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.”
Midway through table tennis action, Team BC brings home some hardware in the team events.
B.C.’s badminton team earned two bronze medals on Wednesday in the finals at the Canada Winter Games.
The team of Duncan Yao (19, Richmond) and Joshua Liu (18, Vancouver) battled their way to the podium in the bronze medal match of the men’s doubles, beating team Manitoba in three sets.
Surrey’s James Ho, 17, also won bronze in the men’s individual match.
In the figure skating competition at the Canada Winter Games today, Team BC wowed the local crowd and won four medals.
Team BC synchronized swimming has several top 10 finishes going into the final rounds of competition.
Team BC lose a tough match to Team Ontario. The team is looking to their next matchup against Team Quebec.
Team BC plays for badminton bronze in the women’s singles, men’s singles and pair’s.
Today is Pink Shirt Day in British Columbia and Team BC athletes, coaches, managers and mission staff currently at the 2015 Canada Winter Games are taking a moment to join the movement and stand up against bullying.
Team BC figure skaters have strong finishes after the elements portion of the ladies level 2 Special Olympics and the men’s novice event.
Team BC gymnasts face tough competition in trampoline but pull out four top ten finishes in the individual events.