Where Olympic Journeys Begin: How RBC Training Ground Is Helping Shape Team Canada for Milano Cortina 2026

Every Olympian has that moment in time when they fall in love with their sport. 

For a pair of Canadians headed to Milano Cortina 2026, that experience came thanks to RBC Training Ground.

Since 2016, RBC Training Ground has helped identify and fund aspiring Olympians across the country. Two of those athletes — Marion Thénault and Mike Evelyn O’Higgins  — represented Canada at Beijing 2022 and will do so again at this year’s Olympic Winter Games.

Marion Thénault at the 2025 RBC Training Ground National Final.