaches will work with Atom and PeeWee players, helping them develop their hockey skills.
  

• Autograph Session
  After the athlete training sessions has concluded, all three world champions will be signing autographs in the main lobby of the Southland Leisure Centre.
  

• Silent Auction and Raffle
  Christmas is just around the corner and with the items that we've secured for our silent auction; you're going to make someone very happy Christmas morning.
  

• Maple Leafs
  With a two dollar donation, you'll be able to sign your maple leaf and stick it up on the "Red Wall". All proceeds from the maple leafs will be going towards the CANADA WINS campaign.
  

Funds raised for this campaign will allow WinSport Canada to build our nation's first winter sport institute - it will be the incubator for high performance Canadian athletes and a place that develops and inspires young people to be the best they can be. The new facility (Athletic and Ice Complex) will be accessible for high performance athletes and the general public. For more information about the CANADA WINS campaign, please visit www.canadawins.ca.

During the session, future gymnasts will have the opportunity to explore movement and try different gymnastics disciplines.

You'll bounce, hang, support, balance, stretch, run, roll and most importantly, smile during this "discovering gymnastics" session with Olympic Champion Kyle Shewfelt. Who knows, maybe you are the next great Canadian athlete waiting to be discovered in the gym!

About Kyle Shewfelt: Revered internationally for his strong and graceful blend of artistry and athleticism, Kyle Shewfelt's stirring gold medal performance in the floor exercise has become the international standard since the 2004 Olympics in Athens. A defining performance for Kyle also became a transcendent moment in Canadian sport history, blazing a trail for a new generation of gymnasts, fortifying the depth of the Canadian team in the years to come and sending thousands of new kids tumbling into gyms across the country.

Athletic Highlights:

• 2004 Olympic Champion
• 2008 Olympian
• 2008 Spirit of Sport Story of the Year Award
• 2004 Lionel Conacher Canadian Male Athlete of the Year
• 2006 Commonwealth Games Double Gold Medalist
• 2006 World Championships Bronze Medalist
• 2006 World Cup Finals Silver Medalist

Session Breakdown:

• An introduction to gymnastics
• Warm up led by Kyle Shewfelt (game and stretch)
• Balance, holds, rolls
• Gymnastics Circuit: a chance to explore different gymnastic disciplines and movement

About Carol Huynh: Carol was the first of her family born in Canada and provided one of the most memorable moments from the Beijing Games. Her gold-medal performance for Canada broke an eight-day medal drought for a country yearning to hear its national anthem. Carol is the first woman to win wrestling gold for Canada.

Carol's Athletic Highlights:

• 2008 Olympic Champion
• 2007 Pan American Games Gold Medalist
• 2005 World University Games Gold Medalist
• Eight-time Canadian Senior Champion

Session Breakdown:

• An introduction to Wrestling
• Warm up led by Carol Huynh (game and stretch)
• Basic standing technique
• Basic ground wrestling technique
• Games that incorporate these techniques and basic wrestling principles

About Earle Connor: Earle had his left leg amputated above the knee at just three months old. But he never shied away from sports, even when it might draw attention to his disability. When a neighbourhood friend signed up for youth hockey, Earle was right there beside him. Eventually, he became the first disabled athlete to be drafted into the WHL. While watching the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics on television, he was motivated to start training for the 100m. Within the year, Earle was the Canadian Disabled Athlete of the Year and had set his first 100m World Record. A triumphant Paralympic Gold soon followed in Sydney 2000.

Earle's Athletic Highlights:

• 2008 Paralympic Games Gold Medalist, 100m
• 2004 Laureus World Sport Award, Disabled Athlete of the Year
• 2000 Paralympic Games Gold and Silver Medalist
• 1997, 1998 and 1999 Canadian Disabled Athlete of the Year
• World Record Holder - 100m, 200m, 400m
• First amputee to be drafted in the WHL

Session Breakdown:

• An introduction to running
• Warm up led by Earle Connor (game and stretch)
• Basic running technique
• Reaction, stride, power and relaxation technique
• Relay race that incorporates these techniques