Skip to Main Content Accessibility Help

Letter from Cassie Sharpe’s family has Beijing silver medallist reaching for tissues

3 years ago

3:07

Letter from Cassie Sharpe’s family has Beijing silver medallist reaching for tissues

3 years ago
Olympics
Duration 3:07

Cassie Sharpe’s greatest supporters couldn’t be by her side in Beijing, but reading a letter of support from her uncle back home in Canada brought the Olympic champion to tears.

Related Stories

From Whistler to Calgary, Canadian luge trio's Olympic journey nearing full circle
Summer McIntosh leads Canadian swim team eager to build on Paris success at world short course championships
World champion figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek becomes Canadian citizen
Olympic champion sprinter Aaron Brown sets sights on L.A. 2028 after roller-coaster experience in Paris
Canada's McIntosh, Harvey win silver medals to wrap up short course swim worlds

More from Olympics

1:30

Families earn gold medal for support of Olympic athletes

1:55

Achieving his Olympic dreams: Brady Leman reads letter from younger sister

8:14

Isabelle Weidemann all smiles during surprise ‘family zoom call’ with parents, sister

September 22, 2022

3:31

Cassie Sharpe 'chokes up' when her parents surprise her during an interview

5:15

Brady Leman gets surprise virtual visit from fianceé Cath

now