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The trio chosen to run in relay-style are Kelowna judoka Jordyn McRoy, Vernon alpine skier Olivia Lahey and Vernon biathlete Sierra Munroe, all representing Zone 2 Thompson-Okanagan.
Doors to Kal Tire Place open at 5:30 p.m. (general seating, free admission) and the show begins at 7 p.m.
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Munroe will light the ceremonial torch to mark the official beginning of the Greater Vernon Games. She has been skiing since she could walk.
Munroe just returned from Quebec representing B.C. at the biathlon national championships. She was an alternate at this years Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island for biathlon, and competed last summer in rowing at the B.C. Summer Games in Prince George. Munroe will compete at home this weekend at Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre.
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Lahey, 14, started skiing at age two and was racing at six.
She is with the Vernon Ski Club and her favorite discipline is slalom. In the off-season Lahey plays fastpitch softball, her favourite position being catcher. Her biggest ski accomplishment was winning provincials in slalom last season at Grouse Mountain.
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McRoy represents judo from the Kelowna Club. She is a Brown belt and participated in Nationals in 2022. McRoy is also a certified assistant coach for the Little Samurai class.
The sport of judo will also be represented by Lake Country athlete Mitchell Robertson. He has been chosen to read the athletes oath at opening ceremonies.
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The 2022 BC Winter Games were originally scheduled to take place in February of 2022 before organizers decided to postpone to 2023 due to several factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding and wildfires in many parts of the province.
The official name of the event remains the Greater Vernon 2022 BC Winter Games.
The Games are set to have a positive and lasting impact on Greater Vernon. The extended community has come together with the strength of more than 1,500 volunteers helping to put on the Games.
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Greater Vernon hosted successful BC Winter Games in 1992 and 2012, as well as the 1982 BC Summer Games. The community is well-known for hosting major events including the 2014 RBC Cup, Canada香蕉视频直播檚 National Junior A Hockey Championships and the 2011 Cross Country Skiing World Masters Cup.
Fifteen authentic sport pictograms have been created representing each sport in the 2022 BC Winter Games. Artist David Wilson Sookinakin is a Syilx Okanagan Nation artist and a member of the Okanagan Indian Band. The pictograms are created from the evolution of Wilson香蕉视频直播檚 Interior Salish ancestry using linear artform and symbolism while carrying the unique spirit of each sport in the Games.
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