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.
Team BC mines more medals in athletics
/in 2017 NewsBC’s track athletes earned more medals Friday afternoon in the second-to-last session of the 2017 Canada Games athletics competition.
Baseball takes win over Quebec to finish fifth
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC takes a 7-3 win over Team Quebec to finish fifth in the Canada Games tournament.
Men’s basketball finishes fourth
/in 2017 NewsThe Team BC men’s basketball team faced a challenge in the battle for bronze but, lost to a strong Team Quebec to finished in a forth place.
Thundering bronze medal win for beach volleyball women
/in 2017 NewsThe women’s beach volleyball team of Darby Dunn (Langley) and Quincy Birker (Kelowna) won a straight set victory for bronze against Team Nova Scotia.
BC sailors win two medals at the 2017 Canada Games
/in 2017 NewsThe sailing competition has wrapped up at the Gimli Yacht Club, on the shores of Lake Winnipeg with two medals for Team BC.
Team BC rowers win more medals at the 2017 Canada Games
/in 2017 NewsIt was another successful day at the Kenora Rowing Club with seven medals for Team BC as the 2017 Canada Summer Games rowing regatta wrapped up on Friday.
Gold medal for Triathlon in mixed relay
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC triathletes combined in the mixed relay to win gold – the sixth medal for the athletes in the Games.
Spectacular day for Team BC with 19 medals
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC opened up the floodgates and won 19 medals on a spectacular day of competition at the 2017 Canada Summer Games.
A golden evening in athletics for Team BC
/in 2017 NewsIt was a golden evening Thursday as Team BC athletes added to their medal count at the University of Manitoba Stadium.
Diving wraps up at the 2017 Canada Summer Games
/in 2017 NewsBC divers win six medals at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg.
Seven medals for Team BC Rowing
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC boats won a total of seven medals, two gold and five silver, on the third day of rowing competition at the 2017 Canada Games in Kenora, Ontario.
A silver afternoon for Team BC in athletics
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC athletes won four silver medals at the University of Manitoba Stadium Thursday afternoon at the 2017 Canada Summer Games.
Team BC soccer with decisive win over Manitoba to finish fifth
/in 2017 NewsIt was a great end to the 2017 Canada Summer Games for BC’s female soccer team. Playing against the host Manitoba squad, BC turned in a stellar effort winning 3-0 to finish in fifth place.
Women’s Basketball finishes eighth
/in 2017 NewsThe Team BC women’s basketball team had another tight game but fell to Team Nova Scotia 66-56 giving Team BC an eigth place finish in the tournament.
Team BC triathletes dominate for gold women’s relay
/in 2017 NewsThe women’s triathlon team showed their dominance today in the relay event with a gold medal performance.
Men’s Softball finishes in ninth place
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC was topped by Alberta 9-8 Thursday afternoon and finishes ninth in the Canada Games tournament.