Canadian Olympians Sarault, Kingsbury named Calgary Stampede parade marshals - BERITAJA

They some wore reddish and achromatic connected the world’s biggest shape conscionable a fewer months ago.

Now, the brace of Canadian Winter Olympic medallists, short-track speedskater Courtney Sarault, and freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury will don those colours erstwhile again — this time, helping footwear disconnected the ‘Greatest Outdoor Show connected Earth.’

Sarault and Kingsbury person been named the parade marshals for the 2026 Calgary Stampede parade connected July 3, ushering successful the 10-day event.

“When I recovered out, I retrieve conscionable telling my parents,” Sarault says. “We’re each truthful excited and pumped about the full situation, and the truth that I get to thrust the equine is thing I’m really excited about.”

The brace will beryllium featured connected horseback astatine the beforehand of the yearly contented that formally kicks disconnected Calgary Stampede, being held connected July 3 2026.

Stampede officials person antecedently called the domiciled “the about important saddle to fill” during the 10-day event.

“Representing excellence, resilience and Canadian pridefulness connected the world stage, Sarault and Kingsbury are among the country’s about accomplished athletes, known for record-breaking performances, historical Olympic achievements and committedness to athletics and community,” Stampede officials said successful a news release.

Kingsbury, who hails from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Que., has won much freestyle skiing World Cup victories than immoderate different moguls skier.

He’s utilized to starring retired a ample procession, serving arsenic Canada’s opening ceremonies emblem bearer astatine the 2026 Milano Cortina wintertime games, wherever he won some a golden and metallic medal, capping an unthinkable Olympic profession by becoming the about dressed up freestyle skier successful the event’s history.

“It’s unreal and it’s a very large honour,” Kingsbury said of being named a parade marshal. “I cognize the database of group that person done it earlier maine and to do it alongside Courtney Sarault … she’s an astonishing Olympian. She had an astonishing Olympics successful 2026. It’s going to beryllium nosy to do that pinch her.”

Sarault’s capacity astatine Milano Cortina was thing short of historic, becoming conscionable the 2nd Canadian jock to triumph 4 medals astatine a azygous Olympic Games.

Sarault, from Moncton, N.B., besides won the Crystal Globe this play connected the ISU Short Track World Tour arsenic the apical wide women’s skater.

“Courtney and Mikael embody the passion, perseverance and excellence we observe astatine the Calgary Stampede,” says Stampede president Stuart O’Connor. “They’re fitting ambassadors and we’re proud to invited them arsenic 2026 parade marshals and proceed the Stampede’s agelong contented of celebrating Canada’s Olympians.”

While they are some the first parade marshals to correspond their sports, erstwhile Olympians who’ve been fixed the honour see snowboarder Mark McMorris, bobsledder Kaillie Humphries and cross-country skier Sara Renner.

The database of past parade marshals is surely star-studded and was about precocious headlined successful 2025 by vocalist Shania Twain.

The Calgary Stampede parade originates astatine 9 a.m. connected July 3, pinch the prelude opening astatine 7:30 a.m.

Guests could be Stampede Park aft the parade concludes pinch free admittance from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. connected opening day.