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Niki Remesz President Beverley DeSantis Director of Marketing Maureen McCurdy Vice President Todd Ring Co-Director of Medical Services Gord Cumming Director of Accommodation Sherri Morrish Co-Director of Medical Services Mario Piroddi Director of Administration Shawna Wark-Johnson Director of Participant & Jan Antons Director of Ceremonies & Volunteer Services Special Events Alex DeChantal Director of Protocol Neal Aronowski Director of Communications Carl DeSantis Director of Security Tyson Andrykew Director of Food Services Nicole Beauregard Director of Sport Steve Davidson Director of Friends of the Games Ron McColl Director of Transportation Sean Pitts Director of Logistics Duncan Olthuis Operations Manager

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A Message from the Premier 5SPORTS A Message from the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture 6 Archery 16 A Message from the Kamloops North & Badminton 17 South Thompson MLAs 7 Basketball – Wheelchair 18 A Message from the Mayor of Kamloops 8 Basketball – Special Olympics 19 A Message from the Chair, Board of Education 9 Biathlon 20 A Message from the Kamloops 2018 BC Winter Curling 21 Games President 10 Diving 22 A Message from the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 11 Figure Skating 23 A Message from the BC Games Society 12 Gymnastics 24 Kamloops 2018 BC Winter Games Theme Song 36 Rhythmic Gymnastics 25 Friends of the Games 38 Judo 27 Autographs 40 Karate 28 W.R. Bennett Award for Athletic Excellence 44 Netball 29 Ringette 30 Skiing – Alpine 31 Skiing – Cross Country Skiing 32 Skiing – 33 Snowboarding 34 Speed Skating 35

Figure Skating | Kamloops, 1979 KAMLOOPS 2018 3 Torchlighting Ceremony | Kamloops, 1979

4 BC WINTER GAMES KMA 2016.001, Kamloops Dailyfonds News Kamloops KMA 2016.001, a message from PREMIER JOHN HORGAN

As Premier of the Province of , I am pleased to welcome I would also like to acknowledge all of the coaches, parents, event everyone to the Kamloops 2018 BC Winter Games (BCWG). organizers, and the many amazing volunteers who work so hard to ensure the athletes have a great experience at the Games. Events of The fi rst BC Winter Games were held in Kamloops back in 1979, and this magnitude take a great deal of time and dedication to organize we have now come full circle. Since its inauguration, BCWG has been and prepare for, and I would like to commend you all for your hosted by 38 different communities and has involved over 350,000 steadfast support. participants and volunteers, as well as thousands more as spectators and supporters. This milestone marks 40 dynamic years of bringing Enjoy the Games! people together in celebration of sport, friendship, and community.

Sports have been an integral part of my life and it’s a passion shared by so many fellow British Columbians. I would like to wish the athletes the best of luck – I know that your drive and enthusiasm will make this Honourable John Horgan a memorable competition as you represent your communities and Premier of British Columbia inspire us all.

KAMLOOPS 2018 5 a message from the MINISTER OF TOURISM, ARTS AND CULTURE

On Behalf of Premier John Horgan and the Government of British champions and volunteers. Thank you all for your commitment Columbia, I would like to welcome athletes, coaches, offi cials, and and support. families to Kamloops for the 2018 BC Winter Games. The fi rst BC Winter Games were held right here in Kamloops! The BC Winter Games provide an opportunity for British Columbia’s Since that time the city has built a reputation as the Tournament best young athletes to participate in and experience a major Capital of Canada. I want to recognize the city of Kamloops for multisport Games. For some, these Games will be the largest their gracious hospitality in welcoming the participants, families event that they ever participate in; for others, it will be a stepping and visitors. I encourage all who are visiting to take some time to stone to the and other national and international experience the great attractions this community has to offer. competitions. For all, this experience will last a lifetime. Good luck to all the athletes and best wishes for an exciting and The BC Games Society has been the driving force behind the BC successful BC Winter Games. Winter and Summer Games for 40 years. The dedicated staff, board members, and thousands of volunteers have inspired Sincerely, British Columbians throughout the province to participate in sport. Over the past four decades, the Games have also provided the opportunity for communities to showcase their event hosting experience and community pride. The Games would not be the Honourable Lisa Beare success they are without the vital contributions of the local Games Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture

6 BC WINTER GAMES Curling | Mission, 2014 a message from the KAMLOOPS NORTH & SOUTH THOMPSON MLAS

As MLAs for Kamloops - North Thompson and Kamloops – South Welcome to Kamloops, Canada’s Tournament Capital. We encourage Thompson, it is with great pleasure that we welcome all competitors, you to take some time to explore and take advantage of all our coaches, volunteers and fans to Kamloops for the historic 40th wonderful city has to offer. anniversary of the 2018 BC Winter Games. Warm regards, We hope that you enjoy all that our vibrant city has to offer, and that you fi nd our friends and neighbours make you feel welcome and at home.

These events help to promote diversity and inclusion in the community by Peter Milobar Todd Stone welcoming people from all corners of the Province. Games like these help MLA Kamloops MLA Kamloops to cultivate passion for sports, hard work, and pride in one’s community – North Thompson South Thompson values that can be carried long after the excitement has concluded.

KAMLOOPS 2018 7 a message from the MAYOR OF KAMLOOPS

On behalf of my colleagues on Council and the citizens of Kamloops, The BC Games are a legacy in our province, and they encourage and I am very pleased to welcome athletes, coaches, friends, family, and inspire health and sport province-wide. I would like to thank the entire offi cials to the 2018 BC Winter Games. The City of Kamloops and the organizing team, which has worked together so effi ciently to make Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality are proud to be co-hosting this event possible. this event. I wish all participants the best of luck at the 2018 BC Winter Games Since the announcement four years ago, the City has been busy and beyond. preparing for the Games. As Canada’s Tournament Capital, Kamloops has invested $60 million in sport venues and infrastructure to ensure Yours truly, our community is tournament ready. Along with the BC Games Society Board of Directors and thousands of volunteers, we are dedicated to ensuring you have a memorable experience. I hope you will feel our community spirit and experience the exceptional hospitality that our Ken Christian city has to offer. Mayor, City of Kamloops

8 BC WINTER GAMES Figure Skating | Kamloops, 1979 a message from the CHAIR, BOARD OF EDUCATION

It is with great pleasure that School District No. 73 (Kamloops- We want to wish all the athletes who will take part in the Games over Thompson) welcomes the 2018 BC Winter Games to Kamloops! the next four days the best of luck. We also want to remind them to be proud of the hard work and dedication they have shown. I can Our district is extremely pleased to have the opportunity to help stage assure them that our district and our community are proud of these Games in our community. Our schools will host athletes from them, and grateful for the opportunity to share in, and be inspired by, across the province, our busses will transport them, and our staff will their journey. join legions of other Kamloops volunteers to make sure these Games showcase young athletes in a manner that pays tribute to the efforts Sincerely, they have made to get here.

The BC Winter Games are more than a collection of sporting events. They are a pathway to achievement and a source of inspiration for all Meghan S. Wade who have the opportunity to take part, which includes those who will Chair, Board of Education attend to watch and cheer and those who will volunteer their time to School District No. 73 make the Games happen. It’s my sincere hope that these Games will unite our community and province in common sentiment and inspire us all to strive for greater achievement.

KAMLOOPS 2018 9 a message from the KAMLOOPS 2018 BC WINTER GAMES PRESIDENT

Welcome to Kamloops, the Tournament Capital of Canada and proud host deserve a huge applause. Our community, in every sector, has embraced the of the Kamloops 2018 BC Winter Games. Since hosting the very fi rst BC Winter BC Winter Games. Our arts community, including the Kamloops Museum and Games in 1979, we are excited to celebrate 40 years of BC Games and athletic Archives, Western Canada Theatre and the Kamloops Sports Council have accomplishment. Our key team of approximately 120 strong have built a programmed special events and exhibits to celebrate sport and community Games experience for athletes, coaches and offi cials. From sport venues and when competition is not in play. equipment upgrades to participant events and activities, our goal is to make this multisport games experience memorable for everyone. The Kamloops 2018 BC Winter Games has its very own original theme song, Moments in the Mountains, written and performed by local musician Madison In Kamloops, we do things differently to welcome our guests, honour our Olds. As you create your own moments in the mountains at these Games, we aboriginal heritage, build sport capacity and support one another. Our hope you will foster lifelong friendships, incredible memories and personal partnerships with Sun Peaks Resort, Stake Lake Trails, the City of Kamloops, bests! Congratulations to all athletes on your achievements. From our entire Thompson Rivers University and School District 73 make these Games possible. Board of Directors, Vice President Maureen McCurdy and myself, we sincerely We continue to build capacity that supports youth sport development from all hope you enjoy the competition and our local hospitality during the Kamloops aspects of sport, social, safety, medical and training aspects. 2018 BC Winter Games.

As our Kamloops 2018 BC Winter Games tagline suggests, we are Stronger Sincerely, Together. It takes over 1,500 volunteers to host the BC Winter Games. Our volunteers are the mainstay of the Tournament Capital and are giving their time and expertise to ensure all athletes and guests have an awesome experience. Sport Chairs and others have given hundreds of hours to ensure Niki Remesz tournament readiness. And of course, our Friends of the Games partners President, Kamloops 2018 BC Winter Games

10 BC WINTER GAMES a message from the TK’EMLÚPS TE SECWÉPEMC KUKPI7 (CHIEF)

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On behalf of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 (Chief) and Council, it A special thank you to the City of Kamloops, all the organizers, staff is my pleasure to welcome all the emerging high-performance athletes, and many volunteers for their effortless support, services and amenities trained coaches, and certifi ed offi cials with their families and friends, to the provided throughout this milestone event. 2018 BC Winter Games. With Teamwork We Create Action And Pride! We are honoured to welcome you to our home, the Secwépemc traditional territory, which stretches from the Columbia River valley along the Rocky Kukwstsetsemc, Mountains, west to the Fraser River, and south to the Arrow Lakes.

In our hearts, you are all winners! We hope you experience the spirit of what the Secwépemc traditional territory has to offer. Fred Seymour Kukpi7

Gymnastics | Mission, 2014 KAMLOOPS 2018 11 Jamey Paterson Kelly Mann a message from the

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12 BC WINTER GAMES It is an honour to look back and celebrate 40 years of success. BC GAMES We look forward to the future and celebrating the successes of SOCIETY STAFF thousands more British Columbians through the BC Games. managers Yours in sport, Andrew Pitre Judy Joseph-Black Irene Schell Kyler Nurmsoo Lia Threlfall Jamey Paterson Kelly Mann Jarret Poitras Chair President and CEO administrative staff Glenda Rae Victoria Christison Slavka Schiavio

Cross Country Skiing | Nelson, 1989 KAMLOOPS 2018 13 KMA 2016.001, Kamloops Dailyfonds News Kamloops KMA 2016.001,

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KAMLOOPS 2018 15 Archery has been part of the BC Games since its inception. Originally part of the BC Summer Games, the sport moved to an indoor format at the BC Winter Games in 2006 to coincide with the national move to the Canada Winter Games.

The archery competition at the BC Winter Games features athletes ages 15-17 who compete in Barebow, Compound, and Recurve categories. Day 1 and Day 2 consist of an Indoor 18m (60 arrow) round on a 40cm target (vertical three spot or single face). The Day 1 and Day 2 total aggregate score is used to determine the top four contenders in each category for the Day 3 Match Play event.

Targets are marked with 10 evenly spaced concentric rings, which have score values from 1 through 10 assigned to them. In addition, there is an inner 10 ring (or X ring) which becomes the 10 ring for the compound class in an indoor round. Line breakers, an arrow just touching a scoring boundary line, will be awarded the higher score.

16 BC WINTER GAMES Vernononn, 2012 At the BC Winter Games, badminton athletes are under 15 years of age. The competition includes singles, doubles, mixed doubles, a team event and a skills competition. The team event is unique and has each zone team choose a line-up of athletes to play singles and both disciplines of doubles. The teams with the best records proceed to an elimination cross-over to determine the fi nal standings.

Scoring in badminton has switched from service point scoring to rally point scoring where the player or team who wins the rally gains a point and also serves the next rally. Scoring is to 21 points for all games; however, players must win by a two-point margin. A match is the best two out of three games.

AMANDA WILSON tournament, albeit in wrestling. While the couple did not meet at Hometown: Prince George the Games, they both fondly remember the experience.

2010 BC Winter Games Despite the new scenery and larger pool of competitors, Amanda 2010-2014 Competed at Badminton Provincial Championships ended up placing fourth in the Games. She states that “badminton 2012-2013 Season | Senior Player of Year gave me my whole personality because it was such a big chunk 2014 High School Badminton Provincials | Commissioner’s of my life. Everything took place during the formative high school All-Star Award years where I was infl uenced by so much. The sport was a full-time 2011-2014 Kelly Road Secondary School | Captain job on top of school. It was a busy time!”

Amanda Wilson competed at the Terrace 2010 BC Winter Games Amanda ended up pursing an education in photography and digital in badminton. A Prince George native, Amanda recounts how media studies. Her advice for athletes is to, “…enjoy the tournament. the BC Games were her fi rst out-of-town tournament, which was It’s intimidating playing someone who trains at a much higher level a signifi cant change from competing in northern BC. Little did and more consistently, but I lost my fi rst game and still ended up she know that her future husband was competing at the same placing fourth. Really, just enjoy it and enjoy your team.”

Penticton, 2016 KAMLOOPS 2018 17 The rules for wheelchair basketball vary little from standard JOEL EWERT basketball rules. In Canada, FIBA (international) rules are used with Hometown: Prince George minor changes to refl ect the use of a wheelchair. These changes do not change the way the game is played but instead are used to 2013 Junior West Regional Championships | 1st Place interpret the rules affected by the use of a wheelchair. For example, 2014 Junior National Wheelchair Basketball as in able-bodied basketball, players must dribble the ball once they Championship | 4th Place have gained control and a travelling violation is when a player takes 2014 & 2016 BC Winter Games more than two pushes on their wheelchair. 2015 Canada Winter Games 2016 Wheelchair Rugby Nationals | 2nd Place Classifi cation is the process by which a team’s total functional potential on the court is leveled off with respect to its opponent. It is a 2016 Wheelchair Basketball Western Regionals | 4th Place functional evaluation taking into consideration each player’s ability 2017 Team Canada at Rugbymania | 3rd Place to perform skills specifi c to the sport. Classifi cations range from 0.5 to 4.5 where lower class athletes are more limited in their functional An athlete with a distinguished history, Joel Ewert enjoys a skills and higher classes have few if any limitations. The total number challenge. A Prince George native, Joel believes that, “the BC of points on the court assigned for each of the fi ve players may not Games are important because they help prepare you for future, exceed 14 points at any one time in most divisions. multisport competitions” where the hive of sports and spectators can instill discipline and focus despite the distractions. At the BC Games it is common for wheelchair basketball coaches and managers to be active or retired high performance athletes When asked about his favorite memory, Joel recounts his “three- who bring their considerable skills and experience to teach the point buzzer beater at the 2016 BC Winter Games.” The opportunity developing athletes. to meet likeminded people and watch new sports in a city is rare to many, but a fond memory to past and present athletes.

Joel’s currently training for a new goal, to compete at the in wheelchair basketball and to become a national team athlete in Wheelchair Rugby. You can track his progress and travels on Instagram @joelj_ewert and on Twitter at @joeljewert!

Joel Ewert HEELCHAIR ETBALL

18 BC WINTER GAMES The Special Olympics movement was started in 1962 by Eunice Basketball for Special Olympians will be included in the BC Winter Kennedy Shriver, who wanted to give children with intellectual Games for the third time in 2018. This event will feature athletes ages disabilities the opportunity to play and be involved in sport. She knew 14-45 who will compete representing their home zone. that participation in sport could build confi dence, restore pride, and open doors to a more hopeful future. Special Olympics BC provides year-round, high-quality sports programs and competitions for more than 4,100 athletes in 55 Special Olympics has grown to involve more than four million people communities around the province, with the vital assistance of more in 170 countries. Programs in various sports exist at the community than 3,200 trained and dedicated volunteers level, right up to the Special Olympics World Games, which is held every two years.

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TEKARRA BANSER Hometown: West

2013 Top Junior Girl Athlete in British Columbia 2014 BC Winter Games Individual 8k | Gold Medal, Sprint 6k | Bronze Medal 2015 Canada Winter Games - 3x6 km Relay | Gold Medal Tekarra Banser 2016 Youth Olympics - Single Mixed Relay | 13th Place

Twenty-year old biathlon athlete, Tekerra Banser, stands by the fact that the BC Winter Games helped push her forward in her athletic career. As an alumnus of the 2014 BC Games she looks at Biathlon is a seemingly unlikely combination of events; it her time competing on the provincial stage as an inspiration that combines an aerobic activity, which requires strength, speed, and deepened her love for competing. endurance, with a passive activity, which requires concentration, mental toughness and a steady hand. The combination of the She came out of the BC Winter Games in 2014 with a gold medal aerobic activity and skilled shooting makes for a challenging and in the individual 8k-biathlon race, and a bronze medal in the 6k exciting event. sprint. “The Games served as a springboard to other prestigious competitions,” Tekerra explains. If anything, Tekerra’s impressive In British Columbia, athletes typically enter the sport from cross results from the 2014 BC Winter Games, gave her an extra boost of country ski programs or through the Biathlon Bears; a national confi dence, for all of her following competitions. program that trains children age 8-12 with the dual skills of skiing and shooting. At the BC Winter Games, athletes in the Junior boys and girls “The Games taught me to believe that anything is possible if you category must be 13-14 years of age. believe in yourself and your abilities. The experiences I had at the 2014 BC Winter Games helped shape me into the athlete that Due to the lack of a full biathlon venue in Kamloops, a modifi ed I needed to be, in order to qualify for the 2015 Canada Winter competition will feature running and laser rifl e shooting. There will be Games and then 2016 Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.” a total of four competitions over the three days. These competitions Tekerra will be hoping that all of her hard work training and will be a 800m Sprint, 2 x 600m Team Relay, 600m Mass Start, and 4 x competing in other competitions around the world will inspire this 600m Mixed Relay. year’s roster of young athletes.

20 BC WINTER GAMES CURL

Curling is played by two teams of four players on a rectangular sheet of ice. Teams take turns delivering stones towards the target or “house”. The players are identifi ed as lead, second, third, and skip, which determines the order in which they deliver the stones. Sweepers accompany each stone down the ice to help direct its fi nal placement. An “end” is complete after 16 stones have been delivered. One point is scored for each stone that is closer to the centre of the target (button) than any stone belonging to the other team. A game consists of 10 ends with extra ends added in the event of a tie.

Curling athletes at the BC Winter Games are 11-16 years old and are in the Training to Train phase of athlete development. Club teams in each zone compete for the right to represent their zone at the Games and square off against the best in the province.

CIERRA FISHER Cierra curls with the Kamloops Curling Club and is excited to Hometown: Kamloops see the BC Winter Games coming to Kamloops. She has won provincials and was honoured with a spot to compete for Team 2010 BC Winter Games BC at the 2015 Canada Winter Games. She knows the 2018 2015 Junior Provincials | 5th athletes will have a great experience not only with their own 2015 Canada Winter Games sports, but with many other winter sports as well.

To Cierra Fisher, the BC Games experience was “memorable from She has one more shot at the Junior level (U21) and it is her goal to Opening to Closing ceremonies”. She competed in curling at the make it to Nationals and Worlds in the future. Once she transitions 2010 BC Games and learned that as an athlete “if you want to to the adult competitions, she looks forward to competing in a be the best you have to beat the best” and participating in the Grand Slam curling event and to play in the Scotties Tournament Games gives the opportunity to compete at that higher level. of Hearts.

KAMLOOPS 2018 21 There are three major components to diving. The fi rst is the starting position, approach, and take off. The judges look for this to be smooth and well-balanced, with a high jump off the board and a minimal distance from the board. The second is execution in the air where judges look for speed of rotation and proper positioning. Finally, the entry in to the water is judged on the angle of entry (should be vertical), distance from the board, body, head and arm alignment, and the amount of splash. A panel of judges for an individual contest consists of seven judges, while a synchronized event is assessed by nine judges. The best dives can be distinguished based on four characteristics: strength and power, economy of movement, tight positions and good body line, and precision.

The athletes at the BC Winter Games are 12-15 years old and will compete in one meter and three meter spring board events.

22 BC WINTER GAMES Trailil, 20060 There are many different disciplines of fi gure skating including singles, pairs, ice dance, and synchronized skating. The BC Winter Games features a singles competition where skaters perform a short program and/or a free program (depending on their competition category). Points are earned for each skating element (e.g. jump, lift, footwork), as well as for fi ve program components: skating skills, transitions, performance, choreography, and interpretation.

The BC Winter Games targets skaters at the early competitive stages. The Juvenile Competitive category is for athletes who compete at the provincial level and the Pre-Novice Competitive category is the fi rst category that advances to national level skaters. The athletes at the BC Games are 9-15 years old and generally train on the ice 10-15 hours per week, as well as off-ice programs including aerobics and/or fl oor classes.

The Figure Skating competition at the BC Winter Games includes athletes representing Special Olympics BC. These athletes with an intellectual disability train with qualifi ed coaches for the opportunity to compete at the BC Games. The BC Games are an important qualifying event for future national and international competitions. Benjam Papp

BENJAM PAPP In his experience, the BC Games also gives young competitors Hometown: Burnaby (born in Kuopio, Finland) a real sense of what bigger competitions are like. “The Games helped me push forward in my skating career by helping me to 2012 & 2014 BC Winter Games get used to big competition and pressure but in a fun way”, 2015 BC/YK Sectionals he explains. 2015 Skate Canada Challenge 2017 World Juniors Competitor Benjam competed at the 2012 and 2014 BC Winter Games and has BC Sectionals | Two - 1st place Finishes had the opportunity to compete and win two times at the Finnish Clifford and Doris Moore Memorial Award National Junior Championship. He also competed in the 2017 World Two-time Finnish National Junior Champion Juniors and he hopes to quality for world juniors again this year. He is currently working on landing his triple axel and quads and looks Finnish born fi gure skater, Benjam Papp, loves the BC Winter forward to continuing to advance in the sport he loves. Games atmosphere! Fondly recalling the excitement of the Games and the fact that athletes get to room with friends and fellow competitors, he believes the BC Games are important because they help to push athletes to new levels.

KAMLOOPS 2018 23 GYMNASTI

There are four disciplines in women’s artistic gymnastics; vault, uneven bar, beam, and fl oor. For men, there are six disciplines; fl oor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. Michael Sibley

Judges award two scores after each gymnast’s performance, a D-score and an E-score. The D-score refers to the technical value of the routine: diffi culty, bonuses, and routine requirements and it has no maximum. The E-score evaluates the execution of the routine by making deductions for mistakes such as bent legs, falls, and lack of height. The total deductions are subtracted from 10, so in a perfect routine, the E-score is 10.0.

At the BC Winter Games both male and female athletes are 10-15 years old. The competition format consists of a team event, all-around (the total from all 4 or 6 apparatus), and individual event fi nals.

MICHAEL SIBLEY Michael Sibley has had a very impressive resume of success Hometown: North and involvement in Gymnastics, and he currently competing at the collegiate level in the US, as a member of the University of 2008 Ken & Allison Smith Award | Dedication to the Sport Washington gymnastics team. But, before achieving most of his 2010 Provincial Champion | Level 4 major accolades, one of his fi rst major competitions was the 2010 2010 BC Winter Games BC Winter Games. 2011 Flicka Gymnastics Western Canada Summer Games 2011-2012 Argyle Secondary | Outstanding Male Gymnast “The BC Winter Games was the fi rst opportunity for me to compete 2011 & 2013 Flicka Boys Award of Axcellence as part of a team, and it inspired me to work harder to compete as 2011-2014 Canadian National Championships a member of Team BC,” Michael shares. “It gives all young athletes All Around Gymnastics Title | Silver: 1, Bronze: 4 from B.C. the opportunity to show their skills on a larger stage.” 2013 Western Canadian Championship All Around Gymnastics | 1st Place “The 2010 BC Winter Games allowed me to connect with other 2013 Richard Ikeda National Athlete of the Year high-level athletes in different disciplines. Being around so many 2014 Canadian National Gymnastics: other hard-working athletes encouraged me to push for my goals Vault: 3rd Place | Parallel Bars: 3rd Place and strive for excellence,” explains Michael. Western Canada Summer Games: Gold: 2 | Silver: 2 | Bronze: 2 The continued discipline and hard work has Michael wanting to return to Canada in 2019, and have a chance to earn a spot on the national team.

24 BC WINTER GAMES Rhythmic gymnastics is witnessing rapid development with young people. Rhythmics challenges expressive young women to perform with the technical handling of the apparatus as well as the perfect mastery of body expression. There are four exercises competed on a fl oor exercise mat that is 13 m x 13 m and is cushioned similar to the Artistic Gymnastics fl oor. Each exercise is accompanied by music. The apparatus are the rope, the hoop, the ball, the clubs and the ribbon and gymnasts compete individually or in groups.

At the BC Winter Games female athletes are 9-11 years old. The format consists of individual and group competition. Individual competition consists of free, ball and choice routines with the group competition being a ball routine.

DID YOU KNOW Rhythmic Gymnastics has three routines: Free, Ball and Choice

Penticton, 2016 KAMLOOPS 2018 25 Opening Ceremony | Kamloops, 1979

26 BC WINTER GAMES KMA 2016.001, Kamloops Dailyfonds News Kamloops KMA 2016.001, KRISTEN YAWNEY Hometown: Prince George

JUDO 2010 Nationals | 1st Place 2011 Nationals | 2nd Place Judo is a modern martial art and sport created in Japan in 1882. 2012 Nationals | 2nd Place It looks more like wrestling than other martial arts and teaches its 2014 BC Winter Games practitioners (judoka) to gain control over an attacker using throws, 2015 Canada Winter Games holds, chokes, and grappling without striking. Individual Competition | 5th Place Team Competition | 4th Place The contest area for judo is a square mat eight meters by eight meters. A match typically lasts three to 4 minutes. The goal of a match is to Kristen Yawney, who is now a retired Canadian Judo athlete, gain a full point or “Ippon”, by either throwing the opponent fl at on refl ects on her career and participation in the 2014 BC their back with force and control or holding the competitor down for 20 Winter Games. “My favourite memory from the BC Winter seconds. Once Ippon is scored the match is over. Games was spending time with my teammates. Because the accommodations included staying in relatively close quarters The BC Winter Games feature athletes under the age of 16 who - I made lots of friends and met many new people.” competecompete in various weight classes. TThehe Games are an impimportanto part of the pprovincialrovinccial ataathletehlete ddedevelopmentveeloopmpment momodeldel and have concontributedt to Kristen’s resume leading up to the 2014 BC Winter Games was manymaany aathletesthleetes mmomovingovivingg oonn too nnationalattioonanal coccompetitions.ommpetitions. already impressive. In her fi rst Judo Nationals tournament in 2010, she placed fi rst in her debut, followed by consecutive second place fi nishes in 2011 and 2012. Once Kristen went through the experience of the 2014 BC Winter Games, she knew that her next goal was the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

“The BC Games were an opportunity to master my skills before competing at larger tournaments,” said Kristen. “They served as important stepping-stones for solidifying my techniques before my competition at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.”

After an impressive performance during the 2015 Canada Winter Games, with a fi fth-place fi nish in her individual competition, and fourth place fi nish in her team competition, Kristen decide to retire after 13 years of Judo. “I am now in my third year of nursing school in pursuit of becoming a Registered Nurse. My athletic goals now are fi nding time to exercise between all my papers and clinical rotations!”

KAMLOOPS 2018 27 Karate consists of two events, Kata and Kumite. Kata is a series of offensive and defensive karate techniques performed against imaginary opponents and marked by a panel of judges. Kumite is a combative event between two competitors who try to dominate each other using a free combination of karate techniques. Points are KARATE scored when a technique is applied to an opponent vigorously and with precision and good form.

The BC Winter Games feature 12 and 13 year old athletes who compete in Kata and Kumite categories based on skill level and height class. There is considerable concern for safety and there is no contact allowed to the face for junior kumite competition. The Games provide an important opportunity for development of junior national athletes and provincial offi cials.

DID YOU KNOW Sensi means karate teacher Dojo means place to practice karate Black is the highest belt colour Kata means forms or patterns Kumite means sparring

28 BC WINTER GAMESMES NelNeNele sono , 19899 Netball is a quick passing game that was originally developed by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 as the women’s alternative to basketball.

While netball is similar to basketball, there are some key differences; there is no dribbling, players have three seconds to pass, and only two players per team can shoot on the net. A standard court is 30.5m x 15.25m and is divided into thirds by transverse lines. The net stands 10 feet high and has no backboard. Regulation international games are made up of four, 15-minute quarters played with running time.

The BC Winter Games feature athletes ages 13-17. There are seven players on each team and players wear a bib with letters that designates the name of their position. Each player has a different role and there are rules regarding where they can go in the court. Players with G are allowed in the shooting circles and only GS (Goal Shooter) and GA (Goal Attack) are allowed to shoot goals. GK (Goal Keeper) and GD (Goal Defense) play in the defensive zone and check the GS and GA players. Players with C and W are centre court players and C (Centre) play in all thirds, but not the shooting circles. WA (Wing Attack) is an attacking centre court player and WD (Wing Defense) is a defensive centre court player.

DID YOU KNOW The net used is 10 feet high but has no backboard BALL

MisMi sioion,n 201200 4 KAMLOOPS 2018 29 RINGET Ringette is an exciting, non-contact ice sport where players wear protective equipment, skates, and use a straight stick with a specially designed tip to pass and shoot a blue rubber ring. The game is played on the same size ice surface as hockey, with six players (fi ve skaters and a goalie) per team. A typical ringette game consists of two, 20 minute periods and differs from hockey where players must pass over the blue line and only three skaters are permitted in the attacking zone. Once in control of the ring, a team has 30 seconds to take a shot on goal.

The BC Winter Games feature athletes ages 13-14 and the event is an important development milestone towards National Championships and the Canada Winter Games.

NINA TAJBAKHSH Nina Tajbaksh’s appreciation for ringette-and the broader Hometown: North Vancouver sports community in BC- is notable. She recalls participating in the Opening ceremonies with admiration, stating, “It was such Most Valuable Player (various years) a unique experience because we all shared the same drive to 2008 BC Winter Games be competing at a provincial level. The BC Winter Games are 2010-2014 Canadian Ringette Championships important because young athletes have the opportunity to be 2013 Provincials | 1st Place exposed to an elite event, showing them that hard work pays off.” 2014 Provincials | 1st Place 2014/2015 National Ringette Rookie of the Year The ringette player saw the BC Winter Games as a crucial event, 2015 Canada Winter Games where she learned how to compete under pressure and to face Team BC Ringette Captain adversity. More broadly, Nina believes the BC Games demonstrate 2016-Current, Captain how communities come together to create a sense of unity that BC Thunder in National Ringette League foster relationships.

Nina is currently training to compete for Team Canada at the World Ringette Championships, and to win gold at the Canadian Ringette Championships.

30 BC WINTER GAMES Alpine skiing developed from the sport of cross country skiing in the European Alps over 150 years ago. Using a fi xed heel binding to ELLA RENZONI descend a mountain slope, alpine ski racers compete against the Hometown: West Vancouver clock, with the fastest time determining the winner. Racing courses are made more diffi cult with the addition of gates to mark the route Whistler Mountain Ski Club the skiers must follow. British Columbia Ski Team 2012 BC Winter Games | Silver: 2 The BC Winter Games are an important milestone for ski racers as 2014 Whistler Cup SG | 5th Place it marks their fi rst multi-sport experience as they enter the Learn to 2014 U14 Provincials | 1st place Train pathway. The Games feature racers 12-13 years old and are the 2014 BC Winter Games: Gold: 2 | Bronze: 1 youngest group of carded racers in the national ski racing system. 2015 Canada Winter Games Two different disciplines are part of the BC Winter Games - Giant 2016 U16 Provincials | Overall 1st Female Slalom and Slalom. The Giant Slalom race consists of two runs with a 2017 Top 5 in Canada for DOB (2000) combined time while the Slalom is a single-run race. 2017 Nominated to BC Ski Team

Ella Renzoni has a history of sweeping the podium. Nationally and provincially ranked, Ella attributes the BC Winter Games to pushing her out of her comfort zone. She adds, “competing in events that were different to normal races seemed so cool and intense...almost like mini-Olympics. This really fueled my fi re to win a BC Games medal in 2012 and continues to fuel my dream of competing at the .”

To many athletes, the BC Winter Games are the fi rst multi-sport tournament they attend. Ella believes the BC Games continue to be an important event because so many other athletes are just as excited and dedicated to their respective sports. The nature of large tournaments has the capacity to overwhelm any athlete; yet, Ella believes a focused mindset helps overcome unexpected challenges. Her mindset was instilled at 2012 Games and still applies today.

The alpine skier is currently training to be a strong contender for the BC Ski Team and to one day compete on the World Cup circuit for Team Canada. You can keep up to date with Ella’s latest races and travels on Instagram at @emrella.

KAMLOOPS 2018 31 EMILY YOUNG (NEE WEEKES) Hometown: North Vancouver

CROSS Cross Country Skiing | Standing Classic Silver | 1.2km, 2.5km & 5km 2005 BC Summer Games | Wrestling 2006 BC Summer Games COUNTRY 2007 Western Canada Summer Games | Wrestling | Wrestling 2012 Ironman World Championships 2012 & 2013 Ironman Canada 2015 Canada Winter Games | Cross Country Skiing SKIING 2016/2017 – Cross/Country/Biathlong World Cup | Medalist 2017 World Championship | Bronze Medal, Team Relay Cross country skiing it is one of the most diffi cult endurance sports, 2018 Paralympian | Cross Country Skiing demanding exceptional skills and fi tness. There are two basic ski techniques used in cross country skiing: classic, where the skis move Emily Young’s unique and impressive athletic career has parallel to each other, and free skate, where skiers push off with the stemmed from an early experience at the 2005 Summer Games edge of their ski similar to ice skating. in wrestling. The wrestler-turned-triathlete-turned-skier will be competing in cross-country skiing at Pyeonchang’s Paralympics At the BC Winter Games, athletes are 13 or 14 years old and compete in March 2018. Humbly, she admits “I don’t see myself as a in Midget and Juvenille categories. There is an individual sprint race disabled athlete. I don’t know how people could ski with two (400m) and an individual start (3.5km or 5km), as well as team poles…it sounds complicated!” relays (4x2km). Emily believes, “the BC Winter Games are important as they give a platform to up-and-coming athletes to have the experience of a bigger stage, as compared to typical weekend races.” The BC Games also require months of logistical planning and countless volunteer hours from the hosting community. Emily sums up her gratitude by stating, “I knew that putting on events took a lot of work, but I didn’t realize how much of a collaboration it truly took Emily Young to organize the Games. It gave me a bigger appreciation for the event coordinators and volunteers because they give athletes a place to show all OUR hard work.”

Currently, Emily is training for the 2018 Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

32 BC WINTER GAMES Freestyle skiing consists of the well known disciplines of moguls and aerials but also includes halfpipe, slopestyle, big air, and free-skiing.

The BC Winter Games feature athletes ages 11-16 who will compete in moguls, slopestyle and big air. In the mogul events, athletes navigate a steep course of bumps or moguls and fl y over two jumps performing aerial maneuvers. Marks are awarded for the technical quality of the skiers’ turns, the two aerial maneuvers, and speed. Slopestyle showcases athletes making their way through a course of obstacles including rails, jumps, and other terrain park features. Points are awarded for amplitude, originality, and quality of tricks.

DID YOU KNOW Freestyle Skiing originated in the 1970s

Nelson, 1989 KAMLOOPS 2018 33 Snowboarding was invented in the United States in the 1960’s and KATIE ANDERSON can be attributed to Sherman Poppen from Michigan who invented Hometown: Jaffray a toy for his daughters by fastening two skies together so they could glide downhill. Snowboard Cross | Bronze Medal Member of the BC SBX Team The International Snowboard Federation was formed in Vancouver, Junior Worlds Participant BC in the 1990 and in 1994 the International Ski Federation added NorAm Cup | 3rd Place the discipline to its organization. Making is Olympic debut in 1998, La Molina World Cup Level | 18th snowboarding is now one of the most popular Olympic sports with fi ve 2010 BC Winter Games disciplines including parallel giant slalom, parallel slalom, snowboard 2014 Junior Nationals | 1st Place cross, half-pipe, and slopestyle. 2014 Mount Hood Noram | 1st Place

Snowboarding is making its BC Winter Games debut in 2018 with Former BC Winter Games participant, Katie Anderson, fi rst attended snowboarders age 13-15 who will compete in snowboard cross the BC Games back in 2010 for Judo. During this time, when Katie was and slopestyle. busy with her involvement in Judo, she was also starting to establish her career in snowboarding. She felt that all of the experience she gained from competing in the 2010 BC Winter Games, helped prepare her for the next chapter of her life - snowboarding.

“When I attended the BC Games for Judo I was also just beginning my snowboard racing career, and being able to experience competition at the level of the BC Games, made me want to experience the same level of competition on my snowboard,” Katie shared. “The competition pushed me to advance my snowboard career the following season, which lead me to trying out Boardercross.”

“My current goals are to podium at a World Cup, and to attend the 2022 Olympics,” explains Katie. But, competing in snowboard competitions around the world are not the only goals she has for her life. “My goals for snowboarding extend past my Katie Anderson racing career, and I hope to start a Snowboard Club in the East Kootenays, to help get kids involved in the sport, and to bring more opportunities to the area”. SNOWBOARDING 34 BC WINTER GAMES Tyler Hartleb

TYLER HARTLEB Hometown: Castlegar

Third member of in his family to represent his province in the BC Games (Grandfather - 1991 and 1995 Biathlon coachand Mother 1995, biathlon athlete.) 2012 & 2014 BC Winter Games, 2012 BC Summer Games 2014 BC Winter Games Points Race | Silver: 500m & 1000 | Bronze: 3000m One of 3 athletes to qualify for both Short and Long track

Winning the silver metal at the 2014 BC Winter Games is Tyler’s favorite BC Games memory. “It was a fun and very close race,” SKATING her recalls. Tyler knows the importance of the BC Winter Games because they represent “important milestones” for young There are two different disciplines in speed skating; long track, which athletes. For Tyler, the Games gave him “the push he needed takes place on a 400m oval, and short track, which takes place on a to go from competing at a provincial level to competing at a 100m or 110m oval (usually in an arena). national level.”

Athletes compete at the BC Winter Games in the discipline of Currently training at the Olympic Oval in , Tyler believes short track; an event that offers an exciting, high speed event for 2018 athletes should take the whole experience of the BC Games participants and spectators alike. These 12-15 year old athletes in and use the opportunity to appreciate how many sports come compete in two separate age classes and in up to fi ve different races. to this large, multi-sport competition. The mass start events include the sprint distance (400m or 500m) as well as the 1500m. These events are very strategic as drafting, Tyler is working hard to continue to get faster so that he can passing, and a sprint to the fi nish are common. The 200m sprint eventually compete at the international level. He is the third pursuit race has skaters race twice against a rival on the other side of generation in his family to participate in the BC Games, following the rink. A 30 lap points race has skaters earn points by crossing the his Grandfather who coached biathlon in 1991 and 1995 and his line fi rst at four specifi ed laps. Finally, there are the thrilling relays with mother who competed as an athlete in biathlon in 1995. four teams of four skaters competing at one time.

KAMLOOPS 2018 35 Kamloops 2018 BC Winter Games Song

written & performed by Madison Olds

36 BC WINTER GAMES 10 years from today But I’ll always have those moments in the mountains oh, we all will say how we, remember when we’d pack our bags all the wonders that I saw, and we’d climb to the top just to watch the sun rise all the stories that were told when I travel so damn far and I fi nd myself lost, We’d catch our breath with every heavy step moments in the mountains they will call me home. oh the stories we would tell all the memories I’ve kept But we’ll always have those moments in the mountains oh, and we’d listen to Ben Howard and watch the sun rise all the wonders that we saw, whoa-oo-oo all the stories that were told when we travel so damn far and we fi nd ourselves lost, But I’ll always have those moments in the mountains oh, moments in the mountains they will call us home. all the wonders that I saw, all the stories that were told. Home (x4) When I travel so damn far and I fi nd myself lost, these moments in the mountains, they will call me home.

Home (x4)

We’d talk all about all our dreams and doubts and we’d reminisce on all the fear we pushed out. We got older and bolder, decided to just move on, oh I’m gone.

But I’ll always have those moments in the mountains oh, all the wonders that I saw, all the stories that were told. When I travel so damn far and I fi nd myself lost, moments in the mountains, they will call me home.

Home (x4)

We worked so hard to get so far, learned who we are and our hearts remain at home, home, home.

We worked so hard to get so far, learned who we are and our hearts remain at home, home, home.

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The W.R. Bennett Award for Athletic Excellence PAST RECIPIENTS is given to one outstanding athlete at each BC Winter and BC Summer Games. The award 2016 BC Summer Games includes a $2500 bursary from the Powering Max Stalling | Box Lacrosse Potential Fund and is designed to recognize 2016 BC Winter Games and support the ongoing development of Molly Miller | Cross Country Skiing young athletes. 2014 BC Summer Games The award was named in honour of the former Nolan Badovinac | Wrestling Premier of British Columbia, William Bennett, 2014 BC Winter Games who was instrumental in starting the BC Summer Tyler Tardi | Curling and BC Winter Games program in 1978. 2012 BC Summer Games Chanell Botsis | Athletics

2012 BC Winter Games Hunter Sones | Biathlon

2010 BC Summer Games Georgia Ellenwood | Athletics

2010 BC Winter Games Jordan Rosborough | Speed Skating

2008 BC Summer Games Phillip Round | Sailing

44 BC WINTER GAMES The support from our partners is more than a fi nancial commitment. It is a pledge to help realize the dreams of every BC Games athlete. The BC Games Society and the Kamloops 2018 BC Winter Games Society are proud to be associated with Corporate Partners, Global BC, Jazz Aviation, Black Press, and Coast Capital Savings, as well as Funding Partners, the Province of BC, the City of Kamloops, and School District #73.

Black Press Jazz Aviation The Black Press media network tells the stories of the BC Games and As the offi cial airline of the BC Games for over 25 years, Jazz Aviation its partners in communities across the province. Black Press believes transports participants fl ying to the Games on charter fl ights. Jazz in the value of the BC Games for youth development and healthy Aviation and its employees value the work done by the dedicated communities. Sharing these inspiring stories helps create future volunteers of the BC Winter Games. generations of athletes and volunteers. Coast Capital Savings Global BC Coast Capital Savings is Canada’s largest credit union by Global BC has been the offi cial TV broadcaster of BC Games for the membership. An Imagine Canada Caring Company, the credit past 40 years with Global BC on-air personalities serving as Master union invested $5.6 million into local communities in 2016, focusing of Ceremonies. Catch the highlights of the Games on Global on empowering and engaging youth. Named a BC Top Employer in BC newscasts. 2017, and is also a member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum Club. It has 52 branches serving its 543,000 members in the Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island and Okanagan regions of British Columbia. Product innovations include Canada’s fi rst free chequing account from a full-service fi nancial institution.

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