The world of rugby is buzzing with excitement as the sport prepares to make its debut at the Manitoba Games and to return to the grand stage of the Canada Summer Games in 2025. For the rugby community, these events mark significant milestones, promising thrilling matches, new opportunities for athletes, and a chance to showcase…
As the countdown to the 2025 Canada Summer Games begins, excitement and anticipation are palpable within Manitoba’s lacrosse community. Athletes are getting ready to showcase their skills on a national stage, driven by passionate coaches. Cory Henkewich, the Team Toba female lacrosse Head Coach, and Kelson Borisenko, the Team Toba male lacrosse Head…
Artistic swimming is one of the sports featured at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland. But Team Toba Head Coach, Holly Hjartarson, says it’s really a whole bunch of sports rolled into one. “We have the obviously artistic side that’s more like artistic gymnastics or dance. But then we do…
At the 2019 Canada Winter Games, a then 17-year-old Keenan Demchuk had one goal: to win. Leading into his first-ever Games, he was the back-to-back top-ranked snowboarder from Manitoba. He and his coach, his brother Braeden, were both impressed by the magnitude of the event, and both have shared memories of supporting the squash team…
Maya (11), Kai (14), and Ethan (16) Veitch are all here at the Canada Games for the very first time. The siblings from East St. Paul all had one common goal for their experience here, to have fun. “I hope to represent Manitoba to the best of my ability,” said Ethan. “ I want to…
After two weeks of intense competition against the best this nation has to offer, Team Manitoba finished off the 2023 Canada Winter Games with 19 medals: 6 gold, 6 silver, and 7 bronze. With major successes in long track speed skating and archery, it was figure skating that came out on top, with a gold…
Manitoba’s fencers are coming home with three medals from the 2023 Canada Winter Games, Matias Enciso’s bronze in Épée, Khloé Lessard-Kulchyski’s silver in Sabre, and Cheryl Cheung’s silver in Épée. “My expectation was to get a medal, and to try my best. I wanted to work as hard as I can and have the best…
Team Manitoba’s badminton squad hit up national tournaments and camps in the leadup to the 2023 Canada Winter Games with hopes of bringing the team closer together, before the country’s largest multi-sport competition. “We were focused on trying to get athletes from all across the province experience playing against each other more frequently, Trying to…
A Sage tradition since the 2015 Winter Games, the “Team Behind the Team” program recognizes outstanding Canada Games volunteers who support the teams and athletes by overseeing many of the logistics the teams require to compete to the best of their ability. Team Manitoba’s Peter Nicholls, our mission staff for freestyle ski and men’s curling,…
Figure skaters Keith Lau and Julia Xiao skated to a gold medal finish – and a brand new Canadian record – in their pairs event earlier this week. “It feels very nice to break the record, we didn’t know right away. I knew I could do it, so I just trusted myself. My favourite part…