Alpine Ski
The girls competed in the Giant Slalom at Purden Ski Resort today. Samantha finished in 44th with a 50th placing in her first run and 33rd in her second run. Katie skied to 30th place after her first run and did not finish (DNF) with a clipped gate on the second run. The girls will enjoy a day off on Tuesday and then are back at it on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Gymnastics
Today was a down day for the ginga' ninjas gymnastics team. They watched as many events as possible, with coach Cat carrying Emily around on her back to catch a bit of the women's hockey team and speed skating. They also got a glimpse of wheelchair basketball and went to watch the men's gymnastics team final.
The team made the decision not to attend practice as Reena is still working through back issues. They chose to go for rehabilitation instead and visited the amazing polyclinic for a much needed athlete massage. Hopefully Reena will be recharged and ready for individual all around on Tuesday.
Freestyle
The Freestyle Ski team had the day off and went to support Yukon's Alpine team at the Purden Ski Resort for the day. In the morning, before they set off for Alpine, Niko and Kyran had media interviews with local reporters back in Yukon. In the evening the team met with Team Yukon's communication crew and captured video interviews that, which were a good mix of media practice and fun commentary.
Speed Skating
Michael competed in the 500m and 1000m races today and achieved personal bests in both heats. Michael is on tap to speak with local media on Tuesday morning and will have the opportunity to share his experiences to date.
Hockey
The women played a hard-fought game against Team NWT with good efforts all around. In the end the team wasn't able to pull out the win and were defeated 7-2. The team did score first and this is the first time Yukon Women's hockey team have been in the lead at any point in Canada Games history. Including the goal against New Brunswick, Yukon now sits 3 goals for, which equals the best ever set, which was was in 2007.
Curling
The boys played Team Alberta today in a tight match that saw Team Yukon come to early start and maintained the lead through 10 ends with a win at 7-4. The final shot delivered by Yukon was a slash-double with Alberta shaking at the end with this last shot broadcast on TSN nationally to the surprise of the team.
Biathlon
The girls has a day of rest today with a light practice in mild conditions. Nadia have several interviews with media across the North celebrating her success as he first athlete in the North to medal.
Archery
The team is still in the qualification rounds and medal rounds will begin on Tuesday after the final prelim round.
All archers have been improving their personal bests and the team has qualified for the team events, which will take place on Wednesday...come prepared to make some noise!
