La résilience à travers la performance | César Nicolaï et Iulian Ciobanu | TEDxHECMontréal
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Dans cette conférence César Nicolaï, entraîneur-chef de l’équipe canadienne de boccia, et Iulian Ciobanu, athlète triple paralympien, atteint de dystrophie musculaire, retracent leur parcours commun marqué par des défis, des remises en question et une profonde évolution humaine. De leur rencontre en 2014 à l’apogée de Iulian en 2023. Leur histoire met en lumière l’importance de la vulnérabilité, de la communication et de la résilience dans la haute performance.EN/
In this talk, César Nicolaï, head coach of the Canadian boccia team, and Iulian Ciobanu, triple Paralympian athlete with muscular dystrophy, retrace their shared journey marked by challenges, questioning and profound human evolution. From their meeting in 2014 to Iulian's peak in 2023. Their story highlights the importance of vulnerability, communication and resilience in high performance.
César a commencé sa carrière d'entraîneur de boccia en 2009. Il a participé à quatre Jeux paralympiques et occupe depuis 2022 le poste d'entraîneur-chef de l'équipe canadienne. Iulian, quant à lui, a découvert le boccia en 2014. Dès l'année suivante, il a intégré l'équipe canadienne, représentant fièrement le pays sur la scène internationale depuis.
Iulian, né le 29 juillet 1983 en République de Moldavie, a reçu un diagnostic de dystrophie musculaire des ceintures à l’âge de 10 ans. Il a terminé ses études en psychologie en 2008 et a immigré au Canada avec son épouse en 2010, s’installant à Montréal. En 2014, il a découvert la boccia, ou plutôt la boccia la trouvé car il n’aurait jamais imaginé pouvoir pratiquer un sport, est devenu père pour la première fois, a remporté une médaille de bronze au championnat canadien et a intégré l’équipe nationale de boccia en 2015. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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