SHOW DETAILS
6 teams of thrill-seeking Canadians compete in one-of-a-kind obstacles and heart pounding physical challenges. Mentored by 6 celebrity sport coaches with the nation as the backdrop, teams will need to use strategy, physical strength, teamwork and determination to get ahead and win this thrilling competition!
8 x 60 minute
Produced by: Insight Productions The Gurin Company
Hosts:
Nikki Reyes - sports television broadcaster
Craig McMorris - professional snowboarder and CBC Sports Analyst
Teams:
6 celebrity coaches + 6 teams of 4
Coaches:
Donovan Bailey - sprinting legend, two-time Olympic champion, and recent Order of Canada recipient
Waneek Horn-Miller - co-captain of the Canadian water polo Olympic team in Sydney; gold medal winner at the Pan Am games; the first Mohawk woman from Canada to compete in the Olympics; and advocate for Indigenous sport
Clara Hughes - six-time Olympic medallist in cycling and speed skating; mental health advocate; the only athlete to have won multiple medals in both summer & winter Olympics
Gilmore Junio – three-time Olympian in speed-skating; won his first ISU World Cup event in 2014 in Salt Lake City
Jen Kish - former captain of Canada's Olympic bronze medal-winning rugby sevens team; her team won the gold medal at the Pan Am Games held in Toronto in 2015
Luke Willson - NFL Super Bowl Champion with the Seattle Seahawks and competitive cyclist
3 Events per episode:
Solo (1 player from each team)
Tandem (2 players from each team)
Team (all players from each team)
Leaderboard Scoring:
Points based scoring system
Playoff eliminations (later episodes)
Audience Forecast A25-54:
133.0*
*Launch date, Schedule details/forecast, subject to change.