Kelowna and area athletes made their presence known in Cornerbook, Newfoundland earlier this month, bringing home plenty of hardware from the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games.
Nine Central Okanagan competitors captured a total of 15 medals in four sports.
Four coaches and one mission staff member also made the trip to Atlantic Canada for the annual national competition, March 1 to 5.
The results for local athletes were:
含羞草研究社� Alpine skiing
Kelsey Wyse含羞草研究社擨ntermediate GS 6th, slalom 4th, super G 5th
含羞草研究社� Cross-Country Skiing
Francis Stanley含羞草研究社攖hree gold medals in 1KM Classic, 2.5KM Classic and 10KM Freestyle.
Katarina Gerhardt含羞草研究社攕ilver 1KM Classic, bronze 2.5KM Classic and 7th 500M Classic
Kirk Gawryluk含羞草研究社攕ilver 2.5KM Classic, 4th 5KM Classic and 5th 1KM Classic
Neil Melesko含羞草研究社攕ilver 2.5KM Classic, bronze 5KM Classic and 4th 7.5KM Classic
Tracey Melesko含羞草研究社攇old 5KM Classic, silver 1KM and 2.5KM Classic
Justin Segal含羞草研究社攆rom Vernon, but trains with Kelowna athletes won one gold and one silver
含羞草研究社� Floor Hockey
Chris Harrington and Richard Gillis含羞草研究社攕ilver with B.C Vipers floor hockey team
含羞草研究社�&苍产蝉辫;厂苍辞飞蝉丑辞别颈苍驳
Tony Wilkinson含羞草研究社攇old 100M, silver 200M and 400M
含羞草研究社�&苍产蝉辫;颁辞补肠丑别蝉
Garth Vickers, head coach, cross-country skiing; Annabel Stanley, cross-country skiing; Joanne March, cross-country skiing; and David Wilkinson, snowshoeing.
含羞草研究社� Mission Staff
Leslie Thornley, Chef de Mission, SOBC Manager, Sport.
