Olympic bobsledder Cynthia Appiah is thousands of dollars in debt for her sled’s runners and for travel to competition.
Her Canadian teammate Melissa Lotholz recently sought free accommodation in a church while competing in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Olympic rowing champion Andrea Proske says she’s still paying off debt, and her mother planted an extra garden to grow fruits and vegetables to meet her caloric needs when Proske trained and raced on a tight budget.
With the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris on the horizon, Canada’s athletes are asking for a $6.3 million raise to the Athletes Assistance Program (AAP), informally known
