January 13, 2015 (Victoria, BC) – Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) is excited to announce that Chandra Crawford, gold medallist at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, will speak at the 2015 CS4L National Summit. The Summit takes place January 27 through 29 at the Hilton Lac-Leamy Hotel in Gatineau-Ottawa.

During an international cross-country ski career that spanned 13 years, Crawford earned seven World Cup medals – including gold at her home venue of Canmore, Alberta in 2008. The highlight of her career, however, came two years earlier when she claimed the gold in the free sprint event at the 2006 Turing Games. Crawford is remembered for that great accomplishment, but also for the way she belted out the Canadian national anthem while on the podium.

Crawford launched Fast and Female – a not-for-profit aimed at inspiring and empowering girls between the ages of nine and 19 to stay in sports and live a healthy lifestyle – in 2005. Fast and Female empowers girls through sport by hosting fun, non-competitive programming lead by Olympians and elite athletes, and by educating parents and coaches. In her Summit presentation, Crawford will discuss the need for a sustained and coordinated effort to tackle the dropout rates for girls in sport, while sharing the highs and lows of her athletic career.

Visit fastandfemale.com for more about the organization.

Extended registration will be available through the Summit dates. Register for the Summit here.