Coach Profile: Jennika Efford – Swimming

Meet swimming coach, Jennika Efford of Victoria. She was a mentor coach at the 2016 BC Summer Games and will join Team BC as an apprentice coach at the 2017 Canada Summer Games.

13 alumni headed to Rio for the Paralympic Games

British Columbia will be sending another strong contingent of athletes to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with more than a quarter of the team hailing from this province including 13 BC Games and Team BC alumni.

2017 Canada Summer Games Apprentice Coaches Announced

Three Team BC coaches have been selected to the Apprentice Coach Program for the 2017 Canada Summer Games.

Five alumni bring home medals from Rio

Five Team BC and BC Games alumni contributed to Canada's record setting medal haul at the Rio Olympic Games.

28 paddlers named to Canada Summer Games long list

Twenty-eight canoe and kayak paddlers from eight BC clubs have been selected to the Canada Summer Games long list squad. 

37 BC Games and Team BC alumni set to make an impact in Rio

When the Olympic Games get underway in Rio there will be 37 Team Canada athletes who will remember that their journey began with the BC Games and Team BC.

B.C. boasts strong athlete contingent for Rio

There are 142 athletes, 45% of the national team, with a connection to B.C. on the Canadian Olympic team heading to Rio. This is the largest percentage of national team athletes with an affiliation to B.C. in recent history.

Countdown to the Games: One Year to Go

2017 Canada Summer Games Host Society launches official countdown to The Hottest Summer in Half A Century

Six Team BC alumni nominated to Canadian Rowing Team for Rio 2016

Six Team BC alumni have been named to the Canadian Rowing team to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

Team BC curlers steal a win over Team Nova Scotia

Team BC curlers have their sights set on semi-finals as they win a tough match against Team Nova Scotia

Team BC hits target with bronze medal in Team Air Pistol event

In an event where concentration and complete focus can make all the difference, Team BC air pistol target shooters Brian Ng of Langley and Dakota O’Donovan of Merritt aimed their way to the podium with a bronze medal finish in the Canada Winter Games team event on Tuesday.

Team BC captures silver and several top five finishes in biathlon

Prince George’s Emily Dickson skis away with another medal in biathlon while her teammates steal several spots in the top five.

Men’s gymnastics team captures bronze in the team event

Team BC has another strong showing in gymnastics as the men take bronze in the team event.  Both teams are getting ready for the all around events starting Tuesday.

Team BC Hockey posts win over PEI

Team BC posted a win over PEI 5-1.

Kristina Natalenko earns Team BC silver in a challenging day on the slopes

Six Team BC ladies place in the alpine top 20 today despite a challenging course. 

Team BC is sweeping away the competition

Team BC defeats Team Yukon and Team New Brunswick, increasing its win record to 3-0.  The team is gearing up to play Team Nova Scotia tomorrow.

Team BC moves to 1-1 in ringette pool play with win over Team PEI

Team BC evens it up in pool play with 7-4 win over Team PEI. 

Pemble races to gold in Giant Slalom Para, Natalenko earns silver in Giant Slalom

Prince George’s Purden Ski Village was the site of the first Giant Slalom Para Female race in the Canada Winter Games’ Alpine skiing event on Monday and it turned out to be a golden opportunity for 14-year-old Mel Pemble. 

The Victoria skier raced her way to the top of the podium in her first contest of the 2015 Games. 

A few hours later, New Westminster’s Kristina Natalenko, 15, won silver in Giant Slalom Female

Two fourth place finishes for Team BC rifle shooters

Team BC rifle shooters off to a fiery start with two fourth place finishes.  Competition picks back up Tuesday.

Team BC Statement on move of Long Track Speed Skating to Fort St. John

The Prince George 2015 Canada Games Organizing committee announced today that the remainder of Long Track Speed Skating competition will be moved to Fort St. John.

Female gymnastics earns bronze in team event

British Columbia earned its first team medal on Sunday when the women’s gymnastics contingent took the bronze medal.

Team BC Wheelchair Basketball ready for first game

Team BC wheelchair basketball athletes are ready to take to the court Monday for their first two games of the 2015 Canada Winter Games tournament.

Game Summary Team BC vs Team Ontario

Team BC had another tough match up today in hockey against Team Ontario which ended in a loss 7-1.

Short track sells out Kin Centre

Team BC short track skaters race in front of sold out crowds in several intense 1,500m races. 

Women’s gymnastics team flips their way to bronze

Team BC’s gymnastics team is off to an impressive start as the women take third in the team event. Team lead Shallon Olsen is currently ranked second overall.

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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