Eight Team BC alumni who have competed at the Canada Games have been named to the Canadian Olympic Team for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Every four years, Team BC brings together the best athletes, coaches, managers, and mission staff to represent the province at the Canada Winter and Summer Games. These premier events are a training ground for British Columbia’s best athletic talents and provide an important multi-sport Games experience. Set at the Training to Compete stage of the Canadian Sport for Life pathway, athletes from 39 different sports have the opportunity to test themselves at a national level competition before moving on to international level events.

The timing of the Olympic Winter Games coincides with the one year countdown to the Prince George 2015 Canada Winter Games. Team BC will have the opportunity to compete on home soil against the best in the country from February 15 to March 1, 2015

Competing for Team BC at the Canada Games is part of the athlete development pathway that begins with the BC Games. Thirteen athletes named to the Canadian Olympic Team have attended the BC Games with five of those also competing for Team BC at the Canada Games. Of the30 athletes from British Columbia on the Canadian Olympic Team, 16 have had a BC Games or Canada Games experience.

Team BC Alumni on 2014 Canadian Olympic Team
Liam Firus, Figure Skating, 2007 Canada Winter Games
Dan Hamhuis, Hockey, 1999 Canada Winter Games
Megan Heincke (Tandy), Biathlon, 2007 Canada Winter Games
Jessica Hewitt, Short Track Speed Skating, 2003 Canada Winter Games
Justin Kripps, Bobsleigh, 2005 Canada Summer Games (Athletics)
Matt Margetts, Freestyle Ski, 2007 Canada Winter Games
Kelsey Serwa, Ski Cross, 2007 Canada Winter Games
Yuki Tsboda, Freestyle Ski, 2011 Canada Winter Games

To see the full list of BC athletes competing in Sochi visit the Canadian Sport Institute website.
The Canadian Olympic Team list is available at OLYMPIC.CA