REGINA - It will be a historic day for Saskatchewan at the Canada Winter Games today, as the men’s hockey team is off to the gold medal game.
TEAM SASKATCHEWAN IN DEPTH:
HOCKEY - MALE
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Saskatchewan was on the ice in Charlottetown on Friday afternoon taking on Quebec in the semi final. Cole Reschny and Joby Baumuller each had a pair of goals as Saskatchewan beat Quebed 4-3 to advance to Saturday’s gold medal game.
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Saskatchewan will now face Ontario for Canada Games gold at 5:30 p.m. CST Saturday night at East Link Centre.
GYMNASTICS - ARTISTIC
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Friday was a historic day for Saskatchewan gymnastics. First, Jordan Carroll brought home a gold medal, Saskatchewan’s first gold at the PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games, in the men’s pommel horse. It’s the first ever gold in this event for a Saskatchewan gymnast.
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On the female side, Kaylee Miller made Saskatchewan history becoming the most decorated Saskatchewan female gymnast in Canada Games history. She won a gold medal on the floor, the first Saskatchewan female athlete to do so. She also picked up a silver medal on the beam and a bronze on the uneven bars.
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Prior to Rylee Miller’s three-medal performance today, Team Sask had a total of four medals from female athletics in artistic gymnastics over the Canada Games’ 56-year history, meaning Rylee nearly doubled the total in a single day.
SPEED SKATING - LONG TRACK
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Luca Veeman finally got his gold. The Team Sask flagbearer had to wait until the final event but captured gold in the men’s mass start in Halifax on Friday. Earlier in the day he earned a bronze medal in the 1,000m. In the women’s mass start, Serena Dallaire was Team Sask’s highest finisher coming in 6th and Ella Cloutier finished 8th.
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As competition closes in Halifax, Saskatchewan celebrates and amazing games with 9 total medals won on the oval.
CURLING - FEMALE
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Friday’s semi-final vs Nova Scotia came down to the final stone but Saskatchewan ultimately came up short falling 8-6. Hanna Rugg’s Regina rink then faced Quebec in the bronze medal game. It went to an extra end but Quebec outlasted Saskatchewan to claim 3rd in the Winter Games. It was a great week of curling for Hannah Rugg who finished fourth.
RINGETTE - FEMALE
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It was Team Sask against Alberta in the Canada Games semi-final on Friday. Ultimately, Team Sask fell 5-3 and will now play for bronze on Saturday. The game is scheduled for 1pm CST against PEI.
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL
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In the consolation semi-final, Saskatchewan beat Ontario in a close one 49-43. Eli Corpuz led Saskatchewan with a team high 17 points. The team will now play for 5th place on Saturday morning, 10am CST against New Brunswick.
SPEED SKATING - SHORT TRACK
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On Friday, it was the 1,000m finals over in North Rustico. Liam McKague finished 24th, Matthew Engel finished 33rd, Mikko Veeman 37th, Lambert Schwartzenberger 39th and Max Williams finished 40th overall out of 52 skaters in the finals.
TABLE TENNIS
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Great action on Friday morning saw Lucy Fan taking on Alice Provencher of Quebec in the quarterfinal. Fan took the first set in front of many Saskatchewan supporters but ultimately fell 3-1 to end her run.
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Final standings have Lucy Fan in 8th, Aryanna Liu 12th. On the male saide, Nino Ding finished 18th and Kevin Lu 22nd.
SQUASH
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The Saskatchewan boys won both of their matches on Friday sending them to the consolation final on Saturday. They’ll play for 5th place against Manitoba at 7am CST.
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On Saturday the female team will play Nova Scotia in the consolation final.
BIATHLON
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On Friday it was the single mixed relays beginning in the morning. Saskatchewan’s two teams finished in 12th and 16th place.
FREESTYLE SKIING
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Our Freestyle skiers were on the schedule for the first time at Crabbe Mountain. Male and female moguls were up. On the men’s side, Sawyer Day of Battleford finished in 9th place while Zadee Chapman finished in 8th place on the women’s side.
