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Eight members of Special Olympics Team BC recently returned home to Kelowna and Telemark with a total of 16 individual and 3 relay medals The eight athletes excelled at the 2020 Special Olympics National Winter Games in Thunder Bay The team was led by a couple of well known Telemark athletes with Francis Stanley winning 3 gold medals and establishing himself as the top skier in Canada Special Olympic and Tracey Melesko, a veteran of 5 National Winter Games, still dominant at the national level winning 1 gold 1 silver and 1 bronze.
Kelsey Wyse, competing in her first games in cross country skiing, picked up 1 gold 1 silver and 1 bronze. Also competing for the first time at the National Games, Dimitri Konstant racked up a gold and a silver Adding to the impressive medal haul were strong performances by Glen McIntyre with 1 gold and 1 bronze, Jordan Lige with 1 gold and Maria Schmitke with 1 silver while newcomer Roy Stephens picked. up a bronze medal Congratulations to the team on a great season and excellent National Games results.The athletes were joined by coaches Annabel Stanley, Ray Huson and head coach Garth Vickers At this time we all want to congratulate coach Annabel Stanley on her selection as Head Coach for Special Olympics Team Canada for the 2021.World Winter Games What an amazing and well deserved honour.

Full results and more on the Games website

 

We celebrate the women of Telemark on International Women’s Day. The women and girls of Telemark contribute so much to our Club as event volunteers, coaches, racers, program supporters, staff and so much more.

The photo below is a group of just a few of the  women and girls who were a big part of the BC Championships this weekend at Telemark.  They helped to make the BC Champs an incredibly successful event as volunteers and participants.

 

 

Telemark is hosting one of the biggest competition events of the year The BC Championships March 6-8, 2020.

600+ competitors of all ages from across BC will be at Telemark for a weekend of racing and good times. Events start 11am on Friday and 10am on Saturday and Sunday. More event details our Event Webpage.

Preparations are well underway but we could use some additional volunteers.  There are a variety of roles for both outside and inside volunteer positions including stadium, course, timing, banquet and more. Please consider volunteering BC Champs Volunteer Sign-up

Telemark will be open to the Public for recreational skiing and snowshoeing that weekend but please keep in mind that many of the trails will be closed due to the races.  There will be designated routes to get to the open recreational trails.

Parking will also be at a premium.  If you come up to Telemark for the event or for recreational skiing & snowshoeing please carpool as much as possible.

Join us Saturday Feb 29 for some Leap day festivities…

This Saturday only have your skis waxed professionally by the Telemark Race Team athletes and coaches while you wait. Only $20 and all proceeds will go towards the Telemark Race Team Program.

Learn more about waxing for yourself at a wax clinic.  It is planned to run four different 1/2hr wax clinics from 12pm to 2pm  on Saturday hosted by Telemark coach and wax guru Paul Shipley. Admission by donation.

On top of all that you can also buy a BBQ lunch at our last BBQ fundraiser of the season – Saturday from 11:30 until the food runs out.

See you there.

Eight Telemark skiers and three coaches are off to The Special Olympics National Winter Games in Thunder Bay Feb 26 to 29, 2020.

Roy Stephens and Dimitri Konstant are excited to attend their first national games. They, and all of Team BC, will be supported by the veteran leadership of Tracey Melesko, Maria Schmitke, Francis Stanley, Glen McIntyre, Jordan Lige and Kelsey Wyse who have experienced success at multiple National and World Games. To prepare for Games, the athletes started dryland training in the spring and have been training on snow since mid November. All of these athletes competed in the Apple Loppet and many have competed in several generic races this year as part of their training. The athletes will be joined by coaches Garth Vickers, Annabel Stanley and Ray Huson. We wish the team well at The Special Olympics National Winter Games. Follow the Team and Look for race results on the Games Website

To take adavantage of the longer spring days Telemark will be open until 6pm on Saturday, Sunday and Monday starting this weekend – Feb 22nd.  We will remain open until 9pm as usual on the other days until later in March. You can always check out our Hours of Operation webpage for the latest information.

With plenty of snow and perfect temperatures Telemark is experiencing some of the best skiing we have ever seen.  Come on out to Telemark and put a big smile on your face with some incredible skiing and snowshoeing!