Particular Olympians from all over the place British Columbia amassed in Kamloops to compete within the Particular Olympics BC (SOBC) Iciness Video games. The video games ran from February 23 to 26 and integrated sports activities like alpine snowboarding, go nation snowboarding, curling, ground hockey, determine skating and snowshoeing. Athletes, coaches and volunteers celebrated the spirit of the video games with popularity of athletes’ achievements and a terminating dinner party. The Provincial Govt was once additionally invited to wait the video games to watch the athletes and the development, and had been challenged to check the constancy of the athletes.
The Campbell River Particular Olympians competed towards the province on the Particular Olympics BC Iciness Video games February 2–4 in Kamloops.
A contingent of 16 athletes and 5 coaches traveled to Kamloops and competed in ground hockey, curling and snowshoeing for Area 6 (Vancouver Island). Within the Campbell River contingent had been Paul Aubuchon and Hazen Meade, who competed in snowshoeing. Aubuchon’s first look in provincial video games was once in 1991, making this his thirty first future of competing in provincial, nationwide and global video games. Meade, at the alternative hand, has competed in each and every provincial and nationwide snowshoeing recreation since 2002.
The Video games introduced athletes from 40 communities throughout BC and the Yukon to compete in 8 sports activities – five-pin bowling, alpine snowboarding, cross-country snowboarding, curling, floorball, determine skating, snowshoeing and velocity skating. Those had been Particular Olympics BC’s first provincial video games in 4 years, next a pandemic-enforced hiatus.
Campbell River effects…
CURLING:
Campbell River Rocks (Curtis Rinhofer, Matt Basso, Mickie Hildebrandt, Andrew Caulfield, David Marsters) – Gold, Yellow Section.
Campbell River Curl Jam (Darrell Ludlow, Martina Vincent, Victoria Trerice, Izzy Fortress) – Silver, Pink Section.
Running shoes: Cheryl Clay, Terry Kratzman, John LaPointe.
FLOOR HOCKEY:
Mathieu Dyck performed with the Comox Valley Vipers, who received the Blue Section gold medal, and Ryanne Leiman received the Blue Section bronze medal with the Victoria Wolf Gather.
SNOWSHOE HIKES
Isiah Dyck – silver in 100 m.; 4th within the div. M3 200 m.; Gold within the 4×100 relay.
Paul Aubuchon – Bronze in Div. M1 400 meters; bronze within the div. M1 800 m., Gold in 4×100 relay.
Walk Collins – Gold in Div. M2 400 m.; silver within the div. M1 800 m.; 4th within the div. M1 1600m.
Hazen Meade – Silver in Div. M3 400 meters; bronze div. M2 800 meters; bronze within the div. M1 1600 meters; Gold within the 4×100 relay.
Ashley Adie – Gold in Div. F1 800m; gold in div. F1 1600m; gold in div. F1 5K, Gold in 4×100 relay.
Running shoes: Burton Collins and David Ells.
Harvey and Maureen Hunter attended the video games as participants of the provincial workforce; Harvey because the Starter and Maureen because the Provincial Game Tech Consultant and Route Director.
For BC and Yukon athletes, the 2023 SOBC Iciness Video games are qualifiers for the 2024 Particular Olympics Canada Iciness Video games to be held in Calgary.
On the video games terminating rite, it was once introduced that the upcoming provincial video games would be the 2025 Particular Olympics BC Summer season Video games, hosted through the Town of Prince George.
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Campbell River Particular Olympics
Campbell River’s Ashley Adie (middle) celebrates one in every of her two gold medals on the Particular Olympics BC Iciness Video games in Kamloops February 4. Photograph through Particular Olympics BC
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