Stojko headlines Canadian Olympic hall

The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame welcomed five new members on Tuesday, highlighted by the elections of figure skater Elvis Stojko, swimmer Curtis Myden and bobsleigh brakeman David MacEachern for 2011.

Women's hockey coach Melody Davidson and cycling builder Marc Lemay will also be enshrined at the hall's induction ceremony and dinner on April 16 in Moncton. N.B.

Canadian Olympic Committee president Marcel Aubut announced the five newest members during a conference call Tuesday morning.

Stojko, a three-time figure skating world champion, won Olympic silver medals in 1994 and again in 1998.

Considered an innovator at a time when artistry ruled over pure athleticism, Stojko was named Canadian Athlete of the Year in 1994. He was the first skater to ever land consecutive quadruple jumps in competition, completing the feat in 1991 and in 1997. The seven-time Canadian champion was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

"Skate Canada sends its congratulations to Elvis for this prestigious honour," Skate Canada CEO William Thompson said in a statement.

"He has been an influential figure in Canadian skating and has inspired many to take up the sport. He led the way with his powerful jumping ability and achieved many firsts in the sport. It is wonderful to see another figure skater recognized by the COC."

MacEachern, a bobsleigh analyst for CBC Sports, won Olympic gold as a brakeman for pilot Pierre Lueders at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games.

Along with Lueders, MacEachern helped raise the bar for bobsleigh in this country that saw Canada gain unprecedented success at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. A three-time Olympian, Lueders and MacEachern's gold in Nagano helped garner more funding for their sport. In total, MacEachern earned 28 World Cup medals, five World Cup titles and a silver medal in the two-man event at the 1996 world championships.

Myden became the first swimmer to win medals in consecutive Olympics. A three-time Olympian (1992-2000) Myden won a pair of bronze medals at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the 200- and 400-metre individual medley. He followed that four years later with another bronze in the 400.

"The Vancouver Games ignited Olympic spirit and passion all across Canada and we're bringing this new energy to the Atlantic Provinces," Aubut said. "The Hall of Fame is the COC's most prestigious event, and we are thrilled to share this incredible experience with the gracious people of Moncton as we recognize this truly outstanding class of Hall of Fame inductees."

As coach to Canada's women's hockey team, Davidson guided her nation to both the 2006 and 2010 gold medals in Torino and Vancouver, respectively.

Lemay was president of the Canadian Cycling Association from 1981 to 1992 and president of the Union Cycliste Internationale Mountain Bike Commission from 1990 to 2001.