Trampoline athletes get their first taste of action

Team BC trampoline athletes have their first day of training at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

RCMP volunteers give Team BC the welcome of a lifetime

With little more than a month to go in career that spanned 34 years and took him from his home in Montreal to the Yukon, Ottawa and finally to Prince George, RCMP Chief Superintendent Rod Booth and a group of dedicated officers took some time out of their schedules to make the 2015 Canada Winter Games a little bit more special for Team BC athletes.

Table Tennis training underway for Team BC

Training kicked off today for Team BC at the 2015 Canada Winter Games table tennis event in Prince George.

Northern athletes contribute nearly one quarter of Team BC’s medals during week one

Seven athletes from B.C.’s north combined for a total of 10 medals during week one of the 2015 Canada Winter Games, helping propel Team BC into third place in the medal standings, with a total of 41 at the mid-point of the Games. 

Team BC earns 41 medals during week one of the Canada Winter Games

Week one has come to a close with a very successful performance from Team BC.  With 41 medals, Team BC sits third in the medal count, three behind Ontario and two ahead of Alberta.  Quebec leads the medal standings with 83 medals.

Memories and heartbreak for B.C.’s hockey team

If there is one thing assistant captain Shannon Morris-Reade will take away from the 2015 Canada Winter Games, it’s a reminder to enjoy the moment. 

The 17-year-old Port Coquitlam hockey player shared a monumental week of competition with a group of teammates who have a special bond...(more) 

Team BC female biathletes bring home gold

Team BC biathletes had a big day in the team relay events.  The ladies took gold and the men raced a tough race, finishing fourth overall.

Bronze for Team BC curlers

Team BC scores big in their 11-2 curling win over Team Saskatchewan to take bronze.

Team BC goes down to the buzzer with Team New Brunswick in wheelchair basketball

Team BC wheelchair basketball loses to a hard-fought 66-65 game to Team New Brunswick.

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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