Renata Fast's Liberty Village

The Olympic gold medallist shares her go-to spots

- BY TEAGAN SLIZ

RENATA FAST, a defensive hockey player for the Toronto Sceptres and Team Canada, never thought she'd leave her hometown of Burlington—until she moved into a two-bedroom condo near King and Shaw with her husband, Paul Geiger, in 2021. “I fell in love with the friendliness of the neighbourhood,” she says. “You don’t feel overwhelmed by the city here.” With the PWHL season in full swing and the Winter Olympics imminent, Fast has a breakneck schedule, training in Etobicoke, playing home games at the Coca-Cola Coliseum and travelling for away games. But, when she’s not on the ice, she often hangs out in Liberty Village. Here, she takes us on a tour of her favourite haunts.

For post-practice fuel