Team BC Announced For 2011 Winter Games

Tuesday, February 01, 2011 03:50 PM

Prince George, B.C. - British Columbia is sending a team of 260 athletes and 75 coaches to Halifax to compete in the 2011 Canada Winter Games, which run from February 11-27.

In announcing the team travelling to Nova Scotia, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Stephanie Cadieux, says, "It's thrilling to know we are sending off the next generation of Olympic, Paralympic and Special Olympic athletes."

Cadieux says, "I want to commend every member in being named to Team BC and in reaching this considerable level of achievement."

There are 11 athletes, three coaches, and two Team Managers from Prince George. The following is a list of athletes and coaches from across the region, who will be participating in the games:

Archery Sydney Watson of Quesnel, Athlete

Badminton Lisa Davison of Prince George, Team Manager

Biathlon Pierre Beaudry of Prince George, Team Manager

Sarah Beaudry of Prince George, Athlete

Robert Martin of Prince George, Athlete

Aaron Neumann of Prince George, Athlete

Arther Roots of Prince George, Athlete

Alexandra Dickson of Burns Lake, Athlete

Figure Skating Gail Weber of Fort St. John, Team Manager

Hockey - Mens Brent Arsenault of Prince George, Coach

Joshua Connolly of Prince George, Athlete

Brett Harris of 108 Mile Ranch, Athlete

Hockey - Womens Julia Flinton of Williams Lake, Athlete

Judo Alicia Briggs of Lac La Hache, Athlete

Bruce Kamstra of Prince George, Coach

Aline Strasdin of Prince George, Coach

Ringette Rylee English of Terrace, Athlete

Skiing - Alpine Alix Wells of Prince George, Athlete

Skiing - Cross Country Matthew Neumann of Prince George, Athlete

Speedskating - Long Track Braden Clouthier of Dawson Creek, Athlete

Keith Gordon of Fort St. John, Team Manager

Sarah Pousette of Prince George, Athlete

Phillip Shrimpton of Prince George, Athlete

Speedskating - Short Track Timothy Hempsall of Prince George, Athlete

Mitchel Kupchanko of Fort St. John, Athlete

Jamie MacDonald of Fort St. James, Athlete

Wheelchair Basketball Avril Harris of Prince George, Athlete

Erik Vliegenthart of Quesnel, Athlete

The Minister points out these athletes will be marking the trail for athletes aspiring to compete at the next Canada Winter Games, held in Prince George in 2015.

Team BC Chef de Mission, Ajay Patel, says, "We may be able to watch some of the athletes we are sending off today when we view television coverage of the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi."

For more information on Team BC go to www.teambc.org

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