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Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative
The Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative (OHPSI) is a program run through the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO) to develop and enhance a world-class high performance athlete and coach development system in Ontario. Through this initiative, Ontario Cycling is able to obtain resources, including access to sport science expertise, financial support, facilities, and equipment, to enhance our high performance system. This system is created in alignment and partnership with Cycling Canada using the same sport science practitioners and creating joint initiatives to help facilitate athlete progression towards national team programs.
The overarching goal of OHPSI is to
“To support Ontario athletes who are deemed capable of achieving future international success on senior national teams in targeted summer and winter Olympic/Paralympic Games and Pan/Parapan American Games sports.”
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The Program:
Given the geographic size and capacity challenges, Ontario recognizes that there are different athlete development pathways leading to Team Canada representation. As a result, Ontario’s plan supports both centralized, OC-led programming, and de-centralized club/personal coach training environments. It must be recognized that there is a finite amount of resources available and to maximize the return on investment, the OC will be responsible for identifying athletes demonstrating the highest potential for international success.
The Selection Process:
The following criteria are used for the selection of athletes into the OHPSI/High-Performance Athlete Targeted Program. Simply meeting the criteria does not guarantee entry into the program. Final decisions will be made through the OC High-Performance Staff and coaches in conjunction with Cycling Canada and Canadian Sport Institute Ontario personnel. This list will be updated at different points in the year. However, athletes are able to be added/removed from internal OHPSI lists at any time.
The program is designed for athletes for athletes 4-8 years [varies] from Olympic/Paralympic competition.
2025-2026 Targeted Athletes
National Transition Pool
- Andrew Colling (BMX)
- Ryder Cormier (BMX)
- Jakob Kaiser (BMX)
- Kiara Lylyk (Road)
- Ethan Powell (Track)
- Albert Taylor (Road)
Provincial Performance Pool
- Antoine Bergeron (Road)
- Eve Buczkowski (Track/Road)
- Carter Deveer (Track/Road)
- Sheldon Drewitt (Track)
- Alex Fangeat (Track)
- Teagan Gawne (Track)
- Tristan Genier (MTB)
- Sagan Goertz (MTB)
- Aislin Hallahan (MTB/Road)
- Clare Hauber (MTB)
- Alexa Haviland (MTB)
- Farland Lamont (MTB)
- Julia Lehmann (Road/MTB)
- Brody Mann (Track/Road)
- William (Liam) McFarlene (MTB)
- Jake McLean (Track)
- Elly Moore (MTB/Road)
- Evan Moore (MTB)
- Matthew Payne (Track)
- Zakary Kaiser (BMX)
- Maxim Wojciechowski (Track)
Provincial Development Pool
- Dani Bigu (Handcycling)
- Charlotte Caners (MTB/Road)
- Grayson Franks (MTB)
- Alexander Gies (Track)
- Ben Glover (Track)
- Callum Irwin (MTB)
- Grayson Jewiss (MTB)
- Tomas Liska-Gardiner (Track)
- Claire Mackinnon (MTB)
- Addison Marcynuk (Track)
- Andrew Kooger (Handcycling)
- Hayden Rowaan (MTB)
- Ellen Rowe (Handcycling)
- Lili Salonen-Berscht (Track)
- Evan Tattle (MTB)
- Josh Tyers (MTB/Road)
- Jaxson Van Den Bosch (Track)
- Noelle Zikovitz (Road)
