The context
Where the work begins
Four Varsity Blues alumni are among those named for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. Gabrielle De Serres joins France's women's hockey team after a U of T career that included a provincial championship. Canadian ice dancer Paul Poirier enters his fourth Olympics, having won an OUA freeskate title during his season with the Blues.
The takeaway
What follows
Luka Stoikos qualifies for Canada's bobsled team less than a year after the BC Lions drafted him. At U of T, he competed in football and track and field. Justine Todd returns for her third Olympics as a women's hockey official; she played for the Blues from 2002 to 2007.
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