“I’ve basically been playing basketball every day of the week for the last six years. It’s kind of all I do. I’ve been playing for about nine years now.” This is wheelchair basketball athlete Josh Brown’s third Canada Games. He played for Team Manitoba in 2015 (Prince George, BC), in 2019 (Red Deer, Alberta), and…
Tournaments and qualifiers, training with the team, landing in PEI – with so many things to prepare for in advance of the Canada Games, squash sisters Anne and Emily Hargraves arrived at the 2023 Canada Winter Games ready to compete. “It’s really cool to play on the same team together, we have a lot of…
14-year-old Victoria Lee (Winnipeg) is half of Team Manitoba’s female doubles team that earned the Herd’s first medal of the 2023 Canada Games – a silver in a hard-fought match against Ontario. Victoria started playing table tennis when she was nine years old, and one of her keys to success is to always have fun…
Team Manitoba’s 207 athletes, 68 coaches, managers, and technical support staff, and 22 mission staff are participating in the 2023 Canada Winter Games. Here are our stories: Team Toba bringing home 19 medals from Canada Winter Games – Discover Westman Team Toba bringing home 19 medals from Canada Winter Games – CVHN A great time…
February 7, 2023 – WINNIPEG, MB – Speed skating’s Sofia Bieber (Winnipeg) is Team Manitoba’s flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island. “I’m so honoured to represent Manitoba as the flagbearer for the 2023 Canada Winter Games. When I first heard, I was like “wow, they…
Ottawa – January 12, 2023 – The Canada Games Council is pleased to reveal the five phenomenal alumni who will be inducted into the Canada Games Hall of Honour at the PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games in February. The Class of 2023 features decorated Olympians Marc Gagnon, Heather Moyse and Sami Jo Small, trailblazing builder…
As a lifelong student of the sport, Head Coach Kent Brown is ready to train the Team Manitoba boxing team the same way he was taught. “I’m a very firm coach in how we get things done, but, like my coach, I try to come across in a gentle way,” he says. “That means being…
Team Toba’s curling teams (men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles) are selected and ready to step onto the ice next month in PEI. They qualified for the national event in a provincial championship in November, but the Canada Winter Games competition is just getting started. More Demanding Than You Might Think With the Games…
Leading up to the 2023 Canada Winter Games, we are featuring the dedicated coaches who spend countless hours giving back to sport. Let’s get to know ringette coach, Lynn Girardin! How long have you been coaching this sport? Over 25 years What is your favourite coaching memory/story/moment? Winning the Canadian Ringette Championships in 2018 which were…
Leading up to the 2023 Canada Winter Games, we are featuring the dedicated coaches who spend countless hours giving back to sport. Let’s get to know curling coaches, Keith Stoesz (women’s) and Graham Freeman (men’s)! How long have you been coaching this sport? GRAHAM I’ve been coaching for the past 6 years. Both of my sons…