By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press WINNIPEG - Six-time Olympic medallist Cindy Klassen called it a career Saturday, surrounded by friends, colleagues and family in her hometown of Winnipeg. The 35-year-old announced her retirement from speedskating after taking a...
Celebrated Olympian Cindy Klassen will join the fundraising efforts this year for the 25th anniversary of the MS Biking to the Viking. The six-time Olympic speed skating medallist will be the celebrity rider for the 170 km recreational bike tour from August 23-24. The...
By Tyler Sutherland Six-time Olympic medal winning speed skater Cindy Klassen will travel to Jordan this week to meet with Syrian refugees. The Winnipeg-based athlete is making the trip with Canadian Lutheran World Relief and will distribute sweaters donated by...
Winnipeg Olympic speed skater Cindy Klassen is helping to launch a new sports facility in the West Bank next month. Klassen will travel to Mureir Mountain, Bethlehem to open the Dar Al Kalima Sports Hall, which will host a women's sports centre. It's the first of its...
By Brian Schultz A new exhibit featuring Manitoba's winter Olympic history opened on Wednesday at the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Six-time Olympic medallist Cindy Klassen had the honour of officially declaring the exhibit open, just weeks before the 2014 Sochi...
Manitoba speed skating Olympian Cindy Klassen is helping to open a new exhibit at the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Just in time for the opening of the Sochi Olympic Games, the Olympic-theme exhibit will take visitors on a journey through time as they...
Olympic speed skater Cindy Klassen and her sister, Lisa, will speak at a fundraiser breakfast on Saturday, April 13. Held at Fort Gibralter in St. Boniface and benefitting the Caring for the Spirit program, the sisters will speak at the Aulneau Renewal Centre event...
Olympic speed skater Cindy Klassen signed dozens of autographs Thursday at Polo Park Shopping Centre. The hometown gal is back in the province after competing at the Vancouver Olympics. She'll be in Brandon Saturday at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair if you missed her...
By Tyler Sutherland Olympic speed skater Cindy Klassen is making the rounds after returning from the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. As we told you yesterday, Klassen will be at Polo Park Shopping Centre today at 11 a.m. signing autographs for her fans. From...
Olympic speed skater Cindy Klassen will return home to Winnipeg on Thursday for the first time since competing at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Klassen will meet fans and sign autographs beginning at 11 a.m. in the MTS Connect Store at Polo Park Shopping...
By Tyler Sutherland Winnipeg speed skater Cindy Klassen has some new hardware to show off besides her many Olympic medals. The Royal Canadian Mint introduced a 25-cent coin into its Vancouver 2010 collection Tuesday honouring Klassen. Up to 22 million of the coins are...
By Tyler Sutherland Winnipeg speedskater Cindy Klassen missed the cut Tuesday in Calgary during the 1,000 metre. She came fourth with a time of 1:16.47, which crushes her chances of clinching another five medals at the Vancouver Olympic Games. Klassen told reporters...
