Future Olympians showcase their talent at 2018 Commonwealth Games

April 15, 2018

By Emmalee Nother

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Canada showcased its athletic talent once again during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia. Representing in a huge way, Team Canada finished with 82 medals – 15 gold, 40 silver and 27 bronze.

Members of the Canada men’s basketball team stand with their silver medals at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, Sunday, April 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Commonwealth Games took place from April 4^th through 15^th and welcomed over 6,600 athletes and team officials from 71 Commonwealth nations and territories.

This year was unique as we welcomed three high performance athletes that were top performers through RBC Training Ground.  Pierce LePage and Patrice St. Louis-Pivin – top performers from 2016 and Lauriane Genest – top performer from 2017.

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It's time to execute. Racing starts tomorrow and I am ready to leave it all on the track 🚴‍♀️👊 #gc2018 #commonwealthgames #teamcanada

A post shared by Lauriane Genest (@laurianegenest44) on Apr 4, 2018 at 4:24am PDT

Lauriane Genest took part in her first international competition and came out of it breaking a new Canadian cycling record in Women’s Sprint with a 10.757 second finish. Fellow cyclist Patrice St.Louis-Pivin also did remarkably well, coming in 4^th in the Men’s Team Sprint.

Another first-time international competition athlete, Pierce LePage, was the breakout star grabbing silver in decathlon.

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Commonwealth Games 2018 Silver Medalist!!! Couldn't have done it without all the support from friends and family, or the immense help from my coaches and IST staff. Thank you to everyone, it is such an honour to wear Canada across my chest and leave with a silver medal around my neck.

A post shared by Pierce LePage (@pierce_lepage) on Apr 11, 2018 at 5:27am PDT

RBC Training Ground is a talent identification and athlete funding program designed to uncover athletes with Olympic potential and provide them with the high-performance sport resources they need to achieve their podium dreams. The program is in partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Olympic Foundation, as well as Nation Sports Federations, the COPSI Network and CBC Sports.

RELATED: RBC Training Ground is helping give the Next Generation of Canadian athletes that extra edge

If the talent of these amazing individuals at the Commonwealth Games gives any insight into the future of our Canadian Olympians, the future is definitely golden.