Week two action gets underway for Team BC

Week two of action at the Canada Winter Games got underway with medals from para cross country and preliminary action in hockey, curling, figure skating, badminton, squash and table tennis.

Prince George figure skater in medal contention after short program

Team BC skaters in great standing after the short program.  Free programs commence on Tuesday.

Team BC ladies undefeated in curling after day one

The ladies of Team BC curling took on Team Nunavut and North West Territories today in their first games of the competition.

Cross country skiers win two gold, one silver in first day of para events

B.C.’s para cross country athletes posted impressive results at the Canada Winter Games on Monday, winning two gold and one silver medal. 

Revelstoke’s Emily Suchy won gold in the 2.5km sit-ski event. Her teammate Andy Lin of Burnaby also won gold in the 2.5km standing classic para male event. North Vancouver’s Emily Weekes took silver in the 2.5km standing classic para female race.

Great start for cross country skiers at Otway with two gold and one silver

Team BC cross country skiers Andy Lin and Emily Suchy win gold and Emily Weekes the silver in the first day of cross country events at the 2015 Canada Winter Games. 

Trampoline athletes get their first taste of action

Team BC trampoline athletes have their first day of training at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

RCMP volunteers give Team BC the welcome of a lifetime

With little more than a month to go in career that spanned 34 years and took him from his home in Montreal to the Yukon, Ottawa and finally to Prince George, RCMP Chief Superintendent Rod Booth and a group of dedicated officers took some time out of their schedules to make the 2015 Canada Winter Games a little bit more special for Team BC athletes.

Table Tennis training underway for Team BC

Training kicked off today for Team BC at the 2015 Canada Winter Games table tennis event in Prince George.

Northern athletes contribute nearly one quarter of Team BC’s medals during week one

Seven athletes from B.C.’s north combined for a total of 10 medals during week one of the 2015 Canada Winter Games, helping propel Team BC into third place in the medal standings, with a total of 41 at the mid-point of the Games. 

Double gold for BC golf teams

Team BC Golf took gold medals in the team competition on both the men’s and the women’s side Saturday at the Fort McMurray Golf Course.

Team BC loses first match to Team Alberta

BC lost its first badminton matches of the competition when both James Ho and Joshua Liu were defeated in their respective men’s singles matches. Both matches went to three sets.

Dad surprises pitcher son, BC to play for gold

Justin Olic (Surrey), a crafty southpaw was today’s starter against Alberta. Unknown to him, his father Frank Olic flew in to watch the him play. After working the 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM shift Frank jumped on a plane in Vancouver to Fort McMurray.

Golden boys in top form for triathlon relay

A light mist kept the triathlon conditions slick and chilly for the second day of competition. Team BC medaled in both the male and female three-person relay with the men taking gold and the women taking home silver.

Women battle to a split on day two!

The BC women’s volleyball team ‎started the day off with a battle with Team Alberta. The teams have a history, having met twice before the games and split both match ups.

Team BC Results Recap Aug 14

26 medals for Team BC at the Western Canada Summer Games with swimming leading the charge, collecting 25 in the pool and the men’s 8 in rowing taking home gold.

Shade golden in Wood Buffalo

The water at Macdonald Island Park was golden for Special Olympics athlete Jesse Shade (Campbell River) at the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games.  Five gold medals in the pool were just the beginning for the sixteen year old Vancouver Island swimmer.  

Swimmers add to medal haul on second day of competition

Team BC swimming hauled in 25 medals of which 15 were gold, four were silver and six were bronze. Special Olympics swimmer Jesse Shade swam to two more golds today bringing his tournament total to four.

Team BC Softball goes 2 and 1 for the day

Team BC Softball earned two more wins today but dropped one in the final game of a triple header day.

Team BC Volleyball Men split day two of competition

Team BC took a win against Team Yukon in three sets but lost a tight match to Team Alberta in the afternoon.

BC dominates on the golf course

It was a strong showing for Team BC women’s golf today, with BC taking the top three positions after the first round of competition. Hannah Lee (Surrey) led the pack, finishing with 72. Teammates Tiffany Kong (Vancouver) and Alisha Lau (Richmond) were tight on her heels, tying for second place with 73’s, and Shirin Anjarwalla (Nanaimo) finished with 76.

Team BC Baseball earns win over Manitoba

Team BC baseball earns another win with an 18-3 victory over Team Manitoba.

Leadership of the libero

Looking into the importance of the libero position in indoor volleyball with Team BC’s Hali Drezet and Elijah Risso. 

Team BC Results Recap August 13

The start of the second phase of the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games picked right up where Phase 1 athletes left it – winning medals.

BC leads baseball standings 2 wins, 1 loss

Finn Chesters a 15 year old playing with the Victoria Eagles in the BC Premier League won the Outstanding Pitcher in their provincial championship tournament. BC dominated their opponents in this game with precision pitching, excellent fielding and timely hitting.

BC swims to double gold in 4x200m freestyle relay

Team BC had a successful opening day of competition in the pool at MacDonald Island Park today, Aug. 13. BC swimmers combined for 24 medals (10 gold, nine silver and five bronze). Both 4x200m relay teams captured gold to wrap up the successfully evening of finals. 

TERRITORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We respectfully acknowledge the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen)-speaking Peoples on whose traditional territory the BC Games Society office stands, and the Songhees, Xwsepsum, and WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. We recognize that our work in this province spans the territories of more than 200 First Nations, as well as Métis and Inuit communities.

 
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