From the pool to the ice: How a Calgary athlete is making the switch from elite diving to Olympic bobsleigh

When Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson retired from springboard diving this summer, he thought his athletic career was over. Then, a former strength-training coach of his, and two time Olympic medalist Lascelles Brown, suggested he try out for the Team Canada bobsleigh team.

From the pool to the ice: How a Calgary athlete is making the switch from elite diving to Olympic bobsleigh
A man stands behind a bobsleigh sled on a practice track.

When Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson retired from springboard diving this summer, he thought his athletic career was over. Then, a former strength-training coach of his, and two time Olympic medalist Lascelles Brown, suggested he try out for the Team Canada bobsleigh team.