ENTRE NOUS
ALUMNI
IN THE
SPOTLIGHT
ANCIENNES
ÉLÈVES
INSPIRANTES
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As supporters from the very
beginning, the TFS community
could not be prouder of its two
alumni, Gabriela DeBues-Stafford '13
and Lucia Stafford '16, who united
us all at the Too Olympic Games.
2021 was a remarkable year for
the two sisters in middle-distance
running, as they rank among the
best runners in the world. eir
younger brother Nicholas, a Level
IV student at TFS, has the same
passion and is now training at
the University of Toronto at a
competitive level. Let's celebrate and
track down what the two sisters
have been up to this past year.
Gabriela set herself one goal for
2021: "To be in that Olympic final
and be hunting down a medal."
After a very successful first day of
competition she qualified for the
1500 metres final with a time under
four minutes. As opposed to her first
Olympic Games in Rio five years
earlier, she said, "I've never felt this
strong physically and confident
mentally racing, and I am so thrilled
to be in the shape of my life for this
Olympics." She was also grateful
to have her younger sister by her
side in Tokyo, who "reminds me that
running should be fun!"
During the finals, she reached an
impressive fifth place, placing
her among the best in the world.
However, the hunt is still on. In
February 2022, having just won and
set new Canadian records in the
indoor 3000 and 5000 metres, she
is still hungry for more.
Photo credit:
© Brad Smith
TWO TFS ALUMNI,
ONE INCREDIBLE
OLYMPICS
BY LÉO VETEAU
