Team BC curlers advance to semi-final
Team BC pulls out a hard fought win over Team PEI to advance to the semis.
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.
Upsets aplenty in singles table tennis Thursday
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC girls wow in singles table tennis. The team looks forward to both girls’ and boys’ doubles finals.
Team BC is fast on the trails at Otway
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC races hard for silver in the women’s standing 5km cross country race and bronze in the women’s para Nordic sit-ski 5km. Relay races still to come.
Team BC finishes second in curling pool play
/in 2015 NewsIn curling today, Team BC capitalized on the final play against Team Saskatchewan to finish second in their pool. Quarterfinals are tomorrow at noon.
Garceau and Toth medal in squash individual competitions
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC’s Michele Garceau wins gold and Matthew Toth the bronze in the squash individual competitions. Team play continues.
Team BC judo brings home two silvers and a bronze in first day of competition
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC has a successful first day as Leo Goldberg, Lavanna Laass and Ario Nisimura bring home some hardware in judo. The team will try for more medals this evening.
Surrey’s Garceau wins gold, Toth takes the bronze in squash finals
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC posted two significant upsets in squash at the 2015 Canada Winter Games on Wednesday as Michele Garceau won gold in the women’s individual and Burnaby’s Matthew Toth won bronze on the men’s side.
The medals are the first ever for B.C. in an individual squash event at the Canada Winter Games.
Two bronze medals from badminton add to overall Team BC count
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC brings home two bronze in badminton from James Ho in the singles and Joshua Liu and Duncan Yao in a tight doubles final.
Team BC captures bronze in the mixed team trampoline competition
/in 2015 NewsDespite mixed feelings after the male singles event, Team BC pulls together to win bronze in the mixed team trampoline competition.
A split day results in a 4-1 record for Team BC in curling
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC has a tiring day with a win against Team PEI and a close game resulting in a loss against Team Ontario. Despite the loss, they have secured themselves a spot in the quarterfinals.
14 medals in one day for Team BC
/in 2015 NewsIt 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
/in 2015 NewsEven 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
/in 2015 NewsMidway through table tennis action, Team BC brings home some hardware in the team events.
Double bronze in badminton for B.C.
/in 2015 NewsB.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 2015 NewsIn 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
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC synchronized swimming has several top 10 finishes going into the final rounds of competition.
Hockey Game 3 – Team BC vs Team Ontario
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC lose a tough match to Team Ontario. The team is looking to their next matchup against Team Quebec.