By the time the week was over, Laval athletes had climbed the podium steps at the Jeux du Quebec in Saguenay a total of 18 times, earning 10 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 5 bronze medals, in 8 different sports.

Julien Nantel, a 16-year-old Laval resident who plays centre for the Rousseau-Royal de Laval hockey squad, has won a $1,500 bursary for high academic achievement from the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence.

After many years of coping with worn-out lockers, aging showers and graying strategy rooms that weren’t doing much to encourage a winning attitude, student-athletes at Laval Liberty High School may soon be on a solid winning streak with the unveiling of brand new facilities last week.

The following list represents the athletes from Laval nominated to the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team to date.