BC hockey battles best of the best in Canada Winter Games

Jake Harrison closed out his Canada Winter Games experience with a second-period goal for Team BC in its final match against Nova Scotia. The 15-year-old defenseman from West Kelowna came into the 2015 Games with an ambitious goal of following in his older brother’s footsteps but B.C. came up short in a few key games, finishing sixth in the tournament. 

Double gold for Team BC in snowboard cross

Team BC dominates in snowboard cross with gold medals from hometown favourites Meryeta O’Dine and Evan Bichon and success across the board.

Final day of competition brings 12 medals for Team BC

Team BC finished its final day of competition in the 2015 Canada Winter Games on Saturday by winning another 12 medals including, two gold, six silver, and four bronze, bringing the host province’s total medal count to 88.

Team BC table tennis wraps up competition with five medals

Silver and bronze hardware for Team BC table tennis athletes as they medal in every discipline.

Team BC finishes fifth in curling

With a victory over Team Alberta, Team BC finishes fifth overall in curling.

Squash athlete Michele Garceau selected as Team BC flag bearer for Closing Ceremony

After two weeks of action at the 2015 Canada Winter Games including 88 podium performances by B.C. athletes, Team BC is proud to announce that squash athlete and double medalist Michele Garceau has been chosen as the Closing Ceremony flag bearer for Team BC.

Double medal day for Team BC in Cross Country Relays

On the final day of competition at Otway Nordic Centre, Team BC was once again standing tall on the podium with a silver medal finish in the women’s 4 x 3.75km relay and a bronze in the men’s 4 x 5km relay.

Figure skaters capture four medals on final day of competition

Team BC cleans up on the final day of competition with four bronze medals from McKenna Colthorp, Brian Le, Stephanie Divin and Ashlynne Stairs and Lee Royer.

Team BC will compete for medals in the squash team finals

Gold and bronze are on the agenda for Team BC in squash competition.

Team BC Results Recap Aug 15

36 medals for Team BC today and amazing results in team sports with all six teams setting up for the gold medal matches on the final day of competition on Aug 16.

Team BC Volleyball book tickets to gold medal matches

The men and women both faced off in the semi-finals against Team Sask. It was a tail of two stories for each team, the men had an easier road to the finals. The men won in straight sets over Sask 25-10, 25-23, 25-19. The team had one of their best games of the competition with […]

Team BC Men’s Soccer going for gold

Team BC Men’s soccer is going to gold after scoring in the last two minutes of the game this afternoon.

Team BC shines with eight individual gold medals in the pool

It was another great day in the pool for Team BC on Aug. 15 as swimmers as collectively they brought in nine gold, 10 silver and seven bronze medals for a team total of 26 medals. 

Humhej brings the heat, BC heads to final

Stormy skies and the threat of rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of Team BC softball fans Saturday afternoon.  Chants of “we are BC” rang out as the game got underway at Syncrude Athletic Park. The afternoon game was a grudge match of sorts, after BC lost to Manitoba just a day earlier, the BC ladies delivered the win in five innings, 10 – 0.

Double gold for BC golf teams

Team BC Golf took gold medals in the team competition on both the men’s and the women’s side Saturday at the Fort McMurray Golf Course.

Team BC loses first match to Team Alberta

BC lost its first badminton matches of the competition when both James Ho and Joshua Liu were defeated in their respective men’s singles matches. Both matches went to three sets.

Dad surprises pitcher son, BC to play for gold

Justin Olic (Surrey), a crafty southpaw was today’s starter against Alberta. Unknown to him, his father Frank Olic flew in to watch the him play. After working the 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM shift Frank jumped on a plane in Vancouver to Fort McMurray.

Golden boys in top form for triathlon relay

A light mist kept the triathlon conditions slick and chilly for the second day of competition. Team BC medaled in both the male and female three-person relay with the men taking gold and the women taking home silver.

Women battle to a split on day two!

The BC women’s volleyball team ‎started the day off with a battle with Team Alberta. The teams have a history, having met twice before the games and split both match ups.

Team BC Results Recap Aug 14

26 medals for Team BC at the Western Canada Summer Games with swimming leading the charge, collecting 25 in the pool and the men’s 8 in rowing taking home gold.

Shade golden in Wood Buffalo

The water at Macdonald Island Park was golden for Special Olympics athlete Jesse Shade (Campbell River) at the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games.  Five gold medals in the pool were just the beginning for the sixteen year old Vancouver Island swimmer.  

Swimmers add to medal haul on second day of competition

Team BC swimming hauled in 25 medals of which 15 were gold, four were silver and six were bronze. Special Olympics swimmer Jesse Shade swam to two more golds today bringing his tournament total to four.

Team BC Softball goes 2 and 1 for the day

Team BC Softball earned two more wins today but dropped one in the final game of a triple header day.

Team BC Volleyball Men split day two of competition

Team BC took a win against Team Yukon in three sets but lost a tight match to Team Alberta in the afternoon.

BC dominates on the golf course

It was a strong showing for Team BC women’s golf today, with BC taking the top three positions after the first round of competition. Hannah Lee (Surrey) led the pack, finishing with 72. Teammates Tiffany Kong (Vancouver) and Alisha Lau (Richmond) were tight on her heels, tying for second place with 73’s, and Shirin Anjarwalla (Nanaimo) finished with 76.
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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