Laurier expert alert: 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Feb. 2, 2026
For Immediate Release

WATERLOO — The 2026 Olympic Winter Games take place Feb. 6 to 22 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Wilfrid Laurier University experts are available to comment on topics related to the Winter Olympics, including high-performance athletes, athlete psychology, athletic injuries, performance enhancement, Olympic history, economics and marketing, and the use of artificial intelligence in sports.

The following list includes Laurier experts who are available to speak at this time but does not represent the full breadth of expertise that exists at the institution. For a comprehensive inventory of Laurier’s faculty researchers, consult the Experts at Laurier database.

• Kimberley Dawson: Olympians, sport psychology and performance, high-performance athletes.
• Mark Eys: Sport psychology, team building, group dynamics.
• Ebrahim Mazaheri: Social media marketing, online consumer behaviour, digital marketing. 
• Melise Panetta: Consumer behaviour, megatrends and decision-making, marketing management. 
• Chatura Ranaweera: Travel and tourism, sharing of information on social media, AI in the service industry.
• Jill Tracey: High-performance athletes, psychological recovery from injury, performance enhancement, coaching effectiveness, rehabilitation, sport psychology.
• Fang Wang: AI use in sports, business and entertainment.
• Stephen Wenn: Olympic athletes and history, economics tied to the Olympics, International Olympic Committee, Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.Laurier expert alert: 2026 Olympic Winter Games.