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.”
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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.
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