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.

Surrey’s Garceau wins gold, Toth takes the bronze in squash finals

Team BC posted two significant upsets in squash at the 2015 Canada Winter Games on Wednesday as Michele Garceau won gold in the women’s individual and Burnaby’s Matthew Toth won bronze on the men’s side.  

The medals are the first ever for B.C. in an individual squash event at the Canada Winter Games.

Two bronze medals from badminton add to overall Team BC count

Team BC brings home two bronze in badminton from James Ho in the singles and Joshua Liu and Duncan Yao in a tight doubles final.

Team BC captures bronze in the mixed team trampoline competition

Despite mixed feelings after the male singles event, Team BC pulls together to win bronze in the mixed team trampoline competition.

A split day results in a 4-1 record for Team BC in curling

Team BC has a tiring day with a win against Team PEI and a close game resulting in a loss against Team Ontario.  Despite the loss, they have secured themselves a spot in the quarterfinals.

14 medals in one day for Team BC

It was a medal haul for Team BC on Wednesday at the 2015 Canada Winter Games with Team BC bringing home 14 medals.  Impressive results today have Team BC with 63 medals overall, placing the team third in the medal standings behind Quebec and Ontario.

Giving up not an option for B.C.’s Laass

Even as things were going black for Lavanna Laass, her last thought was that she would never give up. 

The 18-year-old Team BC Judo athlete from Prince George was choked out in the gold medal match at the 2015 Canada Winter Games, something she had never experienced before. 

“I came into this match going for gold,” she said. “I really, really wanted it, not just for myself but for everyone who was there with me and for Prince George.”

Table tennis competition heating up at Duchess Park

Midway through table tennis action, Team BC brings home some hardware in the team events.

Double bronze in badminton for B.C.

B.C.’s badminton team earned two bronze medals on Wednesday in the finals at the Canada Winter Games. 

The team of Duncan Yao (19, Richmond) and Joshua Liu (18, Vancouver) battled their way to the podium in the bronze medal match of the men’s doubles, beating team Manitoba in three sets. 

Surrey’s James Ho, 17, also won bronze in the men’s individual match. 

BC athlete completes rare double by competing in both Canada Winter and Summer Games

Team BC names Tina Jiang and Leo Sammarelli as flag bearers for Closing Ceremony

Richmond’s Tina Jiang from Golf and Vancouver’s Leo Sammarelli from Athletics will serve as flag bearers at the Closing Ceremony of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games after turning in exceptional performances during week two of competition.

Daily Recap – August 21, 2022

Team BC wrapped up the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games with a successful final day of competition, capturing 10 more medals, including five Gold medals. BC finishes these Games third in the overall medal standings, with a total of 128 medals, including 34 Gold, 51 Silver, and 43 Bronze.

Daily Recap – August 20, 2022

Team BC brought home a total of 21 medals, including a Gold medal in Road Cycling and three Gold medals in Golf, on Day 15 of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games, which brings BC’s total medal count to 118.

Daily Recap – August 19, 2022

Team BC added 10 medals to its medal count, including one Gold medal in Day 14 of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.

Daily Recap – August 18, 2022

Team BC brought home 5 medals on Thursday on Day 13 of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games to bring the team’s total medal count to 88.

Daily Recap – August 17, 2022

Team BC had a successful Day 12 at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games with another 2 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals to bring the total medal count for the team to 83.

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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