Team BC’s Mel Pemble captures silver in alpine for an excited Prince George crowd
Team BC bring home the hardware in alpine as the Prince George U12 ski racers bring a whole new level of excitement to the slopes.
Medal trifecta for Emily Dickson as Team BC posts big results at Winter Games
Emily Dickson earned her third medal of the 2015 Canada Winter Games on Wednesday in the biathlon 10km pursuit, adding a gold to her silver and bronze finishes from earlier this week.
Team BC’s long track speed skaters were also golden – Jacob Graham (Dawson Creek) and Sara Spence (Kamloops) both won their respective 500m races in Fort St. John on Wednesday.
Silver medals were earned by Mel Pemble (Victoria) in the para alpine slalom, Leia Hoot (Kamloops) in the target shooting air rifle event, and the female long track speed skating team took silver in women’s pursuit: Sara Spence, Carolina Hiller (Prince George), Abigail McCluskey (Penticton) and Emilie Medland-Marchen (Kelowna).
The team of Tony Procter (Prince George) and Emerie Watson (Quesnel) earned a bronze in the compound archery event.
Golden day for B.C. long track speed skaters
Team BC’s long track speed skaters got off to an impressive start at the 2015 Canada Winter Games on Wednesday earning gold in the men’s and women’s 500m events and a silver in the women’s team pursuit.
Jacob Graham of Dawson Creek and Sara Spence of Kamloops took top spot on the podium in the 500m. Spence was also part of the team that won silver in the pursuit event with Carolina Hiller (Prince George), Abigail McCluskey (Penticton) and Emilie Medland-Marchen (Kelowna ).
Jacob Graham of Dawson Creek and Sara Spence of Kamloops took top spot on the podium in the 500m. Spence was also part of the team that won silver in the pursuit event with Carolina Hiller (Prince George), Abigail McCluskey (Penticton) and Emilie Medland-Marchen (Kelowna ).
Impressive medal haul for Team BC long trackers
Team BC has an impressive showing long track speed skating today. The day ended on a high from the two gold medals from Jacob Graham and Sara Spence and bronze in the women’s team pursuit.
Dickson wins gold
Local biathlete Emily Dickson rounds out her medal set with a gold in the women’s 10km pursuit. Both men’s and women’s teams rally for some important flag points for Team BC.
Freestyle skiing event wraps up for Team BC
Team BC pulls out two fourth place finishes, wrapping up an impressive showing in freestyle skiing.
Owen Bishop shoots a personal best in the 10m air rifle competition
Team BC’s Owen Bishop wraps a perfect score, a fifth place finish and a personal best into the men’s individual air rifle today.
It’s all in your head
It’s been said that luck is where preparation and opportunity meet. Mental Performance is a key component of any high performance sport. There is nothing that can describe the pressure felt by athletes during a high stakes competition like Canada Winter Games.
Shallon Olsen vaults to silver in female gymnastics all around
Surrey’s Shallon Olsen took the Canada Winter Games silver medal in the female gymnastics all around event on Tuesday night in Prince George.
Vancouver Island cyclist earns second gold medal at the 2017 Canada Summer Games
/in 2017 NewsIt was another gold medal for Gillian Ellsay (Courtenay) as she won the women’s criterium race in a dominant fashion at the Red River Exhibition Park road course.
Team BC swimmers embrace inclusion at the 2017 Canada Summer Games
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC’s swimmers have enjoyed the inclusion of able-bodied, Para and Special Olympics swimmers at the 2017 Canada Summer Games.
BC wins bronze in men’s volleyball
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC won the bronze medal match in men’s volleyball against Team Quebec Saturday afternoon at the Investor’s Group Athletic Centre in Winnipeg.
Team BC finishes in eighth place in men’s soccer at the 2017 Canada Summer Games
/in 2017 NewsBC fell to Nova Scotia Saturday at the 2017 Canada Summer Games to finish in eighth place in men’s soccer.
Team BC off to the gold medal game in women’s softball
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC posted a 3-1 victory over Ontario in the first game of the championship round Saturday at Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg.
Gold and silver for Team BC on final day of swimming
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC added two more medals Saturday morning in the final swimming events of the 2017 Summer Games in Winnipeg.
Team BC adds two more bronze medals in tennis
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC won a pair of bronze medals Saturday morning at the Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club in men’s and women’s doubles play.
Team BC has biggest medal day of the Games
/in 2017 NewsWith only two days left of competition at the Canada Summer Games, Team BC had a record setting day with four sports combining for 36 medals.
15 medals won by Team BC wrestlers
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC wrestlers won 15 medals in the individual competition with seven gold medals won by the women and two silver and six bronze medals won by the men.
Team BC swimmers pull another 14 medals out of the pool
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC swimmers stepped onto the podium multiple times again Friday, on the final night of swimming at the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg.
Team BC Soccer to compete for seventh place
/in 2017 NewsBC men’s soccer team fails to bounce back from a devastating quarterfinal result Thursday, losing 2-0 to New Brunswick.
Women’s golf finishes the tournament with two silver medals
/in 2017 NewsAfter four days of competition, Alicia Lau wins silver in women’s overall results and Team BC also takes silver in the team standings.
BC earns silver and bronze in Men’s golf competition
/in 2017 NewsBC finishes second in the team standings at the Canada Summer Games and Tristan Mandur wins bronze.
14 year old surprises the field and wins gold in 5000m race
/in 2017 News14 year old Cassidy MacPherson (Maple Ridge) paddled her way to a gold in Women’s K1 5000m.
Softball finishes pool play with a win over Sask
/in 2017 NewsIn the final game of the round robin Friday, BC topped Saskatchewan by a score of 6-1.
Team BC volleyball will play for bronze medal
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC took on Team Ontario in the semi final match up but were not able to take the win. They will play for bronze on Saturday.