2020 BC Winter Games
Host Club: Whiskey Jack Nordic Ski Club (Fort St John) https://whiskeyjacknordic.ca/
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bcgames/albums/72157712817931163/with/49561555202/
Interview – Kaden Baum: https://www.bcgames.org/News/Latest-News/ArtMID/1810/ArticleID/1879/Para-Nordic-Skier-competes-in-first-race-at-Winter-Games
BC Winter Games Society link: https://www.bcgames.org/
BC Winter Games video link (with some good coverage of cross country skiing): https://bcgamescloud.ca/index.php/s/kY3aqJTdayMCWjV
CCBC BCWG page link: http://www.crosscountrybc.ca/bc-winter-games
Day 3 Highlight: Whiskey Jack Nordic Club concludes a highly successful cross country event at the 2020 BC Winter Games
Relay Results
1st: Zone 2 (Thompson/Okanagan) - Ruby Serrouya (Revelstoke NSC), Nathan Achtem (Telemark NC), Sofie Steinruck (Telemark NC), Finn Redman (Telemark NC)
2nd: Zone 5 (Coastal) – Dustin Hay (Hollyburn CCSC), Madeleine Polluck (Hollyburn CCSC), Jasper Fleming (Sea to Sky NSC), Marin Lowe (Sea to Sky NSC)
3rd: Zone 1 (Kootenays) – Adam Heale (Black Jack CCSC), Carly Nickurak (Toby Creek NSC), Emmylou Grieve (Toby Creek NSC), Raleigh Tarte (Kimberley NC)
Results - Day 3: https://zone4.ca/race/2020-02-23/89c3680c/results/
Day 2 Highlight: Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club (Invermere) picks up 3 GOLD medals in individual events during first two days at the 2020 Games (a total of 5 medals in all!)
Category Winners:
2005 Girls: Emmylou Grieve (Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club - Zone 1)
2005 Boys: Nathan Achtem (Telemark Nordic Club - Zone 2)
2006 Girls: Meya Musseau (Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club - Zone 2)
2006 Boys: Lenni Stich (Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club - Zone 1)
Para-Nordic Sit-ski: Kaden Baum (Larch Hills Nordic Society – Zone 2)
Results - Day 2 (Qualification Round): https://zone4.ca/race/2020-02-22/0add301e/results/
Results - Day 2 (Heat Finals): https://zone4.ca/race/2020-02-22/0b3fe578/results/
Day 1 Highlight: 5 of 7 zones (Zones 1, 2, 4, 5, & 7) earn medals, plus Zone 8 earns a 4th place
Category Winners:
2005 Girls: Carly Nickurak (Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club - Zone 1)
2005 Boys: Adam Heale (Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club - Zone 1)
2006 Girls: Ruby Serrouya (Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club - Zone 2)
2006 Boys: Raleigh Tarte (Kimberley Nordic Ski Club - Zone 1)
Para-Nordic Sit-ski: Kaden Baum (Larch Hills Nordic Society – Zone 2)
Results - Day 1: https://zone4.ca/race/2020-02-21/5bac4dd0/results/
Communities Represented:
Burnaby, Burns Lake, Charlie Lake, Comox, Courtenay, Cumberland, Enderby, Fernie, Fort St John, Invermere, Kamloops, Kelowna, Kimberley, Mt Currie, Nelson, North Vancouver, Prince George, Revelstoke, Rossland, Salmon Arm, Smithers, Squamish, Terrace, Vancouver, West Kelowna, Whistler, Williams Lake.
Coaches
Seven regions of the province are represented at the 2020 BC Winter Games. A special thank you to the following coaches and clubs for helping to make this Games experience for young skiers possible:
Marika Galik (Strathcona Nordic Ski Club, Courtenay)
James Bratrud (Strathcona Nordic Ski Club, Comox)
Heidi Horlacher (Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club, Burnaby)
Greg Goodwin (Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club, North Vancouver)
Andrea Hay (Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club, North Vancouver)
Graeme Wilson (Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club, Burnaby)
Helen Clugston (Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club, Rossland)
Fred Bushell (Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club, Rossland)
Beverly Rooke (Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club, Williams Lake)
Cory Williamson (Caledonia Nordic Ski Club, Prince George)
Patrick Williston (Bulkley Valley Cross Country Ski Club, Smithers)
Melanie Dumont (Bulkley Valley Cross Country Ski Club, Smithers)
Robyn Thomas (Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club, Revelstoke)
Rob Kitamura (Overlander Ski Club, Kamloops)
Donna Flatman (Larch Hills Nordic Society, Salmon Arm)
Officials
Officials from across the province are helping the Whiskey Jack Nordic Ski Club with the cross country events. A big thank you to the following officials and clubs for helping to make this Games a success:
Jacqui Richards (Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club, Rossland)
Mike Thomas (Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club, Revelstoke)
Patty Johnson (Strathcona Nordic Ski Club, Comox)
Jennifer Nesset (Caledonia Nordic Ski Club, Prince George)
Robin Ditto (Caledonia Nordic Ski Club, Prince George)
Tracy Sapergia (Caledonia Nordic Ski Club, Prince George)
Karen Warner (Caledonia Nordic Ski Club, Prince George)
Bill Warner (Caledonia Nordic Ski Club, Prince George)