Apex, BC – Under sparkling blue skies, Canada’s best mogul skiers took to the Apex slopes for Canadian Senior National Championships this weekend. Andi Naude, of Pentiction BC, defeated Olympian Audrey Robichaud (Quebec City, QC) to take home the Gold Medal and the right to be named 2014 Canadian Woman’s Singles Mogul Champion. In third…
Canadian skicross star Marielle Thompson capped her dream season in style Sunday by winning her second career Crystal Globe. Thompson, who won Olympic gold last month at the Sochi Games, edged Fanny Smith of Switzerland to win the final World Cup of the season in La Plagne, France, and the overall title. “Once I was…
Vancouver, BC – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific would like to congratulate the athletes, coaches and support staff from British Columbia, as well as the entire Canadian Paralympic Team, for a fantastic performance at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. By placing in the top three in the gold medal count, Team Canada met Own the Podium’s…
SOCHI, Russia – The Canadian Paralympic Committee announced today that para-alpine sit-skier Josh Dueck has been selected as flag bearer for Canada at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. A double medallist in Sochi, Dueck won gold in the super combined and silver in the downhill. His Sochi performance…
SOCHI, Russia – Sit-skier Josh Dueck won Canada’s third gold medal of the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games on Friday in men’s super combined, adding to the silver medal in men’s downhill he earned earlier in the week. The 33-year-old from Kimberley, B.C., who gained worldwide acclaim in 2012 when he became the first person in…
Canada’s Kimberly Joines will now take home the bronze medal for the women’s sit-ski slalom at the Sochi Paralympics after a jury overturned the disqualification of the German skier who now has won gold. Anna Schaffelhuber was disqualified after the first run of the race for not having her outriggers (the skis that para-skiers use…
BC Athlete Results March 7 – 16, 2014 XXII Paralympic Winter Games – BC Athlete Medals GOLD – 2 SILVER – 1 BRONZE – 4 TOTAL – 7 ATHLETE HOMETOWN** RESULTS Para-Alpine Skiing Caleb Brousseau 11 CWG Terrace BRONZE- Super G (1:22.05) 6th – Downhill (1:25.62) DNF – Super Combined Slalom (with Super G) DNF…
KRANJSKA, Slovenia – Three-time Olympian Mike Janyk, the leading Canadian slalom skier of his generation, announced Thursday that he plans to hang up his skis at the end of the season. The 31-year-old from Whistler, B.C., who famously won bronze at the 2009 world championships, is set to take part in his final World Cup…
VANCOUVER – As Canadian Paralympians prepare to march in the opening ceremonies at the Sochi Games, 24% of the team (13 of 54 athletes) will be representing the Province of BC. Canadian Sport Institute Pacific will be continuing to support the team through our #WE CAN campaign, which backs Own the Podium’s goal of placing…
VANCOUVER – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) would like to congratulate the athletes, coaches and support staff from British Columbia, as well as the entire Canadian Olympic Team, for an outstanding performance at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. British Columbia-linked athletes came home from the Games with eight medals, winning 32 per cent of…