Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton Announces Three-Part Documentary Series “Redemption Run”
CALGARY—Hop in your seats, Canada. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton is sliding into the Olympic year with the launch of Redemption Run. This emotional, adrenaline-charged, three-part documentary series brings audiences behind the curtain of the courageous rebuild of Canada’s National Bobsleigh Program as the nation’s fastest athletes on ice chase their Olympic dreams.
Featuring many of Canada’s Olympic best and newcomers to the sport, the three-part series is available to stream beginning Friday, January 23 on CBC Gem and airs Sunday, February 1 at 7 p.m. (7:30 NT) in back to back episodes on CBC TV. Set against dramatic locations and designed with escalating stakes, Redemption Run blends raw human storytelling with pulse-pounding competition.
“Redemption Run celebrates not only the extraordinary talent of our athletes but also the shared journey we’ve undertaken to rebuild a culture of respect, excellence, and purpose within Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton,” said Kien Tran, chief executive officer of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton.
Over the past two years, Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton granted exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Vancouver-based Tyson Media to offer fans an unfiltered look at the realities of high-performance sport. By opening their doors, the program aimed to humanize the athletes and reveal the intensity, sacrifice, and emotional stakes behind every run, crash, and performance milestone achieved - all unfolding in real time.
Filming followed athletes from training facilities in Calgary and Whistler, B.C. to World Cup races across Europe, culminating in the high-stakes finale at the 2025 World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.
What emerged is a raw, emotional look at the national program fighting to redeem its sport and reclaim its rightful place on the world stage.
Rolling out on the heels of Canada revealing its 2026 Olympic Bobsleigh Team, the documentary comes to life with exclusive commentary, perspective and insight from head coaches and Olympic medallists, Justin Kripps and Lyndon Rush - both playing key roles in helping to lead the rebuild of the national bobsleigh program.
The National Bobsleigh Program has celebrated a tradition of excellence spanning more than half a century, sparked by Vic Emery piloting his four-man crew to Olympic gold in 1964. In the decades that followed, Kripps and Rush were amongst a long list of high-powered Team Canada bobsledders who, together, established themselves as one of the world’s premier sliding nations, amassing 10 Olympic medals along with 170 World Championship and World Cup medals across all disciplines.
However, Canada’s medal-winning momentum came to a quick halt in the sport after two bronze-medal celebrations at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Culture concerns emerged, veteran athletes retired, and sponsors stepped back. The sport found itself at a crossroads.
“Over the past three years, our priority has been to strengthen leadership, support our athletes, and foster an environment where champions – and community leaders – are nurtured both on and off the track,” added Tran. “This documentary stands as a testament to our collective work, the resilience, dedication, along with the teamwork commitment of Canada’s bobsleigh athletes, who are now ready to inspire a new generation of Canadians.”
Shortly prior to filming getting underway, Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton slid into this new era with fresh leadership – welcoming a revitalized Board of Directors, Tran coming onboard as the new chief executive officer, and three-time Olympian, Jesse Lumsden, as the new high-performance director – a recharged vision, and a renewed commitment to building a culture athletes could believe in.
Alongside this structural shift came a new generation of athletes who have arrived on the international scene: equally driven, and united by the same fire that fueled Canada’s best sliders before them.
Redemption Run shines a spotlight on this bold, eclectic group of Canadian athletes — former pro football players, track stars, and hockey players — who come together to form an unlikely team while revealing the personal and collective journey in the chase to represent Canada on the world’s biggest stage as they set out to master one of the most punishing and electrifying sports in the Olympic program.
"Redemption Run isn’t just about bobsledding. It’s about the grind, the resilience, and the heart it takes to chase an Olympic dream," said Tyson Hepburn, Tyson Media. "This series tells an authentic story of Canada’s bobsleigh athletes' experiences over the past two years, capturing every push, every setback, and every milestone achieved. It’s fun, it’s fierce, and it’s emotional. With the Olympic Games just around the corner, we can’t wait to introduce these athletes to the nation and bring all Canadians along for the ride with the Canadian Bobsleigh Team."
Bobsleigh CANADA Skeleton is a non-profit organization and the national governing body for the sports of bobsleigh and skeleton in Canada. With the support of its valued corporate partners – Karbon, Athabasca Oil Corporation in collaboration with Canada Action’s I Love Canadian Energy campaign, Leeswood Construction, Bomber LD, PX3, Kuritec, Vessi – along with the Government of Canada, Own the Podium and the Canadian Olympic Committee, Bobsleigh CANADA Skeleton develops champions in the community, on and off the track, who have a passion for bobsleigh and skeleton. Please visit us at www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca.