Viviane Forest: One of Canada's Super Athletes
Discover the Canadian Super Athletes. They are the fighters. The odds-defiers. Viviane Forest and 4 other Canadian Winer Paralympic 'Super Athletes' - visit facebook.com/CDNParalympics You will see these and 15 more Summer Paralympic Super Athletes leading up to the 2012 London Games Viviane's Super Athlete's video is found here
Failure is Not an Option for Viviane Forest
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Paralympian Transforms into a Super Hero
Brian Swane delves into Viviane Forest's transformation. --
The video opens by panning the head of Viviane Forest. Goggles sit perched on her helmet, which is equipped with an audio receiver at her ear and microphone extending toward her mouth, evoking images a fighter pilot ready for battle.
“She is known as The Falcon...”
Forest, "the people who know me say it fits quite well, it's who I am,” says Forest. “They did a lot of analyzing of what they feel makes me a champion, and I think it’s a good fit.” Read the full Examiner Article
Canada’s Forest Prepares for Her Comeback
Viviane is featured on the International Para;ympic Committee (IPC) news site. --
there will be one notable absence: Canada’s visually impaired five-time Paralympic gold medalist Viviane Forest, who is still recovering from an injury.Whilst her rivals like USA’s Danelle Umstead, Slovakia’s Henrieta Farkasova, and Russia’s Alexandra Frantseva thrash it out on the snow, Forest will have to follow the events from her computer.
“I follow everything that I can. It’s always interesting to see the new athletes coming out and to see how the more experienced athletes are doing,” she said, admitting that it breaks her heart not to compete. Read the full IPC feature
How Does Viviane Ski so Fast?
Viviane is an athlete who has no fear. She loves speed. Viviane has determination and courage to do the things she does and she excels at athletic pursuits. This video shows you how they ski so fast. You can hear the communication, team work, and Vi yelling "Go! Go!" from the rear. Communication and preparation are key to a successful race. Paralympians commonly ski on the same race course that the Olympians do.
Viviane and Lindsay used a 2 way radio communication system though sometimes it didn't work in the severe cold. Voice commands help Viviane navigate the race courses at speeds up to 120km/hr. Her guide relays messages about when to turn in order to round the gates successfully, the slope and other terrain changes including when to stop. Viviane tells her guide when she has lost her in her visual sight and when to speed up. Viviane's guide needs to be a better technical skier than Viviane so that they will safely and successfully ski the race gates while looking behind at Viviane. Missing a gate is a disqualification. Both athletes must finish the course and Viviane must not pass her guide.
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Viviane Forest is a 2012 RBC Olympian
The RBC Olympians program hires both Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes as community ambassadors who bring Olympic messages of excellence and leadership to Canadian communities.
Athletes are provided with the opportunity to gain valuable skills that will help them prepare for life after sport, while also receiving much-needed funding to help them realize their Olympic and Paralympic dreams. Viviane, "I am excited to be selected for the RBC Olympians program. RBC is a leader in the community through their corporate responsibility, event hosting, and support of sport. They value the contribution that athletes make to inspire and motivate Canadians".