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…

Para Nordic skier Jesse Bachinsky has been to three Canada Games with Team Manitoba, and he’s built up a lot of experience since his debut in 2015.  “I have done a lot of racing over the years and every time I race I feel like I just gain more experience. My most memorable time has…

Team Manitoba had great success in the individual match rounds today at the 2023 Canada Winter Games – medalling in all four events.  “I knew that we would have strong competitors, and that our team was fairly strong. I hoped we’d do well, and that everyone would shoot well for themselves. They achieved that,” said…

When the Manitoba judo team begins competition at the 2023 Canada Winter Games on March 1, they will bring a rich family judo tradition to the mats. The judo team of 7 male and 7 female fighters features numerous athletes with family connections to the sport and to the Games. Daniel Ekosky will compete in…