With the hope of reaching relay improvement at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the Canadian swim team has announced a partnership with TritonWear, a Toronto-based sports technology company. The use of TritonWear’s technology beginning next month will allow coaches and athletes to have access to information that has historically been unavailable, allowing the team to […]
Los Angeles is in a unique position to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, according to Casey Wasserman, because of its seat in the capital of entertainment and technology in the United States. But with 11 years to prepare for the Games, what role will current and emerging technologies play? Wasserman, the founder and CEO of […]
During last year’s Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, NBC tried something new — covering the action not just on TV, but also on Snapchat. The result? Tens of millions of viewers on the social platform tuned into Olympics content. “We walked out of Rio after seeing tremendous results on YouTube — I think there […]
Paris will soon be formally announced as host to the 2024 Olympics. Plenty of uncertainties come with hosting the Games and a large one facing the Paris delegation will be the possible inclusion of esports. While open to welcoming esports competition, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach recently expressed concern over the type of […]
Hayley Wickenheiser once won multiple medals in Olympic and world championship competition for the Canadian national hockey team. Recently, she joined another high-profile team: the professional advisory board of Highmark Interactive, a medical technology company seeking to change how athletes manage concussions and other brain injuries. Wickenheiser is one of three former athletes to form […]
