Canada has already earned 14 medals—including one gold—at the Beijing Winter Olympics so far. But for Carleton Ravens, there’s another reason to watch beyond national pride: two Carleton alumni will be vying to add to the medal count.
Jay Dearborn | Bobsleigh
| 2-man heat 1 | Feb. 14 at 7:05 a.m. ET |
| 2-man heat 2 | Feb. 14 at 8:40 a.m. ET |
| 2-man heat 3 | Feb. 15 at 7:15 a.m. ET |
| 2-man heat 4 (gold medal event) | Feb. 15 at 8:50 a.m. ET |
| 4-man heat 1 | Feb. 18 at 8:30 p.m. ET |
| 4-man heat 2 | Feb. 18 at 10:05 p.m. ET |
| 4-man heat 3 | Feb. 19 at 8:30 p.m. ET |
| 4-man heat 4 (gold medal event) | Feb. 19 at 10:20 p.m. ET |
Jay Dearborn, 27, studied sustainable and renewable energy engineering at Carleton, where he also played as a defensive back for the Ravens football team from 2016-18. In 2019, Dearborn signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he is currently rostered.
He was introduced to bobsleigh in June 2019 after he was released from the Roughriders due to a calf injury. He’s a first-time Olympian and will be competing in both two-man and four-man bobsleigh.
Hannah Schmidt | Women’s ski cross
| Seeding | Feb. 16 at 10:30 p.m. ET |
| Finals | Feb. 17 at 1:00 a.m. ET |
Hannah Schmidt, 27, is an Ottawa native who graduated with a criminology degree from Carleton in 2019. As a student, Schmidt represented Canada at the 2017 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Games.
In 2018, Schmidt joined the national ski cross team, the sport she’ll be competing in at Beijing as a first-time Olympian. Her younger brother Jared will also compete at Beijing in the same sport.
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The Beijing Winter Olympics can be streamed for free on CBC.
