B.C.’s para cross country athletes posted impressive results at the Canada Winter Games on Monday, winning two gold and one silver medal.
Revelstoke’s Emily Suchy won gold in the 2.5km sit-ski event. Her teammate Andy Lin of Burnaby also won gold in the 2.5km standing classic para male event. North Vancouver’s Emily Weekes took silver in the 2.5km standing classic para female race.
Week two action gets underway for Team BC
/in 2015 NewsWeek two of action at the Canada Winter Games got underway with medals from para cross country and preliminary action in hockey, curling, figure skating, badminton, squash and table tennis.
Prince George figure skater in medal contention after short program
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC skaters in great standing after the short program. Free programs commence on Tuesday.
Team BC ladies undefeated in curling after day one
/in 2015 NewsThe ladies of Team BC curling took on Team Nunavut and North West Territories today in their first games of the competition.
Cross country skiers win two gold, one silver in first day of para events
/in 2015 NewsB.C.’s para cross country athletes posted impressive results at the Canada Winter Games on Monday, winning two gold and one silver medal.
Revelstoke’s Emily Suchy won gold in the 2.5km sit-ski event. Her teammate Andy Lin of Burnaby also won gold in the 2.5km standing classic para male event. North Vancouver’s Emily Weekes took silver in the 2.5km standing classic para female race.
Great start for cross country skiers at Otway with two gold and one silver
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC cross country skiers Andy Lin and Emily Suchy win gold and Emily Weekes the silver in the first day of cross country events at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.
Trampoline athletes get their first taste of action
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC trampoline athletes have their first day of training at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.
RCMP volunteers give Team BC the welcome of a lifetime
/in 2015 NewsWith little more than a month to go in career that spanned 34 years and took him from his home in Montreal to the Yukon, Ottawa and finally to Prince George, RCMP Chief Superintendent Rod Booth and a group of dedicated officers took some time out of their schedules to make the 2015 Canada Winter Games a little bit more special for Team BC athletes.
Table Tennis training underway for Team BC
/in 2015 NewsTraining kicked off today for Team BC at the 2015 Canada Winter Games table tennis event in Prince George.
Northern athletes contribute nearly one quarter of Team BC’s medals during week one
/in 2015 NewsSeven athletes from B.C.’s north combined for a total of 10 medals during week one of the 2015 Canada Winter Games, helping propel Team BC into third place in the medal standings, with a total of 41 at the mid-point of the Games.
Team BC earns 41 medals during week one of the Canada Winter Games
/in 2015 NewsWeek 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.