Week one has come to a close with a very successful performance from Team BC. With 41 medals, Team BC sits third in the medal count, three behind Ontario and two ahead of Alberta. Quebec leads the medal standings with 83 medals.
“Team BC athletes are off to an amazing start and were certainly fueled by the hometown support of family, friends, and local fans,” said Rob Needham, Team BC Chef de Mission. “We are looking forward to week two to continue to build on the momentum for more podium finishes.”
The alpine skiing team earned eight medals through the week including a silver for Kristina Natalenko (New Westminster) in giant slalom and four medals in the ski cross event . Para alpine contributed another three with gold and silver for Mel Pembel (Victoria) and a silver for Mark Robertson (North Vancouver). Solid races by the rest of the team lead to multiple top ten finishes.
Northern athletes Tony Proctor (Prince George) and Emerie Watson (Quesnel) combined for a bronze medal in the archery mixed team event.
Rising star Emily Dickson (Burns Lake) wowed the hometown crowd at biathlon earning three individual medals (gold, silver, and bronze) and combined with her teammates for a
gold in the relay event.
The all star men’s curling team led by skip Tyler Tardi (Surrey) suffered a tough semi final loss but rebounded to win the bronze medal .
Freestyle skiers kicked off the week in style with double golds from Teal Harle (Whistler) and Elena Gaskell (Vernon) in slopestyle and big air along with sliver from Patrick Dew (Coldstream) and two bronze for Sofinae Gagnon (Whistler).
The men’s and women’s gymnastics teams had solid performances both earning team bronze medals and then Aaron Mah (Vancouver) and Shallon Olsen (Surrey) combined for six medals including a silver for Olsen in the All Around.
The women’s hockey team had two wins and four losses with a final placing of sixth. Sarah Potomack (Aldergrove) was the team’s top scorer of the tournament with four goals and three assists.
Ringette brought incredible team spirit and a loud cheering section as they battled on the ice at the Colliseum. With some very close games, the team ended up in sixth for the tournament.
The long track speed skaters started the week in Prince George on the outdoor oval but with warm temperatures, the competition was moved to Fort St. John. Nine medals were earned with six of those from Sara Spence (Kamloops). The short track speed skating team gained valuable experience with two sixth place finishes for Allison Desmarais (Vanderhoof) and a fouth place finish for the men's 3000m relay.
In target shooting Leia Hoot (Kamloops) earned silver and Jessica Auton (Langley) earned bronze. Brian Ng (Langley) and Dakota O’Donnovan earned a team bronze.
Week two competition gets underway on February 21 with Team BC men’s hockey taking on New Brunswick at 7:30pm and preliminary action in Squash starting at 6:30pm.
Pump it up, Pep it up
Welcome to Prince George Team BC athletes - we’ve been waiting for you! To kick off week 2, we’re gathering everyone together so you can meet and prepare for a week of cheering, social media, and more cheering! Oh, and we have some special guests coming too that you won’t want to miss – bring your cameras and see you there! You can watch a clip on the week 1 pep rally here.
PEP RALLY
Date: Sunday, February 22 Time: 3-4pm
Location: Coast Hotel Ballroom
Wear: Your blue Team BC short sleeve technical t-shirt
Hashtags: #TBCpeprally #WeAreBC #WeLiveforThis
To build on our list, we encourage all Team BC athletes to send us their favourite PUMP UP POWER UP song to Twitter/Instagram with the hashtag #TBCpeprally and tag it with your team’s hashtag #TBC(yoursport)
Team BC CWG 2015 Song List (Our Top 20)
Thunderstuck (AC/DC)
Prayer In C (Lillywood & Robin Schulz)
Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson)
Shake It Off (Taylor Swift)
We Found Love (Rihianna Feat Calvin Harris)
Stolen Dance (Milky Chance)
Stay with Me (Sam Smith Feat Rainer Grimm Remix)
This Is How We Do It (Montell Jordan)
Everybody Dance Now (Power Music Workout)
Time of Our Lives (Pitbull & Ne-Yo)
A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (Fergie, Q-Tip & GoonRock)
DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love (Usher)
Work It (Missy Elliott Remix Feat 50 Cent)
In da Club (50 Cent)
Sugar (Maroon 5)
Jubel (Klingande)
Roar (Katy Perry)
Something Big (Shawn Mendez)
Circles (I See MONSTAS)
Spirit Mob Challenge #CGSpiritMob
Nothing beats the energy that emerges from showing a little extra pride for your team. Modeled after the #flashmob phenomenon, Team BC encourages your team to show your true team spirit for the Canada Winter Games in Prince George.
Only 4 steps:
1. TAKE A VIDEO / PICTURE showing your team spirit in a unique way
2. POST IT to social media - Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Vine
3. HASHTAG IT #CGspiritmob #CGTVtoday #2015CanGames
4. CHALLENGE 3 TEAMS to do the same (other sports, other provinces, in Prince George, or at home) to show their Canada Games spirit within the next 48 hours
Canada Games TV: Today will be following along and looking to pull some of the best postings to feature in one of their episodes #CGTVtoday
Our goal is to help create a social showcase of Provincial team spirit here at the Canada Winter Games (#2015CanGames) – Prince George has welcomed us all here with great local spirit every day and we know many of us have a desire give some back!
Follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Vine @goteambc #CGspiritmob
Week 1 Athlete Certificates
The Canada Games Council recognizes the hard work, preparation and dedication each and every athlete puts in to each and every competition. To honour every athlete, a digital certificate will be e-mailed out that can be printed. Keep an eye on your e-mails for this certificate, or follow up with your mission staff after the Games – participating amongst the best athletes across Canada in these Games is quite a substantial accomplishment – Team BC is proud of you all!
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Unofficial results. Click here for official medal standings
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Week 1 athletes were not only successful on the field of play, but on social media as well. They generated many videos, images, selfie’s, likes and tweets. Here’s where we stand going in to week 2 – please follow along and join the conversation online!
Twitter @GoTeamBC 1415 followers
Facebook @Team BC 1007 likes
Instagram @GoTeamBC 458 followers
#WeAreBC
#WeLiveforThis
#GoTeamBC
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