Busloads of Langley and Aldergrove athletes are about to head to Penticton for the BC Winter Games.
There will be a strong local contingent at the Games, scheduled for Feb. 25 to 28.
Following the opening ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 25, at the South Okanagan Events Centre, competition runs Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (Feb. 26 to 28) in Penticton, Apex, Summerland and West Kelowna.
More than 1,700 participants including 1,225 athletes, 333 coaches and 180 officials will be featured in 17 sports, including three sports for athletes with disabilities.
The Games showcase B.C.’s most promising young athletes, ranging in age from nine to 17.
There are roughly 1,800 community volunteers helping to make the Games happen.
A = Athlete, HC = Head coach, AC = Assistant coach, AS = Adult Supervisor
Aldergrove
Biathlon
Lori Bussani (AC)
Emmanuel Bussani (A)
Diving
Grayce Vanderwerf (A)
Figure skating
Patti Graham (AS)
Karate
Jodhan Brar (A)
Newton Ma (A)
Vladislav Mazur (A)
Robert Truong (A)
Rhythmic gymnastics
Theodora Petrova (A)
Langley
Archery
Jesse Meister (A)
Dave Sanquist (HC)
Badminton
Jordyn Macadams (A)
Special Olympics basketball
Christan Burton (A)
Jacob Fettes (A)
Nicole Grainger (AS)
Christopher Lakusta (A)
Kyle Litfin (A)
Ryerson Shelvey (A)
Bruce Shelvey (HC)
Wheelchair basketball
Joel Aukema (A)
Nadene Jung (AS)
Tanner Jung (A)
Curling
Brenin Moore (A)
Wayne Moore (HC)
Karson Van Baar (A)
Diving
Ella Davidson (A)
Kelly Dee (HC)
Jaeden Jones (A)
Nikki Kenyon (AS)
Kaya Kenyon (A)
Emma Klaver (A)
Darin Mellor-Laing (A)
Breanna Nichols (A)
Jessie Nowotny (A)
Jayden Poole (A)
Figure skating
Peyton Molberg (A)
Gymnastics
Ryder Croome (A)
Maya Crutch (A)
Noah Ichihara (A)
Trevor Ma (A)
Jonathon Osers (AC)
Emma Schmor (A)
Luke Van Harmelen (A)
Matthew Woznica (A)
Judo
Detlin Schuchardt (A)
Karate
Mehek Budshah (A)
Shakiba Fadaie (AC)
Fiona Maclean (A)
Nika Najafi (A)
Kamelia Najafi (AC)
Ishaan Narayan (A)
Jaxson Seip (A)
Aneka Teja (A)
Nicolas Tyne (A)
Rhythmic gymnastics
Victoria Kolganov (A)
Ringette
Chloe Arneson (A)
Sydnie Bressette (A)
Fiona Briner (A)
Kaycia Flaman (A)
Clare Fricke (A)
Kalyn Gustavson (A)
Amelia Raymond (A)
Nick Raymond (A)
Daphne Stams (A)
Cassidy Walker (A)
Amanda Yee (A)
Freestyle skiing
Ethan Phillips (A)
Speed skating
Elle Bush (A)
Seung Min (William) Park (A)
