Yesterday marked the halfway point of the 2023 Saskatchewan Winter Games in Regina.
Some of the highlights from Wednesday include in Artistic Swimming, Team South East won the gold medal with 58.5147 points against Saskatoon’s 58.0523. Team Rivers West took bronze.
In Badminton, Team Regina, Team Saskatoon, and Team Lakeland earned gold, silver, and bronze.
Bowling-Special Olympics wrapped up yesterday with Regina, Team South West (Moose Jaw), and Team Lakeland claiming the podium at the Glencairn Bolodrome.
Cara Kesslering and Caden Snow of Team Prairie Central captured the gold medal in the inaugural Mixed Doubles Curling event. Prairie Central also came out on top in the Female Curling competition, with the Male Curling gold medal being claimed by Team Lakeland.
Parkland Valley swept the podium in the Balance Beam and Bars, with medals earned by Adora Erhardt, Madison Signarowski, and Kenzie Taylor in both events. Team North’s Naomi Johns took home gold in both the Floor and Vault events. Johns and her teammate Mackenzie Boyer, both of La Ronge, are the first athletes from Team North to ever compete in Gymnastics at the Saskatchewan Winter Games.
In Speed Skating, The male and female 1500m races had their finals today. Team Saskatoon’s Lena Veeman and Maya Makowsky earned gold and bronze respectively, while Team South West’s Elizabeth Rea earned silver. In the male race, Saskatoon’s Taras Beveridge Warick, South West’s Marcus Capili, and Saskatoon’s Ryan Hwang went 1-3. Saskatoon also took home two more golds in the male and female relays.
Twin sisters Lisa and Linda Chen of Team Regina took home gold and bronze, respectively, in the Cadet Female Singles event, while Saskatoon’s Thulir Hector earned silver. Regina’s Michael Gan, Saskatoon’s Wynn Nguyen, and Regina’s Regina’s Allen Hu went 1-3 in the Cadet Male Singles. 2019 Canada Winter Games Team Sask alum Ruby Sha earned gold in the Junior Female Singles; her Regina teammate Habibah Adebusola Gbadebo earned silver while Saskatoon’s Noraay Ibrahim took bronze. In the Junior Male event, Saskatoon’s Evan Lu and Albert Wu went 1-2 with South East’s Carter Allen Morrison earning bronze.
Team North’s Leo Emond earned gold in men’s 89 KG weightlifting. Regina’s Preston Lucas and Ben Ko earned bronze. In the 89+ KG final, Saskatoon’s Hutton Nickolayou and Parkland Valley’s Hayden Peter Russell and Berkeley Kempton stood on the podium on the final day of Weightlifting competition.
Alpine Sking also wrapped up on Wednesday. Full results can be found in the link below.
The second half of sport competition will include Cross Country and Para Nordic Skiing, Figure Skating, Futsal, Judo, Target Shooting, and Wrestling.
With files Sask. Games
