The Power of Partnerships
No Gold Medals!!! += X
Creation of Own the Podium ++ $110M
It worked!!!
Top Down Approach
Olympic and Paralympic Games
Summer and Winter of Equal Importance
Future Medal Potential
Assessing Future Podium Potential
Evidence of Podium Potential?
Data Analysis = Evidence Based Decisions
Global Arms Race for Medals London 2012 Team Size:
Time and Money Poor
Value of Partnerships
Sport and Canadian Tire: A Proud Heritage
What do a bunch of Bankers know about Sports Analytics, anyway?
Sport Analytics: How do we do it? AnalysisExecution Performance Metrics Historical Trajectories Background Data Sources Collection Podium Pathway Research Analytics workflow process
Big, Ugly Data. Big, Ugly Problems. Smart Analysts
Patterns are supposed to be predictable?!
Data structure is equally as important as Data cleanliness
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Men’s Cycling Team Pursuit: On The Cusp 2010/ / / / / / / /15
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