Abby Spadafora

[Abby Spadafora @AbbySpadafora]

1 year ago today, with the help of @GlobalAthleteHQ and with @RobKoehler2 and @kimshore2022 by my side every step of the way, I went public for the first time with my story.
Forever thankful for our team @Gym4ChangeCan @ameliagrace1989 @theryansheehan_ @melhunt87 @armstrongbails

[Stephen Wade @StephenWadeAP]

The IOC has income of at least $7.7 billion in a 4-year cycle. It can afford to pay athletes. They are the show. It could also pay volunteers. Estimates suggest IOC saves up to $100 million in Summer Olympics using unpaid labor. Moral issue.

[Rob Koehler @RobKoehler2]

It’s time for athletes to organize a boycott to demand pay and collective bargaining.
Putting a strike fund together would be a start.

[Roland Schoeman @Rolandschoeman]

Kirsty Coventry telling Olympians they shouldn’t be paid while the IOC generates billions is exactly why athletes are losing faith in Olympic leadership.

Easy to preach sacrifice after benefiting from the system yourself through sponsorships, influence, political power, and international status.

Even harder to take seriously when you’ve aligned yourself with one of the most corrupt governments in the world while athletes sacrifice their bodies, careers, finances, and futures for the Olympic movement.

The athletes ARE the Olympics. Not the executives. Not the politicians. Not the bureaucrats.

@iocmedia @Olympics @worldolympians @KirstyConventry

[Amelia C (she/her) 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @ameliagrace1989]

Because parents famously never murder their children. 🙃

The misunderstanding of Amber Alerts is one of my biggest pet peeves as a family lawyer.

These are issued under strict criteria and only when a child is in imminent danger. Which, yes, often is caused by a parent.

[Amelia C (she/her) 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @ameliagrace1989]

Honoured to be nominated for this award from the Lotus Hope Foundation! So grateful to continue doing this work with such a fabulous @athletes_empwrd team. 💜💙

[Abby Spadafora @AbbySpadafora]

Well deserved @ameliagrace1989 💙

[Athletes Empowered @athletes_empwrd]

🚨BIG NEWS 🚨

Our very own @ameliagrace1989 is one of the top 5 nominees selected for the Lotus Hope Trailblazer Award ✨

Our most heartfelt congratulations goes out to Amelia Cline - Managing Director of Athletes Empowered 👏🏼

[Athletes Empowered @athletes_empwrd]

🚨BIG NEWS 🚨

Our very own @ameliagrace1989 is one of the top 5 nominees selected for the Lotus Hope Trailblazer Award ✨

Our most heartfelt congratulations goes out to Amelia Cline - Managing Director of Athletes Empowered 👏🏼

[Rob Koehler @RobKoehler2]

As the Future of Sport in Canada Commission report sits on a shelf this will continue to happen.

It’s time to give equal powers to athletes through collective bargaining. Correct the power imbalance now!
@SportCanada_EN @TeamCanada @CTJumpstart @ownthepodium @CyclingCanada

[Amelia C (she/her) 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @ameliagrace1989]

I’ve never felt so seen by someone else describing themselves.

Fellow loud-mouthed, authority-questioning, canary -in-the-coal-mine, CA survivors, unite! 💪

[Reuters Sports @ReutersSports]

Five Canadian cyclists are challenging Cycling Canada's decision not to send a women's team pursuit squad to this year's UCI Track World Championships in October, escalating the dispute to arbitration. https://t.co/IbWzJpwmvt https://t.co/IbWzJpwmvt

[Rob Koehler @RobKoehler2]

Athletes appeal to @CRDSC_SDRCC 👇

[Athletes Empowered @athletes_empwrd]

This Thursday ⬇️

[Rob Koehler @RobKoehler2]

Instagram post from the women’s @cdncyclist team.
“Cycling Canada will not be sending a team to the World Championships in 2026, nor would they be pursuing qualifications for @LA28 @Olympics” @SportCanada_EN @TeamCanada

https://t.co/R8mUoACjnJ

[Global Athlete @GlobalAthleteHQ]

"As athletes, we care deeply about the future of our sport," says the letter. "The governance failures and corruption within International Fencing Federation are threatening the credibility and stability of the sport and must be formally addressed." Letter from over 3000 fencers and coaches sent to the @iocmedia and @FIE_fencing @Reuters @MSN @iainaxon

https://t.co/FItQW7x6Oe

[Amelia C (she/her) 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @ameliagrace1989]

Thinking of all the victim-survivors who have to fight to have their abuse/maltreatment acknowledged, often without any justice or accountability.

But seemingly petty drama stemming from an alleged affair results in a suspension. 🙃

This energy for all complaints please.

[Abby Spadafora @AbbySpadafora]

Sending love and strength to Ashley❤️

[Christine Brennan @cbrennansports]

The survivor in the alleged sexual assault case for which Canadian Olympian Nikolaj Sorensen was originally banned has come forward to me to publicly share her name. She is Ashley Foy, a former US ice dancer who now is a coach in the Netherlands. This is what she had to say:

[Abby Spadafora @AbbySpadafora]

@StevieMacSports 🎯 why are we funneling more money into "participation in sports" before fixing the abuse crisis? Why are we giving more taxpayers dollars to the same organizations and same people who contributed to this abuse crisis🤦‍♀️

[Athletes Empowered @athletes_empwrd]

Join us to discuss more from The Commission Report on 🗓️ Thursday May 14 at 7:30pm EST via Zoom where will explore the key recommendations and discuss opportunities ahead for meaningful change.

[Sarnia Police @SarniaPolice]

SPS RELEASES UPDATED PHOTOS OF KYAW DOE - WANTED FOR MURDER

The Sarnia Police Service continues efforts to locate and arrest Kyaw Eh Doe for the murder of 20-year-old Dane Nisbet. DOE is also known to use the names “Chin” and Leo King.

Homicide investigators have released updated photos of DOE along with his visible tattoos. These may assist in recognizing him, and police are asking that any sighting be reported immediately.

Anyone with information on DOE's whereabouts can report it anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 519-332-TIPS (8477) or online at https://t.co/fjimoOaLEA. Crimestoppers is currently offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to DOE’S arrest.

Full media release: https://t.co/QSb3kjTQyg

[Barbara Bal @BarbaraBalCPC]

🚨 Canada-wide warrant 🚨

Let’s not forget Dane Nisbet, the 20-year-old junior hockey player from Sarnia who was senselessly murdered on April 10, 2026, at Lambton College’s Lions Den bar.

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for:
• Kyaw “Chin” Doe (24, of London, Ontario)
• At the time of the shooting, Doe was under a court order PROHIBITING him from possessing FIREARMS. 🤔

Justice for Dane.

Please repost until we find this murderer.

@SarniaPolice @LambtonCollege @truckdriverpleb @mario4thenorth @CCFR_CCDAF @ChiefDavisSPS @TWilsonOttawa