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Christine Nesbitt

Christine Nesbitt

Canadian speed skater

Sep 16, 2026

9:06
So, Christine, if I had to flip it to the winter sports, did you ever find yourself educating the people around you about celiac disease or were your team of dieticians, medical staff at the time you were in the Olympics the same or different?
9:22
Well it's really interesting to hear Jacqueline's story.
9:25
It's really nice to hear.
9:26
I am a little bit older so my games took place a little while ago and my experience was not like that.
9:36
In the environment that I was in it was a bit of a surprise that I was diagnosed with celiac disease.
9:41
The only real information I got was you need to eat gluten-free.
9:44
There was no follow-up about regular blood testing or all the pieces of the puzzle that fit around just eating gluten-free.

22 MINS LATER

31:26
Christine, what are you seeing on the winter side as a leader in the athletic community helping future competitors coming up in your footsteps? What have you been able to do or coach or help or mentor on that side? It sounds so
9:06
So, so Christine, uh, if I had to flip it to the winter sports, did you ever find yourself educating the people around you about celiac disease? Or were your team of dieticians, medical staff at the time you were in the Olympics the same or different?
9:22
Well, it's really interesting to hear Jacqueline's story.
9:25
It's really nice to hear.
9:26
I am a little bit older, so my games took place [laughs] a little while ago, and my experience was not like that.
9:36
In the environment that I was in, it was a bit of a surprise that I was diagnosed with celiac disease.
9:41
The only real information I got was, "You need to eat gluten-free." So there was no follow-up about, uh, regular blood testing or all the pieces of the puzzle that fit around just eating gluten-free, and even at the time I didn't understand how significant cross-contamination could be to my health and wellness.
10:00
And considering it had taken such a long time for me to be diagnosed, I'm certain I was having cross-contamination in my final two years of competing.

21 MINS LATER

31:26
Christine, what are you seeing on the winter side as a leader in the athletic community helping future competitors coming up in your footsteps? What have you been able to do or, you know, coach or help or mentor on that side?

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