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.
Training day at Canyon for Alpine Ski
/in 2019 NewsAlpine ski trains in frigid weather
Gold medal in singles squash
/in 2019 NewsLucia Bicknel’s medal ties Team BC’s winter games tally for gold medals
Team BC looses heartbreaker
/in 2019 NewsTeam BC will play for bronze medal
Silver and bronze medals in snowboard
/in 2019 NewsMaggie Crompton wins silver medal while Jadyn Chomlak takes the bronze
Hockey wins quarter final.
/in 2019 NewsWomen’s hockey are into the final four
Team BC adds 15 more medals to tally
/in 2019 NewsPara nordic sweeps the podium…again and again…and again
Epic day for Team BC as athletes win 19 medals
/in 2019 NewsDay 13 was lucky for Team BC as flag is raised 19 times
Team BC keeps adding to medal tally on day 12
/in 2019 NewsPara nordic, cross country, trampoline and judo add to Team BC’s medal count
Trampoline wins bronze medal for Team BC
/in 2019 NewsTrampoline adds to Team BC’s medal tally
Cross country medal adds to Team BC’s medal count
/in 2019 NewsBenita Peiffer adds to Team BC’s medal count
Two Silver Medals for Female Team BC Judo
/in 2019 NewsKimiko Kamstra and Klavdia Danilkov earned silver medals today at Judo.
Two Bronze Medals for Male Judo in Individual competition
/in 2019 NewsBronze medals for Korin Gardner (Nanaimo) and Finn Schroeder (Whistler).
Podium sweep in para nordic
/in 2019 NewsEthan Hess, Leo Samarelli and Paul Finkbeiner sweep the podium in Para Nordic Sit Men event
Bronze medal in Para Nordic for Maya Jonas
/in 2019 NewsPara Nordic wins bronze medal in Stand Women category
Team BC adds four medals to tally
/in 2019 NewsFigure skating, snowboarding and cross country win Canada Winter Games medals
Last medal of the night brought to you by…figure skating
/in 2019 NewsEric Pahima wins silver medal in Special Olympics Men’s event