Coach Profile, Deborah Carter – Special Olympics Athletics

Meet Special Olympics Athletics coach Deborah Carter and read all about her amazing summer coaching at the Western Canada Summer Games and the Special Olympics World Games in LA.

Coach Profile: Paul Tardi, Curling

Meet curling coach, Paul Tardi of Surrey, a NCCP Level 3 certified coach who has attended the 2012 and 2014 BC Games and 2015 Canada Winter Games.

Thank You Wood Buffalo!

Team BC wants to say THANK YOU to Wood Buffalo and all the amazing volunteers that made the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games possible.

Team BC concludes successful 2015 Western Canada Summer Games with trophy win

Team BC topped the medal count and flag points and won the Western Canada Summer Games Trophy for the 11th consecutive time.

Team BC take 280 medals as 2015 Western Canada Summer Games close

After 10 days of competition at the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games in Fort McMurray, Alta. BC wrapped up competition Sunday with a medal total of 134 gold, 86 silver, 61 bronze and a grand total of 280 medals won.   

5 medals for Team BC Golf in individual competition

Team BC had a nearly flawless day at the Fort McMurray Golf Club, with the women sweeping the podium and men taking gold and silver medals for the individual competitions.

Team BC Badminton earns gold for retiring coach Shaikh

After a loss to Alberta yesterday, Team BC bounced back to win gold in badminton.  They were inspired by long-time coach, Abdul Shaikh, who will retire after these Games.

Gold and Silver for Team BC Volleyball

The women's volleyball team took gold against Alberta and the men's team won silver in a hard fought battle also against Alberta.

Softball wins gold

After three days of triple headers and finals Team BC came out on top with the gold medal with an 11-0 win over Team Alberta.

Figure skaters capture four medals on final day of competition

Team BC cleans up on the final day of competition with four bronze medals from McKenna Colthorp, Brian Le, Stephanie Divin and Ashlynne Stairs and Lee Royer.

Team BC will compete for medals in the squash team finals

Gold and bronze are on the agenda for Team BC in squash competition.

Fourth place finishes for Team BC synchronized swimmers

Team BC places fourth in the duet and team events.  Solo finals take place tomorrow morning.

Silver for slope style snowboarder Quinten Fast

Team BC earned its 76th medal of the 2015 Canada Winter Games on Friday when Agassiz’s Quinten Fast rode his way to a silver medal finish in the men’s snowboard slope style competition. 

B.C.’s synchronized swimmers finish fourth in team event

Day 14 of the Canada Winter Games saw Team BC’s synchronized swimmers finish fourth in a series of competitions. 

Friday began with the duet event and the two teams of Stefanie Dickinson (North Vancouver) and Katie Stirrat (Vancouver), and Katrina Hohensee (Kamloops) and Sarah Jones (Victoria) both finished fourth in their respective flights.

Quinten Fast lives up to his name in the men’s slopestyle where he claims silver

Team BC has a great day on the slopes as Quinten Fast takes home silver and the snowboard team sits in third overall.

Team BC defeated by Team Quebec in packed Kin Arena

Team Quebec defeats Team BC 6-3 in a hard fought hockey matchup Thursday night.

Team BC to play for fifth place in curling

After a disappointing loss to a focused Team New Brunswick in curling, Team BC will play for fifth against Team Alberta tomorrow at 9 a.m.

Team BC with singles success

Team BC table tennis athletes Ivy Liao and Michael Luo win decisive matches to advance them to the singles finals.  Saturday will be the day they, and the rest of the team, make a play for the podium.

Team BC athletes keep calm and ippon to bring home more medals

Team BC had another great day at the Charles Jago Sports Centre with five of their seven athletes bringing home medals.

Victories on ice, on snow and on tatami as Team BC earns a dozen medals

Team BC brought home another 12 medals on Thursday at the 2015 Canada Winter Games. Podium finishes took place in figure skating, cross country skiing and in judo with one gold, three silver and eight bronze medals awarded. 

Upsets aplenty in singles table tennis Thursday

Team BC girls wow in singles table tennis.  The team looks forward to both girls’ and boys’ doubles finals.

Team BC is fast on the trails at Otway

Team BC races hard for silver in the women’s standing 5km cross country race and bronze in the women’s para Nordic sit-ski 5km.  Relay races still to come.

Team BC finishes second in curling pool play

In curling today, Team BC capitalized on the final play against Team Saskatchewan to finish second in their pool.  Quarterfinals are tomorrow at noon.

Garceau and Toth medal in squash individual competitions

Team BC’s Michele Garceau wins gold and Matthew Toth the bronze in the squash individual competitions.  Team play continues.

Team BC judo brings home two silvers and a bronze in first day of competition

Team BC has a successful first day as Leo Goldberg, Lavanna Laass and Ario Nisimura bring home some hardware in judo.  The team will try for more medals this evening.

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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