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:
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Alpine skiing
Kelsey WyseÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”Intermediate GS 6th, slalom 4th, super G 5th
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Cross-Country Skiing
Francis StanleyÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”three gold medals in 1KM Classic, 2.5KM Classic and 10KM Freestyle.
Katarina GerhardtÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”silver 1KM Classic, bronze 2.5KM Classic and 7th 500M Classic
Kirk GawrylukÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”silver 2.5KM Classic, 4th 5KM Classic and 5th 1KM Classic
Neil MeleskoÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”silver 2.5KM Classic, bronze 5KM Classic and 4th 7.5KM Classic
Tracey MeleskoÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”gold 5KM Classic, silver 1KM and 2.5KM Classic
Justin SegalÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”from Vernon, but trains with Kelowna athletes won one gold and one silver
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Floor Hockey
Chris Harrington and Richard GillisÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”silver with B.C Vipers floor hockey team
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Tony WilkinsonÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”gold 100M, silver 200M and 400M
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Garth Vickers, head coach, cross-country skiing; Annabel Stanley, cross-country skiing; Joanne March, cross-country skiing; and David Wilkinson, snowshoeing.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Mission Staff
Leslie Thornley, Chef de Mission, SOBC Manager, Sport.