Champion athletes are not just measured by a single season or finish, but also by a long career of personal happiness and professional consistency. In a culture where athletes are 60% more likely to experience depression than non-athletes*, some sport communities throughout the world seem to have mastered the formula of cultivating a culture of true Champions. The benefits span well beyond quarterly ROI for the community to expanded athletic careers (56% longer for athletes training in top-rated safe communitys*

*), and greater long-term profit for the community, the sponsors and the athletes. We like to award these leaders as the worlds’ Champion Communities. This quarter we are taking a look at figure skating’s legendary Cricket Club.

CRICKET CLUB, TORONTO CANADA
OWNER/ATHLETE DIRECTORS
Brian Orser – 2x Olympic silver medalist, 8x Canadian national champion
Tracy Wilson – 7x Canadian national champion, 3x World bronze medalist, Olympic bronze medalist

ATHLETE PROFILE
Yuzuru Hanyu
2010-current
2x Olympic champion, 2x World champion, 4x Grand Prix Final champion, 4x Japanese national champion
No reports of physical, emotional or sexual abuse

Jason Brown
2013-current
7x Grand Prix medalist, 2015 U.S. national champion, 2018 Four Continents bronze medalist
No reports of physical, emotional or sexual abuse

Evgenia Medvedeva
2015-current
2x Olympic silver medalist, 2x World champion, 2x European champion, 2x Grand Prix champion,2x Russian national champion, silver medalist at the 2018 European figure skating championships and bronze medalist at the 2019 World championships
No reports of physical, emotional or sexual abuse

Yuna Kim
2006-2014
Olympic champion, Olympic silver medalist, 2x World champion, Four Continents champion, 3x Grand Prix champion, 6x South Korean national champion
No reports of physical, emotional or sexual abuse

Javier Fernandez
2008-2019
Olympic bronze medalist, 2x World champion, 2x World bronze medalist, 7x European champion, 2x Grand Prix final silver medalist, 3x Rostelecom Cup champion, 2x Grand Prix in France champion, 8x Spanish national champion
No reports of physical, emotional or sexual abuse​

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*MacAuley, D. (1996). Child Abuse in Sport. The British Journal of Sports Medicine, 30:275-276. MacGregor, M. (1998). Harassment and abuse in sport and recreation. CAHPERD Journal. David Cant, managing director of health and safety consultancy Veritas Consulting.

**2014-2019 State of Sport Community Safety Revenue Report presented by Lasso Safe