14 medals in one day for Team BC

It was a medal haul for Team BC on Wednesday at the 2015 Canada Winter Games with Team BC bringing home 14 medals.  Impressive results today have Team BC with 63 medals overall, placing the team third in the medal standings behind Quebec and Ontario.

Giving up not an option for B.C.’s Laass

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.”

Table tennis competition heating up at Duchess Park

Midway through table tennis action, Team BC brings home some hardware in the team events.

Double bronze in badminton for B.C.

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. 

Prince George figure skater earns bronze and contributes to four medal day at the rink

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 makes a splash in prelims

Team BC synchronized swimming has several top 10 finishes going into the final rounds of competition.

Hockey Game 3 – Team BC vs Team Ontario

Team BC lose a tough match to Team Ontario.  The team is looking to their next matchup against Team Quebec.

Three potential bronzes for Team BC

Team BC plays for badminton bronze in the women’s singles, men’s singles and pair’s.  

Team BC goes pink to support Pink Shirt Day

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 moves to placing round in women’s basketball

The Team BC women’s basketball wrapped up pool play Tuesday evening with a  45-73 loss against Team Ontario at the 2017 Canada Games in Winnipeg.

Victoria diver takes bronze for Team BC in Winnipeg

Coral Strugnell (Victoria) took the bronze medal in the 3-metre springboard on Tuesday at the Pan Am Pool.  “I just wanted to have fun and enjoy the competition,” she said. “Finishing in third place is great.”

Softball Recap August 1

Team BC takes two losses in games against Team Sask and Team Nova Scotia

Second silver medal for Victoria diver Bryden Hattie at the 2017 Canada Summer Games

For the second time in two days, Victoria’s Bryden Hattie won a silver medal in diving at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg. 

Team BC moves to consolation round in women’s soccer

Final score: 2-2 in Tuesday evening play against Nova Scotia, but Nova Scotia wins on penalties 5-3. Team BC now pursues a top five finish at the Canada Games. 

More Team BC boats move onto rowing finals at the 2017 Canada Summer Games

It was another good day for Team BC rowers at the Kenora Rowing Club with more boats qualifying for finals.

Team BC men advance to semifinals in basketball

Team BC is advancing to the semifinals in men’s basketball after a hard-fought quarter-final win over Team Saskatchewan at the Duckworth Centre on Tuesday afternoon.

Team BC Special Olympics athletes qualify for finals in Winnipeg

It was another good afternoon for the Team BC Special Olympics athletes at the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg.

Two medals for Team BC in Mountain Bike Relay

A successful day for Team BC at Bison Butte Mountain Bike Park with a gold and bronze in the mountain bike relay event.

First medals for Team BC at the Canada Summer Games

Team BC earned its first medals of the 2017 Canada Summer Games with a gold and two silver medals at triathlon, a silver medal at diving and a gold and a bronze in para discus. 

Team BC athletes win two medals in para discus

Two medals for Team BC in para discus on day one of athletics at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg. 

Team BC advances to quarterfinals in women’s basketball

The Team BC women’s basketball squad had a successful evening at the Duckworth Centre in Winnipeg with a confident 76-49 win over Team Newfoundland.

Team BC men’s softball recap – July 31

A win and a loss for Team BC in men’s softball on Monday.

Team BC finishes preliminary round in women’s soccer

Team BC had a tough finish to the preliminary round of the Canada Games soccer tournament losing 3-0 to Team Alberta Monday evening.

Team BC baseball recap – July 31

A split day for Team BC baseball on Monday at the Canada Games in Winnipeg.

Beach Volleyball men and women fall to Team Alberta

Team BC’s beach volleyball teams lost the men’s and women’s matches today against Team Alberta.  

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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