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Canada's Olympic bobsled champion Justin Kripps is becoming a coach. The move comes two weeks after the 35-year-old Olympic medalist announced he was retiring from competition after 16 years in the sport.
Justin Kripps had no lofty dreams of standing on the Olympic medal podium when he first climbed into a bobsled 16 years ago.
Olympic champion Justin Kripps has thrown his weight behind Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes who are demanding change in their national sport organization, saying they "can't move forward until there is change at the top."
Some of Canada's top bobsleigh and skeleton athletes are calling for the resignations at the national governing body amid allegations of a toxic culture within the organization.
In today's Morning Brief, CBC News kicks off its series about rising inflation in Canada. Also, the House of Commons will vote on the use of the Emergencies Act tonight.