This talented team of Alberta’s best is comprised of 245 athletes competing in 19 sports. They are supported by 73 coaches and managers, along with 19 mission staff. Flag bearer for Team Alberta at the 2015 Canada Winter Games Opening Ceremony was Zak Madell from Okotoks, a member of the Wheelchair Basketball team.
Local athletes from the Foothills area are:
- Freestyle Skiing – Davis Clement – Millarville
- Hockey – Female – Malia Schneider – Millarville
- Hockey – Female – Amanda McLeod – Okotoks
- Wheelchair Basketball – Zak Madell – Okotoks
Coming out the weekend the Team standings looked like this:
Quebec
- 5 Gold
- 5 Silver
- 5 Bronze
- Total: 15
Ontario
- 5 Gold
- 5 Silver
- 4 Bronze
- Total: 14
British Columbia
- 5 Gold
- 3 Silver
- 6 Bronze
- Total: 14
Alberta
- 3 Gold
- 2 Silver
- 3 Bronze
- Total: 8
Newfoundland and Labrador
- 1 Gold
- 1 Silver
- 0 Bronze
- T0tal: 2
Saskatchewan
- 0 Gold
- 1 Silver
- 1 Bronze
- Total: 2
New Brunswick
- 0 Gold
- 1 Silver
- 0 Bronze
- Total: 1
Yukon
- 0 Gold
- 1 Silver
- 0 Bronze
- Total: 1
Manitoba
- No medals
Northwest Territories
- No medals
Nova Scotia
- No medals
Nunavut
- No medals
Prince Edward Island
- No medals
Team Alberta Medals as of February 17th
Gold
- Biathlon 15 km Individual Male – Ben Churchill
- Speed Skating Long Track – 3000 m Male – Dylan White
- Target Shooting Air Pistol – Team Female – AB
- Target Shooting Air Pistol – Team Male – AB
Silver
- Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Para Female – Amanda Timm
- Freestyle Skiing Big Air Male – Davis Clement
Bronze
- Archery Compound – Individual Male – Cole Alan Beres
- Freestyle Skiing Big Air Male – Dylan Marineau
- Speed Skating Long Track – 1500 m Female – Adeline Maunder
- Speed Skating Long Track – 3000 m Male – Kevin Yaholnitsky
2015 Canada Games Broadcasting and Webcast Schedule
TSN‘s comprehensive schedule will include 40 hours of English coverage while RDS will feature 40 hours of French coverage.
Webcasting coverage of the 2015 Canada Games will be features at the Canada Game’s brand new webcasting portal, www.canadagamestv.ca, where over 900 hours of almost every sport will be included.
Click here to view TSN’s Broadcast Schedule
Click here to view the canadagamestv.ca Webcast Schedule.
The Games run from February 13th to March 1st.