An Olympic gold medalist will be speaking in Carman this month.

Sami Jo Small won gold as goalie for the women's hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.

 

She will be part of a conference hosted by Sport Manitoba-Central Region October 20th.

 

Central Region Manager Colleen Kyle says Small will be speaking on her early years and also achieving her olympic dream while obtaining a mechanical engineering degree at Standford University.

 

Kyle says other topics include long term athlete development, respect in sport, and a report from the planning committee for the 2008 Manitoba Games in Carman.

 

The registration deadline is Wednesday.