CALGARY - Olympic medallists Mikael Kingsbury and Courtney Sarault are used to getting cheers on the ice, but come July, they’ll be lauded while riding horseback to launch the Calgary Stampede.

Kingsbury, a Quebec-born moguls skier, and Sarault, a short track speedskater from Moncton, N.B., were named Wednesday as honorary marshals for the parade that kicks off the 10-day exhibition and rodeo.