Interview with Ryli Valliere

Partial Transcript: So I've been in London, Ontario most of my life. I was born in Saint Joseph's Hospital in London.

Segment Synopsis: Ryli tells us a little about herself including where she was born, where she grew up, and where she lives now.

Keywords: London; Nova Scotia; Ontario

Partial Transcript: I've well I've really been interested in it like ever since I was about 7 years old maybe even younger.

Segment Synopsis: Ryli tells us where her interest in archery began.

Keywords: Archery; Narnia; Nova Scotia

Partial Transcript: Well I had a high performance coach who was, who is the national team coach and so she thought it would be really good experience for me and a few of her other archers to try out for the Canada Games.

Segment Synopsis: Ryli explains how she first became involved in the Canada Games.

Keywords: 2019; Coach

Partial Transcript: So we left on a plane we um…. we left as a whole team all of Ontario's team and well we stuck with our archery team, we also traveled with the squash team.

Segment Synopsis: Ryli describes what it was like to travel to the Canada Games.

Keywords: Skier(s); Snowboarder(s); Squash; Team; Team Ontario

Subjects: Friendships at the Canada Games

Partial Transcript: And so I think the next day we had our practice which was like our unofficial practice. So it wasn't too much of a big deal, but we got the whole morning practice and then for the afternoon we could go anywhere...

Segment Synopsis: Ryli describes the different sports that her and her teammates watched at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer. She also talks about her mentality during competition, and the pin collecting that took place.

Keywords: Archer; Cheering; Competition; Nunavut; People; Pin(s); Practice; Sports

Subjects: Athlete Mentality in Competitions; Friendships at the Canada Games; Pin collecting

Partial Transcript: O yeah, definitely. I loved watching, um, ‘cause, there's a Sports Center about 5 minute walk and it was, had like a boardwalk where you could walk through. Meanwhile it was like negative 40 degree weather...

Segment Synopsis: Ryli talks about experiencing the different sporting events that took place at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer.

Keywords: Badminton; Cheering; Curling; Skating; Squash; Team Ontario; Watching

Subjects: Athlete Mentality in Competitions; Friendships at the Canada Games

Partial Transcript: Well we, we, always love to go to the cafeteria 'cause when there weren't…. when they weren't putting on lunches or dinners or breakfasts, they still had snacks there...

Segment Synopsis: Ryli talks about some of the activities her and her teammates participated in during their down time.

Keywords: Cafeteria; Dorm; Games; Teammates; Tennis

Subjects: Friendships at the Canada Games

Partial Transcript: Yeah so, usually in archery you are up against your own age and then your own gender like most sports are...

Segment Synopsis: Ryli talks about competing against both male and female archers.

Keywords: Boy; Female; Girl; Male

Subjects: Women & Gender Equity

Partial Transcript: Yeah so, I do still have I think two or three people on Facebook and Instagram that I still keep in touch with from Nunavut and P.E.I...

Segment Synopsis: Ryli talks about some of the people she met at the Canada Winter Games in 2019 and whether or not she keeps in contact with them today.

Keywords: Instagram; Nova Scotia; PEI; Yukon

Subjects: Friendships at the Canada Games

Partial Transcript: Well I think, you first go into the Games thinking I have to beat these other provinces like I have to outweigh them.

Segment Synopsis: Ryli talks about the importance of the Canada Games for unifying Canadians.

Keywords: Québec

Subjects: Friendships at the Canada Games; Unity Through Sport

Partial Transcript: So unfortunately I have aged out, become full adult, um, but I want to keep volunteering...

Segment Synopsis: Ryli mentions whether or not she will remain involved with the Canada Games.

Subjects: Volunteering

Partial Transcript: I haven't quite… I haven’t quite decided, or I haven't been given a volunteer job...

Segment Synopsis: Ryli talks about potentially being involved in the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara.

Subjects: Volunteering

Partial Transcript: I think that, I mean speaking as a kid, we always you know we had a curfew at night and I think it's very, it's very important to keep athletes at curfew but you also have to understand that they’re kids...

Segment Synopsis: Ryli gives advice to volunteers at future Canada Games events, and also talks about how the Games forced her to get out of her comfort zone socially.

Keywords: Kids; Volunteer(s)

Partial Transcript: I definitely think it was an athlete, someone, one of these athletes said "you know what I want to trade someone for this" and usually it starts with one person or one group and then it's just a domino effect...

Segment Synopsis: Ryli talks about gear trading at the Canada Games.

Keywords: Clothing; Gear trading; PEI

Subjects: Friendships at the Canada Games

Partial Transcript: Well it's hard to say right now because everything has been postponed...

Segment Synopsis: Ryli talks about her future competition plans.

Keywords: Covid-19; Mexico; Pan-Am Games

Partial Transcript: Yes, not sure… well, not sure what the year will be...

Segment Synopsis: Ryli talks about her Olympic aspirations.

Keywords: Olympics