Journalist, Blogger, Writer, UBC Athletics🇨🇦 Volleyball Analyst , Former Pro Volleyball Player, mom to 3 littles and one angel

Joined June 2009
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Emily Cordonier retweeted
May 25
A baby African elephant charged at tourists on safari at a game reserve in South Africa, trying its best to look ferocious.
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Congratulations @TSNVicRauter on an amazing career. It was a highlight for me getting to commentate volleyball alongside you at the Canada Summer Games!
Feeling a little like my favourite TSN hat.. little worn out..fraying at the edges..but still does the job. However..its time. Thank you.
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A true UBC legend, for nearly four decades Nestor Korchinsky's profound impact on campus life helped build the "soul" of UBC through recreation & intramurals. Now his legacy lives on with the creation of "Nestor's Gym" in the new Rec Centre North. 📣: gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/…
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I’m so happy for this team! 💪
WRUG | This is what it's all about 🥹 Congrats to the 2024 U SPORTS National Champion UBC Thunderbirds!! The first Canada West team to capture the national title in Women's Rugby 15s since Alberta in 2013. Undeniable all season long. @ubctbirds x @UBCWRugby
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WRUG | For the first time in program history, the UBC Thunderbirds are U SPORTS National Champions 🏆 What a hard fought game! The T-Birds edge Victoria 8-3 in a tight defensive battle. We are so proud of both teams! @ubctbirds x @UBCWRugby
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Emily Cordonier retweeted
30 Oct 2024
WRUG | UBC to the national semifinals! 🦅 The @ubctbirds take down host UPEI with a dominant 67-7 victory in the U SPORTS quarter-finals.
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The UBC Thunderbirds are mourning the passing of Dr. Jack Taunton. A giant in the field of 🇨🇦 sports & exercise medicine & UBC Sports Hall of Famer. Taunton's award winning support of athlete health on campus & globally was exceptionally impactful. 📣: gothunderbirds.ca/news/2024/…
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Emily Cordonier retweeted
13 Aug 2024
If you have a few moments to listen to this interview as a parent with your child. Possible one of the best post race interviews I have ever watched #PlayOn
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HISTORY FOR MELISSA & BRANDIE 🥈 Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson win silver in beach volleyball, Canada’s first-ever Olympic medal in the women’s event 🇨🇦 #MedalMoments presented by @petrocanada
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This was an absolute blast. Thanks so much Mikey, Marcello and the great crew for the unforgettable experience!
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This might be the best Paris 2024 story: Zeng Zhiying made her Olympics debut at 58-years old. Born in China, she is now representing Chile in table tennis because of an incredible journey. At age 18, she expected to go to the Olympics for her birth country, China, as one of the best players in the world. But then table tennis changed out the two-sided paddles, and her game was thrown off. She never made the team and became incredibly frustrated with the sport. She retired from the game as a player at age 20. Shortly after, she moved to Chile and coached various table tennis teams. Then, in 2000, she decided to get a “real job” and step away from the game. For 20 years, she didn’t play. Then, in COVID, she bought a table and started playing again. She made it a goal to make the 2024 Olympics representing Chile. And, at age 58, she did it! The human brain is crazy powerful, and it can prevent us from continuing something we love or help us persevere through times when the odds are heavily stacked against us. What an inspiration to follow your dreams.
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#Qualified @TeamCanada Sophie Bukovec & Heather Bansley!
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Let’s go Canada! Love this team 🏐
CANADA'S OLYMPIC DREAM IS ALIVE! A reverse sweep by Alexa Gray, Brie O'Reilly, Kiera Van Ryk & @VBallCanada 🇨🇦 against Sarina Koga & Japan 🇯🇵. 📺 #VNL2024 matches on VB.TV. 🏐 #volleyball #VNL #Paris2024
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Emily Cordonier retweeted
13 Jun 2024
Volleyball is such an incredible game but that was special. @VBallCanada women are really special. #VNL
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#VNL2024 Match 6 - Women/ femmes 🧹 Result/ résultat : 🇨🇦3 🇩🇪0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-22)! 🔗 bit.ly/4dVUn09
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This is an incredible time for women's sports in Canada. It's part of a tide sweeping the world. Believe women. Pay women. Support women. We need to keep making sports safe for women; racism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny are still present. We need to eradicate them.
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Emily Cordonier retweeted
🏈 FB | History for @ubcfbl as Giovanni Manu becomes the first Thunderbird ever selected in the @NFL Draft! Congrats to the newest @Lions offensive lineman!
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Emergency medicine in Canada is in crisis. Here are 11 reasons from someone in the trenches.
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Excited for this power duo!
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175 laps of the track done today for the group! Some ups, some downs. But really impressed with everyone’s efforts backing up from 5km races yesterday. @LundmanOlivia smashed her World standard. So her and I are off to Turkey in April to try and qualify a relay team for Paris! 🥳
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Enjoying the stories & conversation between @EmilyCordonier & keynote speaker Brian Burke at the 25th KPMG UBC Scholarship Breakfast! The breakfast has been the paramount fundraising event for UBC Athletics, raising over $14 million for student-athlete scholarships & awards.
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