Photo : Greg Kolz | patinage de vitesse Canada 2 Derrick Campbell

Men’s National Short Track “As far back as I can remember, I have Coach collaborated with the experts at INS Québec. Our association has improved greatly over the past several years.”

From to PyeongChang Our team needs to improve physically, strategically and with INS QuÉbec’s team mentally. In every , at the beginning of the season, we establish what we want to work on. Planning allows We were busy last year with the 2018 in us to be at the cutting edge of our sport and outperform PyeongChang and I can confirm that INS Québec’s other teams on the international scene. For example, using medicine and sport sciences teams were key pieces in our force plates to the monitor training load is an asset to our sporting successes. The contributions of the experts at INS coaching. It’s a great way to analyze athletic progress when Québec, which included preparing the athletes, cohesion, training to compete. organization, planning and follow-ups, represent important elements for our team. We are also working on an accelerometer project with performance analyst, Benoit Lussier. The project continues It’s an opportunity to rely on the combination of a to develop and has enormous potential. centralized program with the top athletes in the country and a strong support team at our training centre and at the As far back as I can remember, I have collaborated with INS Québec Complex. I work with top experts, but more the experts at INS Québec. Our association has improved importantly, our teams work together on the field every day, greatly over the past several years. When I look ahead, which allows us to share essential information. I’m thinking we are in a good place to continue to build a successful, of strength and conditioning coach, Alexandre Clark, who relationship of trust. We work well together and our success travels to the arena as well as François Bieuzen, exercise proves it. We should preserve what we do well and continue physiologist, Martin Fréchette, sports nutritionist and Alain to improve. Delorme, integrated support team coordinator and all others who make a difference. Joint report of the Chair of the Board The 2017–2018 year allowed INS Québec to gauge the extent of the work accomplished and the President and by its professionals over the last Olympic and Paralympic winter cycle. The overwhelming Chief Executive Officer success of athletes who won 41% of the Canadian delegation’s medals at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, reaffirms the Institute’s commitment to providing high-quality performance services.

Whether through having intensified our work in sports nutrition, introduced the integrated support team concept or implemented an enhanced service offering in our network of regional multi-sport training centres (RMTC), INS Québec is fully immersed in carrying out its 2017–2021 strategic plan.

Central to the Olympic and Paralympic summer sports cycle already underway, the athlete remains at the core of what we do with the mission to always act as a Catalyst of dreams…

Photo : OSA images S ervices available for Quebec athletes A new approach Sustaining our momentum in 2018–2019 In addition, INS Québec will intensify identified in Élite and Relève categories its efforts to increase its independent With the intention of strengthening In 2018–2019 we plan to pursue the funding. This additional revenue will allow Collaboration with the regional multi-sport coaching to help athletes reach the numerous projects underway and to expand us to develop new projects and innovative training centres, which is an integral part of highest levels, INS Québec has focused our research, innovation and outreach services for athletes and coaches with INS Québec, has proved crucial in initiating on creating integrated support teams. This activities. whom we work and for anyone else who the expansion of its services in the various new approach, which allows science and might benefit. regions. sports medicine experts to coordinate their Preliminary results from research activities actions around the needs of athletes and started in 2017–2018 should be released. The athletes are the focal point of our Increased funding from the Government of their coaches, ensures our consideration for For example, the implementation of mobile actions. If this resonates with the various Quebec has allowed INS Québec to deploy all performance factors. applications currently under development stakeholders involved in high-performance an improved range of sports medicine will also be available. Rolling out regional sport throughout Quebec, we have athlete services will continue and we are and sport sciences service throughout Performance Services at both the succeeded as an “essential performance planning to expand our nutrition activities. 2017–2018 for athletes identified in both Complex at the Olympic Park in Montreal partner” to sports organizations in Quebec the Élite and Relève categories. Athletes and Canada. and our regional multi-sport training We must emphasize that conducting identified in the Espoir category registered centres, and information workshops to research and implementing services shall in a recognized Sport-Études program have introduce the integrated support team begun to receive these services gradually. remain possible with the support from concept, which aims to improve the the Government of Quebec, an invaluable Thus, next-generation athletes now have athlete’s overall support. access to the expertise of INS Québec. partner of INS Québec. The 2017–2018 year represents 2,200 Nutrition: a growing expertise athletes, 1,700 of whom are members of Tom Quinn, O.C the RMTC network and who are eligible to Nutrition grew rapidly in 2017–2018. By Chair of the Board of Directors receive medical and scientific services from expanding the activities led by our team INS Québec, throughout Quebec. of nutritionists, including consultations, informative workshops and thematic tastings, we can provide cutting-edge expertise to training groups and resident sports that invested in their athletes’ Gaëtan Robitaille nutrition. President and Chief Executive Officer

Photo : OSA images INS QuÉbec ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 | 5 Highlights of 2017–2018

INS Québec supported 39 athletes in the 2,200 athletes with access Winter Olympic and to improved services

INS Québec supported 34 Quebec athletes Next-generation athletes now have access to and their coaches from six different Olympic sports medicine and sport sciences expertise sport categories and five athletes in four at INS Québec in their region. Thanks to Paralympic sport categories in training for the the work of the RMTCs, 2,200 athletes can Winter Games in PyeongChang. Thanks to benefit from the services throughout Quebec. sports medicine, sport sciences, total athlete wellness and coach training experts, Quebec athletes and coaches were able to benefit INS Québec experts at the from state-of-the-art performance services as Winter Olympics well as the latest scientific and technological breakthroughs on their way to the Games. Véronique Carmel, sports physiotherapist, A $130,000 profit Alexandre Clark, strength and conditioning coach, Alain Delorme, integrated support team coordinator and Suzanne Leclerc, For a second consecutive year, the sports physician, accompanied the short- business community contributed to the track speed skating team to PyeongChang to success of the benefit event for INS provide support to the athletes before, during Québec raising $130,000. The funds will and after their competitions. allow INS Québec to continue to develop its sports medicine, sport sciences and training services and one-on-one support offered to Quebec’s high-performance and next-generation athletes and to those that support them.

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6 100 gather to celebrate INS Integrated support teams Québec’s 20th anniversary throughout Quebec

On the theme “From CNMM to INS Québec,” By exposing the various experts who work over 100 guests gathered at the Complex on with the athlete to the integrated support September 21, 2017, to celebrate the 20th team approach, INS Québec and members anniversary of Institut national du sport du of its network (RMTC) can ensure Québec. The Parliamentary Assistant to the consistent action in order to encourage Minister of Education, Recreation and Sport, performance and wellness. Mr. Marc Carrière, took the opportunity to announce a $2 Million investment into INS Québec’s network.

RBC Training Ground’s final round takes you far

One young athlete stood out at the RBC Training Ground final in Quebec, which took place at the Complex on July 8, 2017. Kassandra Savoie is not only the youngest participant to have won RBC Training Ground but was also invited to try outs with , Canada Aviron and in spring 2018.

INS QuÉbec ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 | 7 Services P erformance Services But the deployment of INS Québec’s new Over the coming year, INS Québec will collaborative approach goes beyond the work with provincial and national sports Meetings to foster greater cooperation circus arts, as Marc Schryburt explains: federations to support them as they “Our services are now available to develop their plans for the next generation Initiated by Marc Schryburt, Vice- and boxing. These sports of athletes. Acting as a unifying force, INS President of Performance Services at were looking for optimal support and a Québec will help to align the federations; it INS Québec, and Richard Lepage, High centralized location. Our Complex and the sees great potential to improve the support Performance Director at Cirque du Soleil, services we provide convinced them to that athletes receive. Marc Schryburt a High Performance Summit brought choose Montreal.” concludes: “Given the contact we have with experts together from both organizations. provincial and national federations, we are Participants discussed best practices and The addition of several Quebec programs in a position to offer guidance and support.” explored the similarities between training has also led to greater cooperation with artists who excel every night and coaching INS Québec’s network and its members: The success of the summit with Cirque du athletes who perform at a high level. “Their financial resources have increased Soleil has also convinced Performance

considerably since the Quebec government Services to apply the concept to broader adopted its Policy on Physical Activity, discussions. The experience will certainly Sport and Recreation last winter,” Marc be repeated with other international Schryburt says. organizations.

For example, provincial caucuses have brought specialists working in different regions together to teach them about the integrated support approach. Various topics related to athletes’ performance determinants were explored, such as injury prevention and reathletization or post-exercise recovery and regeneration strategies.

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An action-focused service Being part of Francophonie

By combining their expertise and This Olympic year has been particularly In 2018-2019, research projects will be implementing personalized plans, the active for the sports medicine team, which carried out to build a prevention component experts of the Sports Medicine team led by was able to maintain high-quality services (concussion and injury). As a result, we Dr. Suzanne Leclerc helped several athletes for all athletes, in both summer and winter collaborate with Institut national du sport, sports, while welcoming new groups. during their preparation for PyeongChang de l’expertise et de la performance (INSEP) 2018. Such is the case of Kim Boutin, who to obtain recognition from the International Research also played an important role. overcame injuries and fatigue in the year Olympic Committee to become the first Concussions are currently at the heart of preceding the 2018 Winter Olympic Games francophone research centre for prevention two projects. One aims to demystify post- thanks to the specialists of the Institut, of injury and protection of athlete health. concussion visual syndrome and the other among others. focuses on post-concussion rehabilitation As such, the Sports Medicine team created in connection with the disruption of the an integrated support plan focused on autonomic nervous system. “The sports are both mental and physical preparation that very satisfied with the work we are doing enabled Kim to attend PyeongChang in with them and the addition of these research good health and with all the necessary tools. projects will provide added value in adjusting the various rehabilitation protocols we use,” emphasized Suzanne Leclerc.

Photo : OSA images INS QuÉbec ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 | 9 S port Sciences Service Athlete Services

“Geared toward the future and innovative A smartphone application is in The person first projects, the Sport Sciences Service aims development. It will help reduce the to be a catalyst in the field of artificial negative effects of air travel by providing How do you make a healthy meal in a hotel intelligence and advanced technology adjustments to the schedules and training room on the other side of the world, the day that will soon be serving athletes,” says of athletes. The synchronism of their before a competition, using just an iron and Guy Thibault, Director of Sport Sciences biological cycles with environmental cycles some aluminum foil? Could you make soup at the Institut. will therefore be faster in the event of a in a coffee pot? That’s what the participating time zone change. athletes learned during the recent food- The staff is constantly on the lookout for themed Game Plan workshop provided in scientific breakthroughs to determine which When we think about upcoming projects, partnership with La Tablée des Chefs. ones will benefit high-performance training artificial intelligence, virtual reality, groups. Moreover, the Sport Sciences augmented reality and robotics are a must: “This helped them realize that they didn’t Service uses state-of-the-art technologies “When I arrived, I was told: You are not need much to make a nutritious meal,” in the daily monitoring of athlete training. in the present; you’re thinking about the said Lu Bonnet, Athlete Services Advisor future.” I am absolutely convinced that the at INS Québec. Over the past year, scientific support, Furthermore, thanks to the educational first countries to use a form of artificial research and innovation projects have Beyond this voyage of culinary discovery, component of Game Plan, para-swimmer intelligence to serve athlete performance been implemented to concretely support athletes took a virtual trip to South Korea Benoit Huot became one of the first will stand out. And we are starting as of the progress of athletes toward the highest during an event held at the INS Québec Quebecers to be admitted to the Queen’s today,” concludes Guy Thibault. peaks of performance. Complex to celebrate the opening of the Executive MBA program at the Smith School of Business. 2018 Olympic Games. In addition to the The creation of a digital portal particularly active athletes, many Olympians from Balanced meals to balanced books facilitates the sharing of scientific, technical different generations were on hand for the and medical information going forward, festivities. Athletes were also invited to Now that our athletes know how to make which makes it possible to better guide enjoy a special breakfast in honour of the a balanced meal wherever they are in the the work of the integrated support team Paralympic Games. world, in 2018-2019, we will focus on members who supervise high-performance balancing their books. “We would like to training groups. The last year saw various opportunities give them some financial management for networking, particularly through Montreal’s youth chamber of commerce tools,” says Lu Bonnet. “What do you and leadership workshops. Also, 20 do when you get a scholarship? What is athletes took part in the Foot in the Door taxable? Those are the kinds of questions internship program. we want to answer in our workshops.”

Photos : OSA images 10 T raining and development services Administration, operations and human resources A year of new developments The goal of the weekend was to equip coaches in order to facilitate their day to Behind the scenes In order to meet the needs of Quebec day. Participants confirmed that they left sports federations, INS Québec’s Training with new practical knowledge. This means INS Québec has positioned itself as a and development services collaborated mission accomplished for our Training and leader in harassment prevention after with Université Laval in designing development services!” concludes Aurore adopting a policy in June 2017 on a mentorship pilot project for high- respect of the individuals and harassment performance coaches. Everything is in Monin. prevention. place to launch the activities as of the Next year, Training and development beginning of 2018-2019. services seeks to make its professional Supported by the Sport’aide services, INS development activities and programs even Québec wants the policy to contribute INS Québec experts have also contributed more accessible to all regions in Quebec. to the conditions that encourage an to many other mandates in the past year. Going forward, the environment exempts from harassment. They have also collaborated in creating Rendez-vous des will be revamped by welcoming This policy protects all INS Québec and presenting a graduate training entraîneurs not only coaches but also medical and employees as well as all athletes and microprogram for coaches at Université “Our growth allows us to better serve scientific service providers that work with coaches of affiliated sports. “We assure Laval, by offering, among other things, sporting organizations with whom we athletes. that INS Québec is a safe environment with collaborate. ” courses in performance analysis for the zero tolerance,” confirms Isabelle Rousseau, first cohort. Vice President, Administration. Next year will be dedicated to marketing activities, training and raising awareness “It is a great form of acknowledgement In summer 2017, we also welcomed the about the new policy on respect of the from Université Laval to allow our scientific National Training Squad. This was individuals and harassment prevention. In experts to teach graduate courses,” said the first completely paralympic sport to the coming months, we will begin building Aurore Monin, Supervisor, Training and take up residence at the Complex in the both the boxing ring, which will make its development services. Olympic Park. Since then, Canada’s Para- official entrance into INS Québec, and the Centre has also found a home The Rendez-vous des entraîneurs also trampoline park. At the same time, we will there. With the official arrival of paralympic took place in Québec City with close to continue to maximize space in the strength sports, INS Québec has become more 80 participants in attendance. “The theme and conditioning and meeting rooms, accessible by installing automatic doors. of the event puts coaches at the forefront the administrative area and the sports of discussion,” continues Aurore Monin. In addition, with 50 permanent and a team medicine clinic. “Sabrina Lapointe’s presentation, short- of contract employees, the INS Québec track speed skating coach, on work-life team continues to grow. “The organization balance has garnered a lot of interest in is growing and more and more people addition to launching a dialogue. are being deployed to provide services,” explained Isabelle Rousseau.

Photos : OSA images INS QuÉbec ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 | 11 T he year in numbers

At the service of our athletes

490 519 1700 athletes have used our services athletes use one of the athletes are served by at the INS Québec Complex 17 single-sport centres the RMTC network in the Olympic Park 147 420

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Jouez gagnant throughout Quebec

98 025 18 youths were reached new speakers second best year 8 17 administrative regions 11 in Quebec were visited mini tours : 1 Iles-de-la-Madeleine; Laurentides; Outaouais; 544 Côte-Nord; Montérégie (2); 64 Abitibi; Estrie; Bas-St- CONFERENCES Laurent; Centre-du-Québec; speakers (25 active Lanaudière; with a total of and 39 retired) 133 talks

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12 068 visits July 2017 for judo over the busiest month, course of the year with 7 718 visits 2017-2018 06

6 359 visits 1 137 for A busy administrative meetings over the year at the INS Québec 2017-2018 complex Complex from April 2017 to March 2018

Nearly 185 76 235 visits special events attracting a visits from April 2017 total of 16 785 visitors to March 2018 120 and 13 307 24 201

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Continuing education A busy medical clinic

Professional Training 2016-2017 2017-2018 development programs 633 933

athletes came for consultations

1 045 2 713

consultations with one of the doctors 11 4 170 6 379 11 activities for a physiotherapy/sports therapy sessions total of 40 hours 634 796 192 MASSAGE THERAPY SESSIONS 192 hours of training 409 567 programs BLOOD TESTS AND/OR VACCINATIONS 94 500 42 70 500 coaches took part in the NEUROPSYCHOLOGY CONSULTATIONS activities 37 148 273 37 coaches involve KINESIOLOGY CONSULTATIONS in our programs 50 93 185 50 different sports ORTHOPTIC CONSULTATIONS reached by the activities 285

NUTRITION CONSULTATIONS

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6 794 12 307

TOTAL CONSULTATIONS

INS QuÉbec ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 | 15 The financial report 2017-2018 2016-2017 Revenue $ $

Partner contribution

2017-2018 Sport Canada 2 , 6 0 9 , 5 9 4 2 , 7 2 1 , 6 5 5 Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement Supérieur 5 , 1 7 3 , 5 3 0 3 , 1 7 7 , 5 0 0 2017-2018 ended with a surplus of over $70,000 and a profit of over $130,000 from the fundraising evening. Compared to last Canadian Olympic Committee 2 7 6 , 5 0 0 5 2 1 , 9 1 1 year, revenues rose by 25% ($1.9 million). This is largely due to Coaching Association of Canada 7 0 , 0 0 0 7 0 , 0 0 0 the increased support of the Quebec government, particularly B2TEN 5 5 , 0 0 0 5 4 , 1 0 0 with the addition of new programs. Changes to the Canadian 5 2 , 5 0 0 - funding structure have led to a decrease in direct funding from Canadian Paralympic Committee 1 0 , 0 0 0 - Sport Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee. However, the increase in self-financing from the sale of sports services and Amortization of deferred contributions related to fixed assets 5 4 4 , 1 2 5 5 4 9 , 4 8 9 sponsorships were able to close the gap. Athlete and sports organization services 4 6 1 , 0 1 1 2 8 1 , 3 8 2 Training Program 7 8 , 3 4 4 8 6 , 0 1 1 Expenses increased by 29% ($2.1 million). The support given to Donations and sponsorships 2 1 8 , 0 4 0 1 5 6 , 6 5 0 our Quebec partners (RMTC and sports federations), as well as the implementation of new programs in Quebec account for 42% Interest on investments 4 6 , 6 8 0 3 5 , 7 8 6 of this increase. Moreover, we invested more in staff and material 9 , 5 9 5 , 3 2 5 7 , 6 5 4 , 4 8 4 resources to increase our ability to deliver services to high- performance training groups. These additional expenses account for 27% of the total increase in our expenses. Finally, the payment of retroactive rent fees explains the remainder of this year’s increase in expenses.

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Training and development services Excess of revenue over expenses 7 2 , 9 8 8 2 4 9 , 2 2 1 Salaries and payroll taxes 1 2 1 , 2 6 2 1 6 1 , 1 3 1 before the following elements

Fees 4 8 , 6 3 9 6 0 , 8 7 9 Revenues of fundraising activities 1 8 4 , 7 5 0 2 1 1 , 7 7 5 Travel and meetings 1 3 , 0 5 5 1 9 , 3 2 3 Expenses of fundraising activities ( 5 1 , 2 6 5 ) ( 3 5 , 5 7 1 ) Rendez-vous des entraîneurs 1 5 , 2 0 5 1 1 , 6 6 5 1 3 3 , 4 8 5 1 7 6 , 2 0 4 1 9 8 , 1 6 1 2 5 2 , 9 9 9

Athlete and sports organization services Excess of revenue over expenses 2 0 6 , 4 7 2 4 2 5 , 4 2 5 Salaries and payroll taxes 2 , 2 2 9 , 9 1 5 1 , 9 3 6 , 3 9 5 Support to federations and regional centres 2,000,000 1 , 3 7 7 , 5 0 0 Support to high-performance training groups 7 7 7 , 0 4 8 8 8 3 , 1 0 7 Rent 7 8 9 , 1 8 3 1 8 6 , 2 5 0 Services to Quebec athletes and coaches 3 1 9 , 3 0 8 1 6 3 , 0 0 0 Amortization - Medical, scientific and sports equipment 3 0 3 , 5 7 9 3 1 1 , 3 0 6 Sports medicine 2 7 5 , 1 0 9 2 6 8 , 2 4 5 Sport sciences 2 5 9 , 3 6 1 8 1 , 0 9 6 Équipe Québec program 1 2 2 , 2 1 0 1 6 5 , 6 2 6 Research, innovation and information dissemination program 1 0 1 , 4 4 4 - Support for aquatic sports 9 5 , 1 4 3 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 Other services 7 9 , 3 0 9 4 8 , 4 4 4 Travel and meetings 4 8 , 8 1 8 3 6 , 3 7 4 7 , 4 0 0 , 4 2 8 5 , 5 5 7 , 3 4 3 Administration Salaries and payroll taxes 6 3 2 , 1 9 9 5 1 9 , 5 3 4 Professional services 4 1 6 , 5 6 8 4 4 8 , 6 2 6 Amortization of other assets 2 3 2 , 2 1 5 2 3 8 , 9 2 8 Communications 1 6 2 , 7 1 1 1 5 2 , 2 7 6 Rent 1 9 7 , 2 9 6 4 6 , 2 7 7 General administration 2 3 2 , 9 9 8 1 5 3 , 6 4 1 Committees and travel 4 9 , 7 6 1 3 5 , 6 3 2 1 , 9 2 3 , 7 4 8 1 , 5 9 4 , 9 1 4 9 , 5 2 2 , 3 3 7 7 , 4 0 5 , 2 5 5 Photo : OSA images INS QuÉbec ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 | 17 The INS Québec Network T he single-sport training centres Canadian Olympic and Paralympic 2017-2018 Sport Institute Network

Centre national Gaétan-Boucher (CNGB) Centre d’entraînement de Institut national du sport du Québec de Québec Centre national d’entraînement Canadian Sport Institute – Pacific Centre national d’entraînement de Pierre-Harvey (CNEPH) Canadian Sport Institute – Centre national de voile du Québec Centre d’excellence acrobatique de Canadian Sport Institute – Val-St-Côme (CEAVSC) Centre d’entraînement d’aviron de Knowlton Canadian Sport Centre – Centre d’entraînement à temps plein Centre d’excellence régional de Canadian Sport Centre – de volleyball - volleyball de plage Canadian Sport Centre – Atlantique Centre national de cyclisme de Bromont Centre national de haute performance - Centre national de performance soccer de Patinage Canada Centre national d’entraînement The regional multi-sport Yves Laroche training centres Centre national courte piste de Montréal Conseil de développement du sport de Centre de d’excellence du Gatineau Québec (CBEQ) Conseil de développement Excellence Centre national de canoe-kayak du sportive des Laurentides Lac-Beauport Excellence Sports Laval Centre national de canoe-kayak du Bassin olympique Centre régional d’entraînement et d’événements de la Mauricie Centre national de boxe Excellence sportive de l’île de Montréal Excellence sportive Québec-Lévis Excellence Sportive Sherbrooke Excellence Chez Nous

18 The INS Québec Sport Partners T he sports federations

Association canadienne de ski acrobatique Association québécoise d’aviron Fédération québécoise de ski acrobatique Boccia Canada Association québécoise de canoë-kayak Fédération québécoise de de vitesse Boxe Canada Fédération québécoise des sports cyclistes Association sportive des aveugles Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association Hockey Québec du Québec Judo Québec Québec Cross-Country Ski de fond Canada Patinage Québec Basketball Québec Cyclisme Canada Plongeon Québec Québec Fédération canadienne d’escrime Rugby Québec Fédération de gymnastique du Québec Gymnastique Canada Ski de fond Québec Fédération de nage synchronisée du Québec Ski Québec Alpin Fédération de natation du Québec Québec Natation Canada Fédération de patinage de vitesse Tennis Québec Patinage Canada du Québec Volleyball Québec Patinage de vitesse Canada Fédération de soccer du Québec Waterpolo Québec Plongeon Canada Fédération de triathlon du Québec Voile Québec Aviron Fédération des sports à quatre murs du Québec Synchro Canada Fédération d’escrime du Québec Waterpolo Canada Fédération québécoise d’athlétisme Association des clubs de biathlon du Québec Fédération québécoise de boxe olympique Association Québec Snowboard Québec

Photo : OSA images INS QuÉbec ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 | 19 Honour Roll A thletes supported by INS Québec who participated in the PyeongChang Olympic Games | February 9 to 25, 2018

First name Last name Sport

Mélodie Daoust Ice hockey

Marie-Philip Poulin Ice hockey

Lauriane Rougeau Ice hockey

Charlie Bilodeau

Meagan Duhamel Figure skating

Michael Marinaro Figure skating

Kirsten Moore-Towers Figure skating

Eric Radford Figure skating

Julianne Séguin Figure skating

Kim Boutin Short track speed skating

Kasandra Bradette Short track speed skating

Charle Cournoyer Short track speed skating

Pascal Dion Short track speed skating

Samuel Girard Short track speed skating

François Hamelin Short track speed skating

Charles Hamelin Short track speed skating

Jamie Macdonald Short track speed skating

Valérie Maltais Short track speed skating

Marianne St-Gelais Short track speed skating

Alex Boisvert-Lacroix Long track speed skating

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Mélodie Daoust Ice hockey Laurent Dubreuil Long track speed skating

Marie-Philip Poulin Ice hockey Long track speed skating

Lauriane Rougeau Ice hockey Alexandre St-Jean Long track speed skating

Charlie Bilodeau Figure skating Chris Del Bosco

Meagan Duhamel Figure skating Justine Dufour-Lapointe Freestyle skiing

Michael Marinaro Figure skating Chloé Dufour-Lapointe Freestyle skiing

Kirsten Moore-Towers Figure skating Kim Lamarre Freestyle skiing

Eric Radford Figure skating Catrine Lavallée Freestyle skiing

Julianne Séguin Figure skating Audrey Robichaud Freestyle skiing

Kim Boutin Short track speed skating Jasey-Jay Anderson Snowboard

Kasandra Bradette Short track speed skating Laurie Blouin Snowboard

Charle Cournoyer Short track speed skating Elizabeth Hosking Snowboard

Pascal Dion Short track speed skating Max Parrot Snowboard

Samuel Girard Short track speed skating Sébastien Toutant Snowboard

François Hamelin Short track speed skating

Charles Hamelin Short track speed skating

Jamie Macdonald Short track speed skating A thletes supported by INS Québec who participated in the PyeongChang Paralympic Games | March 9 to 18, 2018

Valérie Maltais Short track speed skating

Marianne St-Gelais Short track speed skating First name Last name Sport

Alex Boisvert-Lacroix Long track speed skating Yves Bourque Para nordic skiing

Sébastien Fortier Para nordic skiing

Alexis Guimond Para

Cindy Ouellet Para nordic skiing

Photo : OSA images INS QuÉbec ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 | 21 Board of Directors Our catalysts of dream

Administration Tom Quinn, Chair First name Last name Title

Alain Côté, Vice-Chair Gaëtan Robitaille President and CEO

François Racine, Secretary-Treasurer Marc Schryburt Vice-president, Performance Services

Ariane Loignon Isabelle Rousseau Vice-president, Administration

Carole Théberge Carol Bassil Executive Assistant Alexandra Lojen Assistant, Vice-president Performance Services Claude Rousseau Michelle Robichaud Manager, Administrative Services Guy Létourneau Fadhila Tafer Accounting technician Julie Moreau Michaëlla Vaval-Camille Agent, Administrative and accounting support Lynn Blouin

Bernard Petiot C ommunications First name Last name Title

Evelyne Déry Communications, Coordinator

Marina Lord Program Agent, Jouez gagnant

O pErations

First name Last name Title

Josée Dagenais Supervisor, Operations

Sarah Bergeron Operations Coordinator

Gabriel Coallier Facility Monitor evening

Mathilde Chamussy Facility Monitor week-end

Mélina Filion Receptionist day

Maïté Viau Receptionist evening

Rafaëlle Lanoix Receptionist week-end

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First name Last name Title First name Last name Title

Aurore Monin Supervisor, Training and Development Services Suzanne Leclerc Director, Sport Medicine

Geneviève Houle Coordinator, Training and Development Services David Forget Manager, Medicine clinic

Pierrette Caissy Secretary sport sciences service Caroline Truchon Secretariat Officer

First name Last name Title Erik Sesbreno Chief Nutritionist Josiane Roberge Chief Physiotherapist Guy Thibault Director, Sport Sciences Service Véronique Carmel Physiotherapist Roxanne Huot Coordinator, Sport Sciences Service Kathleen Smith Physiotherapist Mathieu Charbonneau Sport Biomecanist Émilie Turner Physiotherapist François Bieuzen Exercice Physiologist Félix Croteau Physiotherapist Myriam Paquette Exercice Physiologist Jean-Sébastien Rondeau Sport Therapist Amélie Soulard Mental performance

Thomas Romeas Sports medicine and science expert advisor Cory Kennedy Strength and Conditionning P erformance Services François Raymond Strength and Conditionning First name Last name Title

Michael Stolberg Strength and Conditionning Anne-Renée Thibault Supervisor, Performance Services Alexandre Clark Strength and Conditionning Fréderic Tremblay Sport Advisor

Benoit Lussier Performance Analyst Lu Bonnet Advisor, Athletes Services Louise Kairns Advisor, Programs and Events Nicolas Berryman Exercice Physiologist

Evelyne Dubé Contract employee

INS QuÉbec ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 | 23 Aurélie Rivard m ultiple medal-winning “I can say that each one of my paralympic swimmer medals, and any I win in the future, can be attributed to the integrated support team at INS Québec.”

At home anywhere in the world

Despite the 14,000 km between us, I feel that I always have My goal now is the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and the integrated support team from INS Québec by my side. I know I can’t do it without them. Training for excellence No matter where I am in the world, whether at a competition in high-performance sport has its challenges, but I know or a training camp, I know that I can always rely on experts I can count on the integrated support team. As soon as who support me on a daily basis. It’s reassuring. something happens at the pool, I just climb the stairs of the Complex and an expert is there to help me. It relieves a For example, when I was in Australia to participate in the lot of the daily stress and lets me focus on my work as an last April, I was able to talk with my athlete. sports psychologist before my competition, as I usually do. When I have questions about food where I am, I can always I can say that each one of my medals, and any I win in the contact my nutritionist for advice. When my concerns are future, can be attributed to the integrated support team at physical, my physiotherapist talks to the professionals on INS Québec. site so they can help me quickly.

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