November 8, 2001

COA appoints first female winter Chef de Mission
to Salt Lake City Olympic Games

Toronto - ( November 8, 1999 ) - The Canadian Olympic Association (COA) announced yesterday that Sally Rehorick of Fredericton, New Brunswick, has been selected as Canada's Chef de Mission for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. This announcement was made at the COA Board of Directors meeting held in Toronto this weekend.

"Sally will contribute a wonderful working atmosphere for athletes and staff. She brings enthusiasm and real joy when she is involved in a project like this one", said Bill Warren, president of the COA and Chef de Mission at the Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games.

Currently Director and professor at the Second Language Education Centre at the University of New Brunswick, Ms. Rehorick is also an International Skating Union (ISU) Judge for Singles, Pairs and Dance. She has judged and refereed international competitions since 1982, and was named international Judge of the Year in 1989 by the Canadian Figure Skating Association.

Ms. Rehorick has been involved in the Olympic Movement for many years. She participated in the past three Winter Olympic Games as a figure skating official in Nagano, as Canada's Assistant Chef de Mission in Lillehammer, and as Team Leader for figure skating in Albertville. She is currently a "B" member of the COA, and has contributed to other major COA events such as chairing the VIP and Protocol committee for the 1999 COA Congress and annual general meeting in Fredericton.

" I am very excited to be named Chef de Mission for the Winter Games in 2002," said Ms. Rehorick regarding her appointment. "Canadian athletes are among the best in the world and it will be my privilege to lead them in Salt Lake City. My goal is for every team member to leave the Games feeling that it was an experience of a lifetime, that they have competed to the best of their abilities and that they have made friendships among other Canadians as well as with people around the world".

Aware of the challenges linked to the 2002 Games, Ms. Rehorick proposes a consistent approach to public information and media liaisons, and a collaborative approach to decision-making among COA Executive Committee and Games Management Committee members. She welcomes the opportunity to continue the Canadian tradition of being leaders in every action.

She is fluently bilingual and has considerable international experience, having lived in the United States, France and Japan, and having participated in numerous figure skating competitions.
The COA, a private, not-for-profit corporation, is the largest private sector funder of amateur sport in Canada. It is responsible for all aspects of Canada's involvement in the Olympic Movement, including Canada's participation in the Olympic and Pan American Games. In addition, the COA manages a wide variety of programs that promote the Olympic Movement in Canada through cultural and educational means.

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