After the 2019 Canada Games in Red Deer, Head Coach Arvin Tronco wondered how he’d develop the next generation of table tennis athletes, specifically the girls he was working with, as many were eligible for the 2023 Games but had either moved to other provinces or had other commitments. So he embarked on a…
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 freestyle ski coach, Blake Grist! How long have you been coaching this sport? Five years. What is your proudest accomplishment as a coach? I love to…
The athletes who will represent Manitoba in cross country skiing, including Para-Nordic, will enter what Karin McSherry, Executive Director of Cross Country Ski Association of Manitoba (CCSAM) describes as ‘a different universe’ in the energetic Canada Games environment. And regardless of your competitive goals, Karin believes watching these athletes on the journey to the…
A competition that combines cross country skiing and rifle shooting in an exhilarating race, biathlon will be featured during week one of the Canada Winter Games, where athletes will compete at the Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park in central PEI. Ski and Shoot In biathlon, you begin with skiing the course and then…
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 hockey coach (m) Taras McEwen. How long have you been coaching this sport? 10 years What is your favourite coaching memory? My favourite coaching memory would be when I…
After two weeks of highly-anticipated competition, Team Manitoba finished off the 2022 Canada Summer Games with 37 medals: 10 gold, 10 silver, and 17 bronze. Today, 2 medals were added to the tally. The women’s volleyball team will bring home the gold medal after defeating Alberta in the finals, and diver Adam Cohen won a…
Box lacrosse made its proud return to the Summer Games in Niagara for the first time since 1985, and Team Manitoba d-man Dusty Morden (#67) says the experience so far has been like no other. “It’s really fun. I haven’t really done anything like this before, and it’s amazing to be here.” The team performed…
It was thanks to a free diving camp in Cali, Colombia that Juan Campuzano discovered the world of diving at the age of 8. Juan did not know how to swim or dive at the time, but he figured out how to do both after his first dive. While at the time, this camp was…
After her hip surgery, Bethany Johnson wasn’t sure she would be able to compete in the upcoming 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, AB. Johnson was on Team Toba’s wheelchair basketball team, and was determined to play, mere months after the procedure. “I actually had to go to a follow-up with my surgeon in…
Sailing at the 2022 Canada Games has been a unique experience in many ways for our Team Toba athletes. The Niagara region is an exciting place for the sport, and the local club hosting the event is the historic Niagara-On-The-Lake Sailing Club. Located right on the Niagara River and so close to the US border…