March 15th, 2022
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Victoria, BC – A further productive Paralympics is in the textbooks for Crew Canada next their excellent 9 times in Beijing. Eighteen of Workforce Canada’s 48 athletes (38%) experienced a B.C. connection and more than half of those people athletes introduced residence components just after earning a spot on the podium. Medals from B.C. related athletes created up 60% of Workforce Canada’s overall medals.
At the Beijing 2022 Paralympics, Workforce Canada had 48 Paralympians. Of all those:
- 37 athletes won medals
- 9 have been many medallists
- 12 athletes won a medal in their debut Video games
- 18 associates (38%) of Staff Canada experienced a relationship to B.C. i.e. educate in B.C. and/or title someplace in B.C. as their hometown
- 17 athletes (36%) were being affiliated with CSI Pacific i.e. receive assistance from CSI Pacific and/or the PacificSport community
- 11 out of 18 B.C. linked athletes (61%) received medals
- 10 out of 17 CSI Pacific affiliated athletes (59%) gained medals
- On leading of the medals, there had been another eight Top rated 5 performances
Observe: See beneath for all CSI Pacific and B.C. connected medallists at Beijing 2022.
These quantities clearly show a continuation of potent final results for B.C. linked and CSI Pacific affiliated athletes in excess of the Tokyo and Beijing Olympics and Paralympics, all of which transpired in the past eight months.
CSI Pacific affiliated athletes had the subsequent benefits over the previous calendar year:
- Beijing Paralympics: Produced up 35% of Crew Canada, received 56% of the medals
- Beijing Olympics: Created up 32% of Workforce Canada, gained 58% of the medals
- Tokyo Paralympics: Designed up 23% of Team Canada, won 43% of the medals
- Tokyo Olympics: Built up 50% of Staff Canada, won 42% of the medals
- such as all customers of the Women’s gold medal-winning Soccer team
“What all these athletes have achieved around the past 12 months of levels of competition and in the course of this past quadrennial is truly inspirational,” mentioned Wendy Pattenden, CEO, CSI Pacific. “The Paralympians in Beijing continued to demonstrate Canada as becoming a significant player in sport on the earth stage. It is even much more spectacular when noting that we have been just one of just two countries to gain medals in all 5 winter Paralympic athletics.”
The Winter season Paralympic medal whole was the third maximum in Canada’s record and that follows on the heels of other extraordinary final results above the earlier 12 months, which include Canada winning the most at any time medals at a non-boycotted Summer time Video games past calendar year in Tokyo.
“Canada has had an remarkable 96 medals to rejoice about the final eight months and CSI Pacific affiliated athletes have accounted for 50 percent of people medals,” continued Pattenden “It’s been our privilege to perform with so quite a few of these athletes, coaches and Countrywide Activity Companies and be element of their aid group as they hit these international heights.”
The commitment and assistance of National and Provincial Sport Corporations (NSOs/PSOs) in the course of British Columbia, as properly as assistance and contributions from all levels of governing administration and the motivation and leadership of viaSport have been a key explanation B.C. related athletes have been able to access their activity targets.
CSI Pacific sent two employees members to the Beijing Paralympics to help the athletes on the floor at the Online games. They have been:
Canadian Activity Institute Pacific personnel doing the job at the Beijing 2022 Paralympics
| Employees Member | Self-control | Sport |
| Christie Gialloreto | Psychological Performance Guide | Para Snowboard |
| Kayla Dodson | Power & Conditioning / Integrated Assistance Group Lead | Para Alpine |
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific affiliated athletes who were Paralympic Medallists at Beijing 2022
(by sport, surname)
| Athlete | Sport | Medal |
| Alexis Guimond | Para Alpine – Super-G Standing | Bronze |
| Mollie Jepsen | Para Alpine – Downhill Standing Para Alpine – Large Slalom Standing |
Gold Silver |
| Mac Marcoux & Tristan Rodgers (Manual) | Para Alpine – Downhill Visually Impaired | Silver |
| Alana Ramsay | Para Alpine – Tremendous-G Standing Para Alpine – Super Merged Standing |
Bronze Bronze |
| Natalie Wilkie | Para Nordic Snowboarding – Cross-Country: 15km Vintage Standing Para Nordic Snowboarding – Cross-Region: Dash Totally free Para Nordic Snowboarding – Cross-Country: 10km Center Length Standing Para Nordic Snowboarding – Cross-Region: Mixed 4 X 2.5km Relay |
Gold Gold Silver Bronze |
| Emily Young | Para Nordic Snowboarding – Cross-Nation: Mixed 4 X 2.5km Relay | Bronze |
| Lisa DeJong | Para Snowboard – Snowboard Cross SB-LL2 | Silver |
| Tyler Turner | Para Snowboard – Snowboard Cross SB-LL1 Para Snowboard – Banked Slalom SB-LL1 |
Gold Bronze |
| Ina Forrest | Wheelchair Curling | Bronze |
Athletes winning medals at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with a B.C. Hometown but NOT affiliated with CSI Pacific or PacificSport
| Athlete | Sport | Medal |
| Adam Kingsmill | Para Ice Hockey | Silver |
About Canadian Activity Institute Pacific
Providing world-course Olympic and Paralympic schooling environments in Vancouver, Whistler and Victoria, Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (www.csipacific.ca) is committed to Powering Efficiency. Inspiring Excellence. Doing the job with national sport businesses and fuelled by our nationwide and provincial partners this kind of as Sport Canada, viaSport, Very own the Podium, Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Coaches Affiliation of Canada, we are pushed by our mantra to Collaborate. Serve. Innovate. Carry out.
Our workforce of sport science, sport drugs, coaching & lifetime products and services experts supply top-edge courses and solutions to athletes and coaches to assure they have each and every benefit to get medals for Canada. Find out far more: www.csipacific.ca
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For a lot more facts, contact:
Noah Wheelock
General Supervisor, Operations & Communications
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific
nwheelock@csipacific.ca
250.813.3474
