Alberta 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

“There were parts of being an athlete that maybe I was missing out on because the women’s game it’s still not at that elite level, it’s not at the Paralympic level."

“I always think you can make a good decision and go down a completely different path, which for me was skiing."

“I was on the team for two and half years and that was my real taste of like any kind of Para sport and I friggin’ loved it."

“At the end of the day, it’s not about someone having talent. I don’t really believe in that. It’s not about people wanting it; there’s no secrets, it’s just about putting in work and guys at the top put in a lot of work.”

“I’m not a little 17-year-old going in and not knowing what to expect or even the enormity of the competition I’m about to do."

“It hit me about how special it is."

For Springbank ski jumper Abigail Strate, it’s only just recently sunk in that she’s an Olympic medalist.

St. Albert curler will rejoining Team Jacobs for the Brier next week in Lethbridge

Canada finished fourth overall in medals with 26 (four gold, eight silver, 14 bronze), tying with Vancouver 2010 for the country's second-most podiums at an Olympics.

Melissa Lotholz and her brakeman Sara Villani moved up four spots in the final day of two-woman bobsleigh competition to finish 12th.