Olympian Justin Kripps named Team BC Honourary Captain
The 2019 Canada Winter Games will kick off in Red Deer in just under 100 days, and Team BC athletes are training hard to be ready for top performances. Team BC is proud to announce Olympian and Team BC alumnus, Justin Kripps, as our Honourary Captain for the 2019 Canada Winter Games.
At the 2005 Canada Summer Games in Regina, Saskatchewan, he competed in the sport of athletics. He went on to compete at Simon Fraser University where he led the 4 × 100 m team to All-American honors and a school record at the 2005 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Louisville, Kentucky (SFU Athletics, 2009 & NAIA 2005). Kripps then entered bobsleigh as he saw it as a mix of track and field and race car driving
Kripps won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 2017 World Championships and a bronze in the mixed team event in the 2012 World Championships. During the 2017-18 Bobsleigh World Cup, he finished the season in first in the two-man and overall, to win the Crystal Globe as overall champion.
He is currently the reigning Olympic co-champion in two-man bobsleigh following his gold medal win at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
He will share his experiences and advice with Team BC athletes to help inspire and motivate them to have their best performances at the 2019 Canada Winter Games.
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Quotes:
Justin Kripps
“Competing for Team BC at the Canada Games was the biggest event I had been to at that point in my career. All of a sudden you are at a national multi-sport Games and you are representing not just yourself and your hometown but your entire province. Canada Games is the experience of a lifetime. It will probably be the biggest event you have been to at this point. Enjoy the experience and go out there and do your best.”
Jennifer Scott, Chef de Mission, Team BC
“Justin’s success in bobsleigh is such an inspiration to so many of our athletes. He has shown that competing for Team BC propels you to the top of the podium internationally and he allows us to see that success in one sport crosses over to podium finishes in another.”
About Team BC
Team BC brings together the best athletes, coaches, managers, and mission staff to represent British Columbia at the Canada Summer and Winter Games. Team BC will send a delegation of 320 athletes, coaches, managers, and mission staff to represent British Columbia at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, February 15 to March 3. Visit www.teambc.org for the latest news and updates.
About the Canada Games
The Canada Games are a national multi-sport competition with participation from every province and territory in Canada. The Games are held every two years, alternating between winter and summer. The 2019 Canada Winter Games will be held February 15 to March 3 in Red Deer, bringing together approximately 3600 athletes, coaches, and managers from every province and territory to compete in 19 sports. Visit www.canadagames.ca to learn more.
Contact:
Judy Joseph Black
Team BC Communications Manager
BC Games Society
judyjb@bcgames.org
W: 250-356-8765
C: 250-812-7189