The Canadian Athletes

2008 World Championships ladies short track speed skating team members

	Anne MALTAIS Hometown: Québec, Québec, Canada Date of Birth: 26/09/1979 Highlights: 2008: World Championship silver medallist (3,000 m relay). 2008: World Team Championship, bronze medalist.		Jessica GREG Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Date of Birth: 16/03/1988 Highlights: 2006: Won a bronze medal in the 500 m and in the relay at her first World Cup in Saguenay. 2008: World Championship silver medallist (3,000 m relay).
	Jessica HEWITT Hometown: Langley, British Columbia, Canada Date of Birth: 09/10/1986 Highlights: 2008: Finished 5th overall at the National Team Selection #3. 2007-2008: Ranked 8th overall in Canada.		Marie-Andrée MENDES-CAMPEAU Hometown: Montréal, Québec, Canada Date of Birth: 12/01/1990 Highlights: 2008: Finished 9th overall at the World Junior Championships with a bronze medal in the relay. 2007: Finished 1st overall at the National Junior Championships with a top 3 finish in every distance (gold in the 1000m, silver in the 500m and 1500m and bronze in the super 1500m).
	Valérie MALTAIS Hometown: La Baie, Québec, Canada Date of Birth: 04/07/1990 Highlights: 2007: Finished 3rd overall in the Canadian Junior Championship. 2007: 7th overall at the World Junior Championships, where she finished 6th in the 1000m and 1500m.		Marianne ST-GELAIS Hometown: St-Félicien, Québec, Canada Date of Birth: 17/02/1990 Highlights: 2008: 7th overall at the World Junior Championships, bronze medallist in the 500m and relay. 2008: 2nd overall at the Canadian.

2008 World Championships men's short track speed skating team members

	Charles HAMELIN Hometown: Lévis, Québec, Canada Date of Birth: 14/04/1984 Highlights: 2007: Vice-champion, World Championships. Torino Winter Games: silver medallists relay 5,000 m.		François HAMELIN Hometown: Lévis, Québec, Canada Date of Birth: 18/12/1986 Highlights: Set a world record in the 500 m in fall 2007. 2006: World Junior Championship, ranked 7th overall (bronze (1,000 m) and silver (5,000 m relay)).
	Rémi BEAULIEU Hometown: Alma, Québec, Canada Date of Birth: 20/02/1985 Highlights: 2007: Finished 1st in every distance entered at the Conematic International Short Track Challenge. 2008: Finished 10th overall at the Canadian Open Championships.		Olivier JEAN Hometown: Lachenai, Québec, Canada Date of Birth: 15/03/1984 Highlights: 2006-2007: Won 6 individual medals on the World Cup Circuit. 2007: World Team Champion with Charles Hamelin, François-Louis Tremblay, Jean-François Monette and Marc-André Monette.
	Michael GILDAY Hometown: Iqaluit, Nunavut Date of Birth: 05/01/1987 Highlights: 2007: Established a new World Record in the 1000m in the Fall. 2007: Won a silver medal at the World Cup #2 in the relay.		François-Louis TREMBLAY Hometown: Alma, Québec, Canada Date of Birth: 13/11/1980 Highlights: 2007-2008: Won five individual medals during the World Cup season including, 2 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze. Olympic triple medallist: gold (5,000m relay) Salt Lake City Winter Games and silver (500m , 5,000m relay) Torino Winter Games.