My favourite end-of-practice game to play growing up was Torpedo! Objective: Get from one end of the rink to the other without getting hit. Get hit, you’re out and you get to throw at the remaining skaters. It was agility, blade control, speed, body awareness but mostly it was just FUN! Thank you @yycspeed for having me out on the ice with the kids and giving me a chance to relive a bit of my childhood. These are the moments that make me love the sport 😌
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Felt cute. Might delete. 😅 Anyways, it’s August long! Get your friends, maybe a couple bevvys and enjoy the weather! What are you up to this August long? 📸: @raflopez #yyc #augustlong
⚫️&🔵, 🇨🇦&🇳🇴. Tussen takk @sprintlandslaget for an awesome couple weeks of training! I had flashbacks to my tenure working with Norway and it was great to train and hang out with crew again, new and old. See you all soon! We’ll bring the Spikeball net 😏. 📸: @pieterstoffel #aucerna #schaatsen #speedskating #training #team
Our 🐶 days of the summer. 📸: @pieterstoffel #thesweatlife #aucerna #speedskating #schaatsen @evoskates #yyc
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The only silver lining to lower body injuries as a speed skater is it gives you some time to focus on more neglected areas... @nicholassimpson_fit never disappoints. #thesweatlife #ambassadorlove @lululemonmen #aucerna #schaatsen #training #upperbodyworkout #core
11 up, 11 down; another @CalgaryStampede has come and gone! Christmas time calls for Christmas family photos. Stampede time calls for Stampede family photos. Same same but different. #calgarystampede #yyc
Happy Canada Day eh! Truly the greatest privilege to represent this amazing country. 🇨🇦 @teamcanada #canada #canadaday
With Canada Day weekend coming, this is the last chance to head to @ridleyscycle’s website (link in description) and use discount code: RidleysGilJ2019. Wish 🇨🇦 Happy Birthday by treating yourself to some new clothing and accessories*! 📸: @nicolas_hiller #yycbike #ridleyscycle @trekbikes #BetterWithBikes @garmin #BeatYesterday *exceptions do apply
New season calls for some new boots! Got those @nhlflames colours and repping #yyc on the skates courtesy of @truespeedskates. Pretty stoked with how they turned out and looking forward to spending more time in these! 📸: @nicolas_hiller #truespeedskates @evoskates #schaatsen #speedskating #summertraining
It’s #OlympicDay! The @Olympics are a celebration of culture, community and sport but the impact the athletes and their stories have go beyond what happens every two years. From @kyleshew’s gold medal in Athens to Sid’s golden goal in Vancouver, so many amazing moments that have inspire generations. What’s your favourite Olympic moment? @teamcanada
Happy #internationalyogaday! Here’s a shot of me in my favourite yoga pose, shavasana. Also known as corpse pose, also known as Gilmore goes night-night. Yoga has taught me a lot. Contrary to what some might believe, I was a loose cannon back in the day, breaking my hand on several occasions after bad races or unwelcome outcomes. Wasn’t until I started practicing yoga did I learn to let go and let myself be in the moment, albeit an ongoing process. I’ll admit, it was intimidating at first but you can learn a lot about yourself if you let it, so hit the mat! #fbf to unbelievable three days at @lululemon #ambassadorsummit2016! 📸: @jordanjunck #thesweatlife #ambassadorlove @lululemonmen
First day vibes; you’d think after 16(😱!) years of speed skating, I’d have no problem jumping back into things but rust is real 😅. Still, so fun being back on the ice at @theolympicoval and skating. Now the real work starts! Side note, speed skating is hard. 📸: @davehollandpics #thesweatlife #aucerna #rbcolympians @truespeedskates @evoskates #evoskates #schaatsen #speedskating #training #winteriscoming
Squad 🤙🏽 Penticton Camp and we’ll trading these bikes for skates come Monday! Ice is going in at @theolympicoval and I’m excited to get it at with this crew. #thesweatlife @ssc_pvc #aucerna #rbcolympains #schaatsen #speedskating #summertraining
Apex Mountain ⛰ 😱. For those that know the area, it’s a daunting challenge. For those unfamiliar, it’s a 10km long motherf*****! There are so many things that make this climb hard but pushing through all of that to make it to the top makes it worth it. Thanks @ridleyscycle for setting me up with the weapon to slay this behemoth! 📸: @nicolas_hiller @lululemonmen #thesweatlife #ambassadorlove #yycbike #apexmountain #ridleyscycle @trekbikes #BetterWithBikes @garmin #BeatYesterday #schaatsen #summertraining
Another year, another legendary Jamboree for Charity Calgary! #fbf to last Saturday for an epic night of good music, good people and a good cause. This year @craigsenyk and the #cdsjam team raised a whopping $207,670 for the Children’s Grief Centre 🤯! Fun story, I play Alberta Bound by Paul Brandt every time I come home from a long road trip and to finally see @imalbertabound play the song live is a dream come true. Thanks Craig! Thank you #jamboreeforcharity! #yyc #countrymusic
Sunshine and open roads ☀️🚴🏻♂️. Probably going to regret saying this but training camp has been pretty good so far. ICYMI - @ridleycycle has been kind enough to offer a 15% discount off most clothing & accessories* in their online shop by using the discount code : RidleysGilJ2019 📸: @nicolas_hiller @lululemonmen #thesweatlife #ambassadorlove @7meshinc #7mesh #anytwowheels #cyclingkit #yycbike #ridleyscycle @trekbikes #BetterWithBikes @garmin #BeatYesterday *exceptions do apply
Bags packed, bikes loaded & and the car with full tank of gas; heading to Penticton, BC and one of my favourite places with the crew to bike for the next 10 days. Commence bike posts and coffee stops... @neufeld_jess @tysonlangelaar 😏 #thesweatlife #ambassadorlife @lululemonmen #aucerna #rbcolympians #roadtrip #summertraining #penticton
Suit night with the boys but what happened after these pictures will live with me forever... Was in absolute awe listening to all the inspiring stories from the @cansportshall’s Class of 2019. We have some amazing athletes in Canada and I felt so privileged just to have been in the presence of greatness, on and off the field. These stories inspire me not only to be a better athlete, but better person. Congratulations Hall of Fame Class of 2019! 🏆☝🏽 #SportsHall #InspireCanadaHallOfFameGala
It’s not glamorous. There is no fanfare. Just grinding it out with the squad, skating circles in hopes of being better. These are my summers and I wouldn’t trade it for the world right now. #thesweatlife @ssc_pvc #truespeedskates @truespeedskates #aucerna #rbcolympains #schaatsen #speedskating #summertraining
Rule of thumb is x=n+1, x being number of bikes you own so… introducing the new whip for the training season! Huge thank you to @RidleyCycle for setting me up with this beautiful @trekbikes #Emonda ALR 5. Looking forward to logging some KM’s on this rig this summer. BIG NEWS! Ridley’s has also been kind enough to hook you up with 15% off most clothing & accessories* by using the discount code: RidleysGilJ2019 @lululemonmen #thesweatlife #ambassadorlove @7meshinc #7mesh #anytwowheels #cyclingkit #yycbike #ridleyscycle #BetterWithBikes *exceptions do apply
When @nicholassimpson_fit says “I invented a new exercise!” you know you’re in for a treat... commence full body ache 😖 😥. #thesweatlife #ambassadorlove @lululemonmen #aucerna @rbc #rbcolympains #schaatsen #training
Just as fast as the past season went, 2019/2020 is just upon us! With the body still recovering, keeping the rides as casual as possible... which means for brunch, coffees and mid-ride photo shoots. 📸: @pieterstoffel @lululemonmen #thesweatlife #ambassadorlove #abcpantsforeverything @trekbikes #betterwithbikes