Team BC is ready for the 2019 Canada Winter Games with a contingent of 349 athletes, coaches, managers, and mission staff representing British Columbia at the Games in Red Deer from February 15 to March 3, 2019.

Canada Games trials were held in Abbotsford over the past weekend where athletes representing BC were chosen to compete in Red Deer.

Team BC alumna Grace Northrop of Prince George competed at the 2015 Canada Winter Games. She is now taking her talents and experience to coaching and was an apprentice coach at the 2016 BC Winter Games.

At the 2015 Canadian Judo Championships, Team BC athletes from the 2015 Canada Winter Games and those nominated to the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games brought home an impressive number of medals.

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

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.

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.”

Team BC gets ready for judo competition beginning tomorrow.  The team is competing in all 14 weight categories.

Judo BC has announced the 14 athletes who will compete for Team BC at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.