Day 11 - Daily Digest (Feb. 28)

Author: Team BC*/Tuesday, February 28, 2023/Categories: Front Page, 2023 News, 2023 Canada Winter Games, Alpine Skiing, Archery, Badminton, Cross Country Skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Hockey, Snowboarding

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023

Four gold medals highlighted a strong day 11 for Team BC at the PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games as the province earned seven medals to move to 59 at the Games.

BC currently sits second at the Games behind Quebec with 86 and in front of Alberta with 49.

Team BC Today

Alpine Ski: Roxy Coatesworth (Golden) kicked off the Games with a bang for BC at Crabbe Mountain in New Brunswick, winning gold in the Super G event.
Badminton: A number of BC athletes moved on to quarters in women’s singles, men’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and men’s doubles. BC is back in action on Wednesday.
Boxing: William Veroni (North Vancouver) and Marcus Tallarico (Burnaby) won their bouts to open up the Games as boxing went undefeated on day 11.
Cross Country Ski: Day 11 saw cross country skiing pick up a pair of gold medals in the 10km classic and para-nordic 2.5km standing classic events.
Curling (M) BC’s foursome in male curling started the 2023 Canada Winter Games with a pair of wins: 5-2 over PEI in the morning draw, followed by a 7-3 victory over New Brunswick in the afternoon game.
Curling (X): BC won its first mixed doubles curling game beating Quebec 7-4 in the inaugural mixed doubles bonspiel to be held at the Canada Winter Games.
Fencing: BC won a pair of medals in the male foil and female epee events on Tuesday. Next up are the foil (f) and sabre (m) competition.
Figure Skating: Tasha Lai (Vancouver) and Mickey Bekcer-Pos (Vancouver) skated to first after dance pattern routines while Louie Fukuda-Wu (Richmond) and Jake Willing-Sato (Coquitlam) finished fourth and ninth, respectively, in singles pre-novice male competition.
Hockey (F): Team BC’s women’s hockey team scored a 3-2 victory over New Brunswick for the team’s second win in two starts. Chloe Primerano had a goal and an assist to lead BC in scoring.
Snowboard: Billy Pelchat (Whistler) and Tosh Krauskopf (Smithers) won gold and silver in slopestyle on Tuesday as BC kicked off the Games on a strong note.

Medallists

Gold | Roxy Coatesworth (Golden) | Alpine Skiing | Super G
Gold | Garrett Siever (West Kelowna) | Cross Country Skiing | 10km Classic
Gold | Logan Cox (Prince George) | Cross Country Skiing | Para-Nordic 2.5km Standing Classic
Gold | Billy Pelchat (Whistler) | Snowboard | Slopestyle
Silver | Adrian Wong (White Rock) | Fencing | Male Foil
Silver | Tosh Krauskopf (Smithers) | Snowboard | Slopestyle
Bronze | Veronica Scherk (North Vancouver) | Fencing | Female Epee Individual

Team BC Spotlight

Team BC Talks

Adam Fenton (Port Coquitlam) | Curling (X) | On winning their game in the first-ever mixed doubles draw at the Canada Winter Games beating Quebec 7-4
“There’s lots of nerves coming into a big game of the big event like the Canada Games – the inaugural year of mixed doubles. We were ready and nervous, but mostly excited.

On being up 5-0 early in the game
“When you get up early, you always have to keep the foot on the pedal. You have to have the champion’s mindset and keep on pressing, even when you are up.”

Bob Lee (Courtenay) | Coach | Curling (M) | on Team BC winning first two games at the Canada Winter Games
“It was an awesome day. We started a little slow this morning. There was some jet lag. We were getting used to the ice and conditions. We didn’t have a great game this morning, but we were able to pull it out. The boys played really well in the afternoon.”

On the rest of the competition schedule
We have a single game a day the rest of the week. That will be more relaxed. The boys should be good and focused on those games. We had to go 1 and 1 for sure today and two wins are a bonus.

Chris Parkinson (Comox) | Skip | Curling (M) | on first two wins at the Canada Winter Games.
“It feels great to be able to get the first two under our belt. We definitely had a bit of a rocky start this morning, but in the second half, we were able to pick it up a bit. We kept this afternoon’s game close and were able to get the win”

On a making a triple knockout shot in the 6th end
“It wasn’t looking good for us in that end, but we managed to get that shot after a few missed shots. We were able to move three rocks.”

On curling at the Games in PEI.
“I really like it here. It’s a dry cold. Lots of nice views and we have the curling club right next to the ocean. It’s very nice.”

(Note, Parkinson won a silver medal in m curling at the Ft. St. John 2020 BC Winter Games)

Garrett Seiver (Kelowna) | Cross Country Skiing | on finding success following his race plan
“The track here is super nice so I was feeling pretty confident knowing it wouldn’t be super tough going. I stuck with my race plan, held a pace the whole time, and emptied the tank out there.”

Logan Cox (Kimberley/Prince George) | Cross Country Skiing Para-Nordic | on coming away with gold in his first race at the 2023 Canada Winter Games
“It is super special to be here in PEI, and for the first race to go this well, I’m super excited. I had one of the best races of my life. We still have the rest of the Games to come and I’m hoping to keep this up, but I’m off to a great start. A big thanks to my competitors, Jesse and Felix, because no one else pushes me like [them].”

Amalia (Billy) Pelchat (Whistler) | Snowboard | on coming away with a gold medal in slopestyle despite two falls in qualifying
“I feel great! Qualifiers didn’t go as well as I hoped. I fell on both runs and was very surprised to make it to finals, but once in finals I had a good practice and my vibe was better, which I think helped me a lot. I am stoked!”

Tosh Krauskopf (Smithers) | Snowboard | on the run that earned him a silver medal in slopestyle
“I feel pretty proud. I’m still shaking after my run. I put down a run that I’ve always wanted to put down. It was tough on the course because getting speed was an issue for everyone, but I am stoked on silver.”

Team BC Tomorrow (Wednesday, March 1)
*medal opportunity | Times in AST (PEI +4hrs)
Schedule is subject to changes or may not reflect all competition -- view the full schedule.

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