Tales of Turnaround Day

Every multi-sport games has its madness. For the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games the one day that is a guaranteed to be a long day is known as “Turnaround Day.”

Team BC leads medal count after phase one of Western Canada Summer Games

Team BC came to the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games as the province to beat and the phase one athletes did not disappoint.  Team BC leads the medal count with 169 including 77 gold, 51 silver, and 41 bronze.

Team BC Results Recap Aug 11

On the final day of competition for phase 1, Team BC earned another 51 medals and sits in top spot in the medal count.

McIntyre tumbles to gold

It was a golden day for Salt Spring Island gymnast Darby McIntyre as she tumbled her way to gold with a score of 14.8 on the floor exercise final Tuesday at Macdonald Island Park.

Its all in the family at beach volleyball

It was a family affair on the sand for Team BC as the beach volleyball finals played out on the sand today at Snye Park. Siblings Quinci and Liam Birker (Kelowna) and Darby and Devon Dunn (South Surrey) together with their parents travel as a pack.

Double Gold for 4x400m relay teams to wrap up athletics competition

On the final day of competition Team BC athletics athletes continued their golden performances. The 4x400m relay teams took the top of the podium. 

BC men’s basketball defends title beating Manitoba in gold-medal thriller

Team BC men's basketball successfully defended their title from 2011 today with a 66-60 victory in a thrilling gold-medal match against Manitoba.

22 individual medals for Team BC Wrestling

Team BC Wrestlers dominated the mat in the individual competition with every athlete contributing to the 22 medal haul!

Great Games for Team BC Tennis

There were many stories from the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games for the tennis athletes and coaches, great tennis, gold medal performances, heart breaking defeats, opening ceremonies, pep rallies, pin trading and more...

Two Bronze Medals for Male Judo in Individual competition

Bronze medals for Korin Gardner (Nanaimo) and Finn Schroeder (Whistler). 

Podium sweep in para nordic

Ethan Hess, Leo Samarelli and Paul Finkbeiner  sweep the podium in Para Nordic Sit Men event

Bronze medal in Para Nordic for Maya Jonas

Para Nordic wins bronze medal in Stand Women category

Team BC adds four medals to tally

Figure skating, snowboarding and cross country win Canada Winter Games medals

Last medal of the night brought to you by…figure skating

Eric Pahima wins silver medal in Special Olympics Men’s event

Week two begins with competition in squash, hockey and curling

Team BC shakes off the jet lag and begins competing

Video: Team BC thanks their families

Team BC athletes and coaches give a shoutout to their families

Day 8 adds last minute medal for Team BC

Team BC ends week one with 28 medals

Freestyle skier Skye Clarke earns set of medals

Skier earns bronze medal to accompany her gold and silver earned earlier in the week.

Short Track Speed Skating adds to Team BC’s medal total

Women’s short track speed skating wins bronze medal in the relay

Table tennis takes the spotlight for Team BC on Day 7

Table tennis athlete Benita Zhou golden three times over

Artistic Gymnastics finishes the 2019 Canada Winter Games on a high note

Team BC ended the Artistic Gymnastics competition with one silver and one bronze medal. 

Boxing, biathlon, freestyle highlight medals for Team BC on Day 6

Seven medals add to Team BC’s total

Skye Clarke golden in slopestyle

Vancouver’s Skye Clarke wins gold at Canyon Ski Resort & Recreation 

Can you say…another medal for Team BC?!

Bronze medal for Josh Telizyn in speed skating 1000m

Day five adds four more medals for Team BC

Team BC medals hits double digits

TERRITORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We respectfully acknowledge the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen)-speaking Peoples on whose traditional territory the BC Games Society office stands, and the Songhees, Xwsepsum, and WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. We recognize that our work in this province spans the territories of more than 200 First Nations, as well as Métis and Inuit communities.

 
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