'Canada's Ultimate Challenge was everything!' Meet the 20 competitors who travelled the country to win

Canada's original reality TV series is back for Season 2 on Sunday, April 28 at 8 pm on CBC and CBC Gem. Here's a first look at all the action. 

Watch | The official season two trailer for Canada's Ultimate Challenge

The epic showdown is back. Canada’s Ultimate Challenge returns to CBC

8 months ago

Duration 2:26

Season Two is filled with unpredictable twists and turns as teams travel to Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia

We meet 20 new players from across the country ready to throw it all down to win the grand prize, a VIP trip to the Olympics this summer. 

"The game was really amped up this season, from the sheer mental insanity that every challenge was, to new rules and game play," says Whitney Beers, a mom and entrepreneur who played on Team Blue. "The sheer calibre of competitors involved and diabolical twists and turns made this experience truly iconic in a way I could not have expected!" Expect the unexpected this season, says Team Orange's Jacqueline Le, "I thought it would just be pure physical challenges based on the first season but our season brought in some new mind games. YEEE-HAWW!"

"Canada's Ultimate Challenge was everything! Endless laughs, tears, connections, memories. It was always thrilling and tons of fun. The experience was beyond all physical challenges. I think we all were challenged more mentally, emotionally and spiritually," says Courtney Copoc-Hopkins,a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh education counsellor who played on Team Red.

Team Blue

• Angel Anderson (she/her), 42, a scaffolder and former competitive boxer from Winnipeg, MB 

• Daniel Ginnane (he/him), 27, a stunt performer and former MMA fighter from Vancouver, BC

• Harvin Sangha (he/him), 27, a correctional officer and professional Kabaddi player from Brampton, ON

• Whitney Beers (she/her), 29, a personal trainer, nutritionist and entrepreneur from Saint John, NB

Team Green

• Darko Boskovic (he/him), 38, a fitness model and coach from Calgary, AB

• Ninko Pangilinan (he/him), 36, a writer, blogger and personal trainer from Innisfil, ON

• Sandra Wendland (she/her), 41, a real estate agent and fitness trainer from Toronto, ON

• Shasily Matowe (she/her), 31, a fitness trainer and dancer from Edmonton, AB

Team Orange

• Dominic Kehoe (he/him), 43, a pipeliner from Valleyview, AB

• Jacqueline Le (she/her), 32, a wellness coach from Vancouver, BC

• Jenny Laviolette (she/her), 29, a communications advisor and cheerleading coach from Ottawa, ON 

• Sandrick Brisard-Cadet (he/him), 30, a fitness trainer, model and construction worker from Laval, QC

Team Red 

• Adam Pike (he/him), 31, a digital creator and former Big Brother Canada Houseguest from St. John's, NL

• Ayoleka "Leka" Sodade (she/her), 25, a sales executive and former college basketball player from Windsor, ON 

• Brandon Rodwell (he/him), 35, a construction worker and amateur motocross rider from Woodstock, ON

• Courtney Copoc-Hopkins (she/her), 32, a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Education Counsellor and former competitive gymnast from Vancouver, B.C.

Team Yellow 

• Chassidy Sule (she/her), 23, an office administrator and competitive bodybuilder from Dartmouth, NS

• Paul Kobilke (he/him), 29, a transit worker from Vancouver, BC

• Quinton Maclean (he/him), 29, a Twitch streamer from Oakville, ON 

• Shannon Torgerson (she/her), 37, a sheep farmer from Warburg, AB  

Watch Season 2, starting Sunday April 28

Watch Season 2 on CBC and CBC Gem starting Sunday, April 28 at 8 pm. 

CBC Gem is available for free as an App for iOS, tvOS, Fire TV, Android TV, Android phones and tablets, LG and Samsung Smart TVs, Roku, and Xbox One/S/X and online at gem.cbc.ca.