Allison Forsyth

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Allison Forsyth
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Born (1978-10-14) 14 October 1978 (age 46)
Occupation Alpine skier
Olympics
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Allison Forsyth (born 14 October 1978) is a Canadian former alpine skier from Nanaimo, British Columbia, who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics. [1]

She retired from competitive skiing after the 2007–08 season, due to injuries suffered over her career, and to start a family. [2]

Forsyth was sexually abused by Alpine Canada coach Bertrand Charest. In 2017, Charest was sentenced to 12 years in prison for sex crimes against young skiers. He appealed, and his sentence was reduced to 57 months. He has since been granted parole. Forsyth settled her lawsuit against Alpine Canada in October 2023. Though the terms of the settlement were not disclosed, the CEO of Alpine Canada has since noted that "in the clearest of terms, we are deeply saddened by her experience, repulsed by her abuser's actions, and apologize for the harm she experienced." [3] [4]

In October 2021 she joined ITP Sport & Recreation Inc. as the COO and Partner with a vision to end maltreatment in sport. [5]

In 2022 Canada Soccer hired Forsyth's organization ITP Sport & Recreation Inc. "to get us to where we want to be" with SafeSport. [3]

In November 2023 Forsyth left ITP Sport & Recreation Inc. to found her own organization, Generation Safe with the commitment to educate and simplify the complexities of Safe Sport for all. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Allison Forsyth Bio, Stats, and Results. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Allison Forsyth retires from racing". The Globe and Mail. 18 June 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Former Olympian Allison Forsyth on a mission to make soccer and others a safe sport". Yahoo! Sports. The Canadian Press. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Heroux, Devon (3 October 2023). "25 years after being sexually abused by coach, Olympian Allison Forsyth settles lawsuit with Alpine Canada".
  5. ↑ "The partners behind ITP Sport. | ITP Sport and Recreation". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "🚨 NEW WEBSITE ALERT 🚨 | Generation Safe (Sport)". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 12 August 2025.


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