Sara Orlesky (born July 30, 1980) is a Canadian
sports
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reporter
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, currently a senior host and producer for the
Winnipeg Jets
The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and is owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, pl ...
. She was formerly the Winnipeg Bureau Reporter for
TSN's
SportsCentre.
In 2008, ''
The Globe and Mail
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'' described her as "among the top young female sports broadcasters in Canada."
Biography
Sara Orlesky was born in
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...
,
Manitoba
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, July 31, 1980. She graduated from
Shaftesbury High School
Shaftesbury High School is a public high school located in the Tuxedo neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It has a population of 750 students from Tuxedo, Charleswood, and Linden Woods. They are included in the Pembina Trails School Division' ...
in Winnipeg.
Hired in November 2007, Orlesky joined TSN in January 2008 as a reporter for the Toronto bureau, reporting on major sports stories in the
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area, commonly referred to as the GTA, includes the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York. In total, the region contains 25 urban, suburban, and rural municipalities. The Greater T ...
.
Before working at TSN, Orlesky lived in
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
where she reported for
The Score. Orlesky worked for
Citytv Vancouver as a weekend sports producer while studying
communications
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at
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...
. She was promoted to weekend sports anchor and left there in 2004.
Orlesky reported on
figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The events took place between 14 and 27 February 2010.
Qualification
Skater eligibility
To be eligible for the 2010 Winter Ga ...
.
When TSN opened its Winnipeg bureau, Orlesky became the lead reporter. She was regularly seen on
SportsCentre, with a special focus on the
Jets and
Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fiel ...
. She also joined the
CFL on TSN
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broadcast team as a sideline reporter in the 2008 season where she has since covered regular season and playoff games, including the
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...
.
She joined the Winnipeg Jets in summer 2022 as a TSN partnership. With that, she will continue to make appearances on ''Jets on TSN'' broadcasts.
References
External links
TSN profile*
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1980 births
Living people
Olympic Games broadcasters
Canadian television producers
Canadian women television producers
Canadian television reporters and correspondents
Simon Fraser University alumni
Canadian women television journalists
Winnipeg Jets announcers
National Hockey League broadcasters
Canadian Football League announcers
Journalists from Manitoba
People from Winnipeg
American women television journalists
21st-century American women
Canadian people of Ukrainian descent