Archives from Rio 2016

Mar. 11, 2017

Coles-Lyster, Chernove, and Iles Win Athlete of the Year Awards

The 51st Annual Athlete of the Year Awards Ceremony and Gala dinner took place on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, recognizing BC’s best in amateur sport, including athletes, coaches, and officials for outstanding performances in their sport …

Sep. 14, 2016

Tristen Chernove Wins Gold in Road Cycling Time Trial

Tristen Chernove, of Cranbrook, BC, won gold in the Rio 2016 Paralympic road cycling men’s C2 time trial today. This completes a triad of medals for Chernove, who last week won silver and bronze …

Sep. 12, 2016

Tristen Chernove Adds Second Medal at Paralympics

Canada added a third medal in cycling at the Paralympic Games on Saturday, with Tristen Chernove of Cranbrooke, BC, winning bronze in the Men's 1000 metre Time Trial.  This is Chernove's second medal, after …

Sep. 9, 2016

Tristen Chernove Claims Silver in Rio

Tristen Chernove of Cranbrook, BC, has won Canada's second medal of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Chernove will be brining home silver in the men's C2 300-meter individual pursuit. Liang Guihau of …

Sep. 9, 2016

Tristen Chernove Advances to Paralympic Gold-medal Race for Individual Pursuit

Tristen Chernove will advance to the gold medal race for the Men's 3000 m Individual Pursuit on the track today in Rio. The men's finals are scheduled to begin at 14:15 PDT. Online coverage …

Sep. 6, 2016

Rio 2016 Para-cycling Schedule

Tristen Chernove of Cranbrook, BC joins Team Canada to represent Canada in both road and track cycling at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. Chernove will be competing in the Men's C2 Individual Pursuit, and 1000m Time Trial on the …

Aug. 31, 2016

Canadian Paralympic Committee Announces Team Canada For The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

The Canadian Paralympic Committee has announced the athletes and coaches who will make up Team Canada at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, to be held Sept. 7 to 18. Canada will bring a total of …

Aug. 23, 2016

British Columbia’s Catherine Pendrel takes Bronze at Olympic Mountain Bike Race

Kamloops local Catharine Pendrel made one of the most amazing comebacks in mountain bike history to win the bronze medal in Women’s Mountain Bike on Saturday. She was followed across the line in fourth …

Aug. 19, 2016

Tory Nyhaug Fifth in Olympic BMX Final

Canada's Tory Nyhaug finished just off the podium in the Men's BMX at the Olympic Games on Friday.  Nyhaug was 1.032 seconds behind gold medal winner Connor Fields of the United States.  Jelle van Gorkom of …

Aug. 18, 2016

Nyhaug Through to Semifinals with a Strong Performance

Canada’s Tory Nyhaug qualified for the final day of BMX competition in Rio with an extremely strong performance in the quarterfinals on Thursday.  Nyhaug, who was seeded 18th after the time trial on Wednesday, …

Aug. 15, 2016

Women’s Team Pursuit Wins First Cycling Medal for Canada in Rio

Canada won its first cycling medal of the Rio Olympics on Saturday, with a bronze medal in the Women’s Team Pursuit. The team of Allison Beveridge, Jasmin Glaesser, Kirsti Lay and Georgia Simmerling beat …

Aug. 12, 2016

Women’s Team Pursuit: Round 1 and Finals

Canada enters the final day of the Women's Team Pursuit on Saturday, with Round 1 kicking off at 7:17 am. BC's Laura Brown, Jasmin Glaesser, and Georgia Simmerling are slated to line up for Canada …

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