2011 CANADA WINTER GAMES MEDIA GUIDE FEBRUARy 11 – 27, 2011 HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA CONTENTS Message from the Honourable Ed Stelmach, Premier of Alberta . 3 Message from the Honourable Cindy Ady, Minister for Tourism, Parks, Recreation . 5 Message from the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation Board of Directors . 7 Message from the Chef de Mission . 9 2007 Canada Winter Games Results . 11 Team Alberta Information . 13 Schedule At a Glance . 16 Mission Staff . 17 Hometown Listings . 21 Alpine Skiing . 29 Archery . 35 Artistic Gymnastics . 39 Badminton . 45 Biathlon . 49 Boxing . 53 Cross Country Skiing . 57 Curling, Men . 63 Curling, Women . 65 Figure Skating . 67 Freestyle Skiing . 73 Hockey, Men . 77 Hockey, Women . 83 Judo . 89 National Artists Program . 93 Ringette . 97 Shooting Sports . 103 Snowboarding . 107 Speed Skating . 113 Squash . 119 Synchronized Swimming . 123 Table Tennis . 127 Wheelchair Basketball . 131 Autographs . 135 1 MESSAGE FROM THE HONOURABLE ED STELMACH PREMIER OF ALBERTA On behalf of the Government of Alberta, I am delighted to congratulate the athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers participating in the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax . You have earned this honour through years of hard work, training and commitment . As you compete against Canada’s best young athletes and teams, and focus on achieving your personal best at the Games, I hope you will also take some time to enjoy the spirit and camaraderie that makes the Canada Games a cherished event – a celebration of youth, sport, culture and community . At the Canada Games, Alberta’s athletes are recognized as always competing with skill, confidence and a high degree of sportsmanship. I know you will carry on this tradition and also compete with pride and enthusiasm, and be excellent ambassadors for Alberta . I am tremendously proud of Team Alberta 2011 and I will be cheering for you along with all Albertans! Good luck to Team Alberta and to the rest of the nation’s athletes . Best wishes to all of you for a successful, safe and enjoyable time in Halifax! Honourable Ed Stelmach Premier of Alberta 3 MESSAGE FROM THE HONOURABLE CINDY ADY MINISTER FOR TOURISM, PARKS, RECREATION Congratulations on being selected to represent Team Alberta at the 2011 Canada Winter Games! Your years of hard work and commitment have paid off with the well-deserved honour of being selected to compete for your province in your sport against the best athletes from across our country . While you are there to do your best at this very prestigious event, I encourage you to take some time to enjoy the complete Canada Games experience . Whether it’s your competition, or the social and cultural events – I hope your involvement with these Games will leave you with a lifetime of great memories . Your participation and dedication to your sport is an example of the importance of living a healthy and active lifestyle . Through your efforts, you inspire others to be active and to support sport in Alberta . I know you will represent our province with pride, and show the rest of the country why Alberta is well known for its strong culture of sporting excellence . Good luck, and enjoy the Canada Games experience! Go Alberta Go! Cindy Ady Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation 5 MESSAGE FROM THE ALBERTA SPORT, RECREATION, PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Welcome to Team Alberta! The following media guide will provide you with insight into the 337 athletes, artists, coaches, managers and mission staff who will be representing Team Alberta at the 2011 Canada Winter Games . From February 11 – 27, 2011, Team Alberta will challenge the rest of the country as they strive to do their very best . The hard work, training, preparation and dedication by Team Alberta athletes, coaches, managers, artists and mission staff will be showcased as Alberta strives for personal best and podium finishes. To the athletes, coaches, managers, artists and mission staff, the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation would like to congratulate you on earning your place on Team Alberta . The Canada Games is an opportunity only a select few will ever get to experience . We know that for many of you this will be your stepping stone to future personal and athletic achievements on the national and international stage . Many parents will travel to support you in Halifax, while others will follow your performance through the media . The media will be closely following the results and stories of the games through the 80 hours of already committed national broadcast time, plus local television, newspaper and radio support . The media will play a critical role in allowing all enthusiastic Albertans to share in your achievements as a member of Team Alberta at the 2011Canada Winter Games . To the members of the media we would like to thank you for your continued support and coverage of our exceptional amateur athletes and coverage of this exciting competition and being an active partner in the development of sport in the great province of Alberta! 7 MESSAGE FROM THE CHEF DE MISSION It is with great pride and pleasure that I present the members of Team Alberta for the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia . Each member that is featured within the Media guide has dedicated countless hours towards his or her development as an athlete, artist, coach or manager . This commitment has earned them the right to compete in Canada’s largest amateur multi-sport festival . The Canada Games have proved to be a stepping stone for many of our country’s finest athletes and I am sure that within the ranks of Team Alberta we will see performances that will lead to a strong sporting future for many of the participants . On behalf of the Team, I would like to thank the media for the significant part that you play within the overall success of Team Alberta . Without your hours of writing and reporting of the events in Halifax, many of the family members and friends that remain in Alberta would not be able to follow our athlete’s progress . Your words and pictures will help form the many memories that all participants will take from their Nova Scotia experience . On behalf of the mission staff, I offer Team Alberta best wishes for success and that everyone has a memorable Games experience! Thanks for your support and enjoy the games! Pat Lechelt Chef de Mission 9 10 2007 CANADA WINTER GAMES RESULTS 2007 CANADA GAMES FLAG POINT STANDINGS PROVINCE FLAG POINTS Ontario . 310 Quebec . 305 Alberta . 271 British Columbia . 262 Saskatchewan . 211 .5 Manitoba . 203 .5 New Brunswick . 131 .5 Nova Scotia . 111 Newfoundland . .79 .5 Yukon . .65 .5 Prince Edward Island . 65 Northwest Territories . 35 Nunavut . .9 .5 2007 MEDAL STANDINGS GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL Quebec 52 36 34 122 Ontario 37 35 40 112 Alberta 24 29 26 79 British Columbia 24 24 29 77 Saskatchewan 9 13 15 37 Manitoba 4 12 19 35 New Brunswick 2 2 8 12 Nova Scotia 0 3 4 7 Prince Edward Island 1 0 3 4 Yukon 1 0 3 4 Newfoundland 0 1 2 3 Northwest Territories 1 0 0 1 Nunavut 0 0 1 1 2007 TEAM ALBERTA RESULTS BY SPORT TEAM AB Alpine Skiing, Men’s . 4th Alpine Skiing, Women’s . 3rd Archery, Men’s . 2nd Archery, Women’s . 2nd Artistic Gymnastics, Men’s . 2nd Artistic Gymnastics, Women’s . 5th Badminton . 3rd Biathlon, Men’s . 1st Biathlon, Women’s . 1st Boxing . 4th Cross Country, Men’s . 1st Cross Country, Women’s . 1st Curling, Men’s . 1st Curling, Women’s . 9th Fencing, Men’s . 2nd Fencing, Women’s . 2nd 11 2007 CANADA WINTER GAMES RESULTS Figure Skating . 4th Freestyle Skiing, Men’s . 3rd Freestyle Skiing, Women’s . 5th Hockey, Men’s . 3rd Hockey, Women’s . 9th Judo, Men’s . 5th Judo, Women’s . 8th Ringette . 2nd Shooting, Men’s . 6th Shooting, Women’s . 5th Speed Skating, Men’s . 3rd Speed Skating, Women’s . 2nd Squash, Men’s . 2nd Squash, Women’s . 2nd Synchronized Swimming . 3rd Table Tennis . 4th Wheelchair Basketball . 6th Snowboarding was a demonstration event for the 2007 CWG so is not included in the medal count, flag points or final placing 12 TEAM ALBERTA INFORMATION Every province and territory at the Canada Winter Games has official team colors. Alberta’s color’s are blue, white and grey . The blue portrays the vast prairie skies while the grey symbolizes winter . The lightening bolt in the logo reminds us of Alberta’s thunderstorms, but mostly it represents the power and electricity that Team Alberta athletes will possess in Halifax! The bolt is located on the southwest corner of the logo to indicate the location of the rugged Rocky Mountains in the province . Also, the lightening creates the shape of an evergreen tree symbolizing Alberta’s many forests, in the middle of the “A” . TEAM ALBERTA INFORMATION TEAM ALBERTA FACTS • Alberta, comprised of 22 teams, will compete in all 20 sports • Team Alberta will consist of 337 athletes, coaches, managers, artists and mission staff • 242 athletes, 74 coaches and managers, 3 artists and 18 mission staff • Week 1 (February 11 – 19) will feature 170 participants • Week 2 (February 19 – 27) will feature 189 participants • The artists & the mission staff will participate in both weeks . • 115 male athletes • 127 female athletes • 54% of the coaching staff is male and 46% of the coaching staff is female • Team Alberta is representative of 49 communities throughout Alberta • Team Alberta’s youngest athlete will be 10 year old Edward Guo (Table Tennis) of Edmonton • Team Alberta’s oldest athletes will be 23 year old Andrew Curtis (Wheelchair Basketball) from Edmonton, 23 year old David Emmerzael (Wheelchair Basketball) from Edmonton and 52 year old John Cornish (Cross Country Skiing Para Nordic) from Calgary .