Our Winter Games Team

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ATHLETES, coaches and managers for Manitoba’s team at the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon as provided by Sport Manitoba

Alpine Skiing

(Male)

Our history

Best Finish: 6 (1987, 2003)

Worst Finish: 10 (1995)

Last Games: 6

(Female)

Our History

Best Finish: 7 (1979, 1987, 1995)

Worst Finish: 9 (2003)

Last Games: 9

The athletes

Jeff Barrit, Winnipeg

Marcus Bomback, Winnipeg

Sean Campbell, Winnipeg

Helena Hlas, Winnipeg

Viktor Hlas, Winnipeg

Brad Kirkhope, Winnipeg

Jenna Kirkhope, Winnipeg

Alexis Stockford, Altamont

Destiny Wing, Winnipeg

Natasha Woelcke, Winnipeg

Coach

Bob Lawrie, Winnipeg

Manager

Alexandra Desrosiers, Winnipeg

NOTES: HELENA/VIKTOR Hlas are sister/brother; Viktor’s on an NCAA scholarship in Colorado and competed at the 2003 Games; Helena was a rhythmic gymnast for six years

Archery

(Female)

Our history

Best Finish: 2 (2003)

(First time being a medal sport at Winter Games)

(Male)

Best Finish: 5 (2003)

(First time being a medal sport at Winter Games)

The athletes

Adam Berry, Winnipeg

Allan Gunter, Winnipeg

Avril Hatherell, Winnipeg

Doris Jones, Selkirk

Joanna Lachance, Starbuck

Maurice Lesage, Notre Dame de Lourdes

Candace McIntosh, St. Adolphe

Ryan Quinn, Winnipeg

Coach

Travis Van Daele, Winnipeg

Manager

Lisa MacAulay, Winnipeg

NOTES: TEAM was dominant at last Games in 2003 in New Brunswick, although some key members aren’t back; Australian-born Hatherell teamed with Jones to win gold in women’s team compound in 2003, both are back.

Jones is three-time world champion, won gold medal in compound at 2006 World Junior Championships, has set 15 world records, 127 Canadian records and is official youth role model for the National Métis Federation

Artistic

Gymnastics (Female)

Our history

Best Finish: 3 (1975, 2003)

Worst Finish: 6 (1991, 1995)

Last Games: 3

The Athletes

Amy Adolphe, Winnipeg

Melissa Clark, Winnipeg

Leah Cuscito, Winnipeg

Jayde Finkbeiner, Winnipeg

Sarah Flett, Winnipeg

Aimee Harrison, Winnipeg

Gabrielle May, Winnipeg

(Male)

Our history

Best Finish: 4 (1979)

Worst Finish: 8 (1995)

Last Games: 7

The Athletes

Aaron Boila, Winnipeg

Colin Gaspar, Winnipeg

Matthew Gnutel, Winnipeg

Francois Lansard, Winnipeg

Juani Latorraga, Winnipeg

Kyle Lavoie, Winnipeg

Victor Tsuchino, Winnipeg

Coaches

Robert Persechino, Winnipeg

Rachelle Lawrence, Winnipeg

Murat Kanakayeu, Winnipeg

Alyssa Rajotte, Winnipeg

Patrik Oystryk, Winnipeg

NOTES: BOILA finished second in vault at Western Canadian Championships; Lansard was third all-around at 2006 Nationals, wants to be a stunt double; Bewski competed in three events at provincial Track and Field Championships; Giesbrecht is speed skater Cindy Klassen’s cousin

Badminton

Our history

Best Finish: 4 (1975)

Worst Finish: 6 (1971, 1979, 1983)

Last Games: 5

The Athletes

Alexandra Dansen, East St. Paul

David Harrison, Winnipeg

Leah Inglis, Winnipeg

Alexa Laidlaw, Winnipeg

Trinh Nguyen, Winnipeg

Sam Parrish, Winnipeg

Nicholas Sader, Winnipeg

Dan Savard, Winnipeg

Alana Westwood, Winnipeg

Matt Younger, Winnipeg

Coach

Archie Chawla, Winnipeg

Manager

Leah Kosolofski, Winnipeg

NOTES: HARRISON is No. 1 in Manitoba, won last four singles events here; Nguyen is No. 1 junior in Manitoba; Parrish is provincial men’s doubles champ with Harrison and has won all doubles events this season with new partner, Younger; Chawla coaching fourth Canada Games; member of Chawla family has been at every Games since 1971

Biathlon

(Male)

Our history

Best Finish: 5 (2003)

Worst Finish: 10 (1991)

Last Games: 5

(Female)

Our history

Best Finish: 3 (2003)

Worst Finish: 9 (1991)

Last Games: 3

The Athletes

Jesse Bell, Winnipeg

Patrick Labossiere, Winnipeg

Matt Miller, Winnipeg

Rob Okany, Winnipeg

Brooke Christie, Falcon Lake

Lindsay Cook, Winnipeg

Megan Imrie, Falcon Lake

Gabrielle Lord, Falcon Lake

Coaches

Iaroslav Khomiak, Winnipeg

Michellee Macneil, Thunder Bay, Ont.

Manager

Brian Walters, Winnipeg

NOTES: Cook was first at Western Canadian Championships; Imrie competes on the world junior circuit, recording a best-ever 10th place finish at 2007 World Junior Championships last month in Italy; she won a silver in relay at last Games and came fourth in three other events; Labossiere won silver and bronze medals at 2006 Cadet National Championship, didn’t know how to hold a rifle less than a year ago; Miller was top Canadian male at 2007 World University Games in Turin

Boxing

Our history

Best Finish: 3 (1971)

Worst Finish: 10 (1975, 1991)

Last Games: 5

The Athletes

Brandt Butt, Winnipeg

Shea Davidson, Winnipeg

Ian Hudson, Berens River

Jesse Larabie, Winnipeg

Vincent Morden, Winnipeg

Zafar Sacranie, Winnipeg

Eric Trueman, Winnipeg

Coaches

Ryan Savage, Winnipeg

Jerome Peters, Winnipeg

Manager

Dwight Chessie, Winnipeg

NOTES: BUTT was first at 2006 Ringside National Championship, heavyweight Hudson was second at 2005/06 Nationals; Larabie is a Christian rapper with Fresh I.E, was first at 2007 Manitoba Championships, third at 2006 Nationals; Sacrannie, an amateur filmmaker, won bronze at Canadian Juniors

Cross-Country Skiing

(Male)

Our history

Best Finish: 7 (1979, 1983)

Worst Finish: 9 (2003)

Last Games: 9

(Female)

Our history

Best Finish: 3 (1975, 1983)

Worst Finish: 10 (1995)

Last Games: 5

The Athletes

Kieran Baird, Rossburn

Alex Bell, Selkirk

Paul Benson, Winnipeg

Greg Cederwall, Kenora, Ont.

Nicole Dubois, Winnipeg

Heather Froese, Morden

Tyler Horton, Kenora

Leah Kirchmann, Winnipeg

Amie Mathews, Kenora

Daniel Peters, Winnipeg

Coaches

Nadene McBride, Minaki, Ont.

Rob Kirchmann, Winnipeg

Manager

Mark Tierney, Winnipeg

NOTES: BELL is provincial senior girls 3,000- metre track champ; Benson competed in cycling at 2005 Canada Summer Games in Regina;

Kirchmann is a national mountain bike champion

Curling

(Male)

Our history

Best Finish: 1 (1979, 1987, 1991)

Worst Finish: 8 (1999)

Last Games: 5

(Female)

Our history

Best Finish: 1 (1971, 1987, 1999)

Worst Finish: 11 (2003)

Last Games: 11

The Athletes

Male

John Grogan, Winnipeg

Michael Johnson, Winnipeg

Kent Moffitt, Winnipeg

Brian Thomson, Winnipeg (skip)

Coach

Hilton Wood, Winnipeg

Female

April Jorgensen, Cromer

Katie Kruk, Souris (skip)

Roslynn Ripley, Melita

Lorelle Weiss, Brandon

Coach

Jocelyn Beever, Rivers

NOTES: BIG expectations for both teams; women’s team members all live in different communities–Brandon, Melita, Cromer, Souris and Rivers

Fencing

(Female)

Our history

Best Finish: 4 (1975, 1979, 2003)

Worst Finish: 10 (1991)

Last Games: 4

(Male)

Our history

Best Finish: 3 (2003)

Worst Finish: 8 (1999)

Last Games: 3

The Athletes

Zacharie Allard, Winnipeg

Kristjan Borgfjord, Winnipeg

Drake Derby, Winnipeg

Adrien Dessens, Winnipeg

Cale Hornford, Winnipeg

Katherine Kazun, Winnipeg

Samantha Leech, Winnipeg

Whitney Lodge-Zaparnick, Winnipeg

Deanna Lutzek, Winnipeg

Adrienna Magyar, Winnipeg

Alison Smith, Winnipeg

Max Stearns, Winnipeg

Adrian Symons, Winnipeg

Camilla Tang, Winnipeg

Gillian Turnbull, Winnipeg

Colin Weinheimer, Winnipeg

Brodie Young, Winnipeg

Coach

Ayach Bounachada, Winnipeg

Manager

Marlies Tibbs, Winnipeg

NOTES: Stearns is Manitoba’s 2006 Jewish Athlete of the Year, won silver medal in men’s sabre at 2003 Games and is grandson of Ben Hatskin, first owner of the WHA’s Winnipeg Jets; Symons’s father, Stephen, is president of Canadian Fencing Federation; sister Emma competed at 2003 Games and still fences in England, where she works at Buckingham Palace

Figure Skating

Our history

Best Finish: 3 (1991)

Worst Finish: 9 (1967)

Last Games: 5

The Athletes

Lee Chandler, Boissevain

Katie Colomb-Fedak,

Winnipeg

Alyx Hewins, Winnipeg

Kaleigh Hole, Virden

Janelle Langlais, Garson

Martin Nickel, Thompson

Holly Peyton, Swan River

Aaron Stanley, Reston

Tamiko Uyeda, Bracebridge

Coaches

Tammy Fournier, Brandon

Karen Landers, Winnipeg

Colleen Lowdon, Winnipeg (Special Olympics)

Manager

Roger Langlais, Garson

NOTES: FIGURE Skating

coach Tammy Fournier has carried Games torch three times before and won silver medal in 1975 as competitor; Hole had appendicitis when she won Novice Ladies short program at last year’s sectionals, had appendix removed a few hours later

Freestyle Skiing

(Female)

Our history

Best Finish: 4 (1995)

Worst Finish: 6 (1999)

Last Games: 5

(Male)

Our history

Best Finish: 2 (1999)

Worst Finish: 9 (1995)

Last Games: 5

The Athletes

Jillian Boudreau, Winnipeg

Kyle Cadieux, Gladstone

Brad Gebhardt, Winnipeg

Chris Kowalchuk, East St. Paul

Shawn Manning, East St. Paul

Nicole Woodbeck, Winnipeg

Samantha Woodbeck, Winnipeg

Coach

David Degelman, East St. Paul

Manager

Erin Stebner, Winnipeg

NOTES: BOUDREAU was fourth in half-pipe at 2006 Junior Nationals

Hockey

(Female)

Our history

Best Finish: 4 (1995, 2003)

Worst Finish: 7 (1999)

Last Games: 4

The Athletes

Bailey Bram, Ste. Anne

Delayne Brian, Winnipeg

Samantha Frost,

Stony Mountain

Breann Frykas, East St. Paul

Rebecca Hewett, Oak Bluff

Chelsea Illchuk, Lockport

Chelsea Karpenko, Winnipeg

Kylie Klassen, Winkler

Jenelle Kohanchuk, Winnipeg

Courtney Lagasse,

St. Adolphe

Cindy Lukianchuk, Erickson

Addie Miles, Winnipeg

Nellie Minshull, Pierson

Saleah Morrison, Selkirk

Kyleigh Palmer, Winnipeg

Kristi-Lyn Pollock, Virden

Lana Steck, Winnipeg

Sam Wauer, Oakbank

Andi Wilgosh, East St. Paul

Katie Wilson, Winnipeg

Coaches

Peter Woods, Winnipeg

Lainie Wintrup, Winnipeg

Laura Solberg, Lac du Bonnet

Manager

Stephen Sisson, Carman

NOTES: WOODS is executive director of Hockey Manitoba, coached men’s team to bronze medal at 1991 Games; Frykas is the cousin of

Nashville Predators’ head coach Barry Trotz; Morrison is captain of her AA boys team; Wilson has some hockey blood in her as uncle Carey, grandfather Gerry Wilson both played in NHL

Hockey

(Male)

Our history

Best Finish: 3 (1991)

Worst Finish: 10 (1983, 1987)

Last Games: 7

The Athletes

Braeden Adamyk, Neepawa

Kyle Birch, Winnipeg

Travis Bobbee, Arborg

Mark Friesen, Winkler

Travis Hamonic, Winnipeg

Dale Hunt, Sanford

Colan Jackson, Winnipeg

Sanfred King, Brandon

Scott Macaulay, Winnipeg

Eric Mestery, Winnipeg

Jordan Mistelbacher,

Winnipeg

Cory More, Deloraine

Colin Phaneuf, Winnipeg

Colby Robach, Gilbert Plains

Tyler Schmidt, Winnipeg

Michael Stone, Winnipeg

David Toews, Winnipeg

Paul Van De Velde, Mariapolis

Stephan Vigier, Notre Dame de Lourdes

Shayne Wiebe, Brandon

Coaches

Paul Krueger, Winnipeg

Kevin Benson, Winnipeg

Billy Keane, Winnipeg

Manager

Steve MacDonald, Winnipeg

NOTES: TEAM will wear patch in honour of Todd Davison, member of 2003 Games team, who recently died of cancer after raising more than $50,000 for cancer research; five players on team play for or are in the Tri-City Americans’ system: Birch, Jackson, Mestery, Phaneuf, Schmidt; Toews is brother of UND’s Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks draft pick and world junior sensation

Judo

(Male)

Our history

Best Finish: 5 (1991)

Worst Finish: 9 (1983)

Last Games: 5

(Female)

Our history

Best Finish: 5 (1999)

Worst Finish: 10 (1987)

Last Games: 8

The Athletes

MacKenize Appleyard, Stonewall

France Blais-Shiokawa, Ste. Anne

Alyssa Caughy, Winnipeg

Kyle Derbitsky, Winnipeg

Tanya Friesen, Kleefeld

Cynthia Kelpin, Winnipeg

Maxim Kharitonov, Winnipeg

Victor Le, Winnipeg

Michael Leger, Winnipeg

Manon Soulard, Winnipeg

Pierre Soulard, La Broquerie

Anson Pops, Winnipeg

Matty Zebrasky, Winnipeg

Coaches

Mark Berger, Winnipeg

Barb Herda, Winnipeg

Manager

Wayne Yamashita, Winnipeg

NOTES: CAUGHY competing in third Canada Games in four years (judo in 2003, wrestling 2005, judo 2007); first at Junior Nationals 2006, won silver at ’03 Games; Kelpin was bronze medallist at ’03 Games, third at ’06 Nationals; Leger was first at ’06 Junior Nationals, third at ’06 Nationals; Pops is about to be a pop, expecting first child in March; third at ’03 Games

Ringette

Our history

Best Finish: 2 (1995, 1999, 2003)

Worst Finish: 4 (1991)

Last Games: 2

The Athletes

Hillari Chaput, Ste. Anne

Elise Crocker, Winnipeg

Julie Devries, Winnipeg

Chantal Freynet, Ste. Anne

Kylie Friesen, Steinbach

Sheri Friesen, Grunthal

Morgan Jones, Winnipeg

Taylor Kirouac, Winnipeg

Kayla Krentz, Steinbach

Chrisie Lieman, Stonewall

Nicole Lepage, Ste. Anne

Allie Milinkovic, Steinbach

Trish Mykietowich, Winnipeg

Carrie Nash, Winnipeg

Deneen Stewart, Winnipeg

Stephanie Swynar, Pansy

Lisa Timmerman, Winnipeg

Coaches

Brian Timmerman, Winnipeg

Danielle Hobday, Dugald

Rowena Nash, Winnipeg

Manager

Barry Hobday, Dugald

NOTES: DANIELLE Hobday is former world championship gold medallist and all-star, now assistant coach; Milinkovic tried out for team two months after giving birth; Chaput, Freynet, Kirouac, Timmerman all members of ’06 national championship team

Shooting

(Female)

Our history

Best Finish: 4 (2003)

Worst Finish: 10 (1995)

Last Games: 4

(Male)

Our history

Best Finish: 2 (1991)

Worst Finish: 9 (1995)

Last Games: 6

The Athletes

Connor Deneka, Winnipeg

Mason Dorozynski, Winnipeg

Brian Hogue, Winnipeg

Bradley Lagimodiere,

Winnipeg

Heather McCrea, Winnipeg

Brian Milne, Winnipeg

Tecla Scatliff, Winnipeg

Diana Teixeira, Winnipeg

Coaches

Ingrid McCrea, Winnipeg

John Silverman, Winnipeg

NOTES: SCATLIFF family affair with Tecla, mom Shawnee (assistant chef de mission) both attending Games; sister Talia (competed in synchro at ’03 Games), uncle Gene Turk (national squash coach), cousin David Olympic rower are also part of clan; Silverman, at 80, might be oldest coach in Games history

Snowboarding

First time demonstration sport at Canada Winter Games

The Athletes

Chris Bradley, Winnipeg

Michael Hanson, Winnipeg

Patrick Laurie, Toronto

Ryan Manning, Winnipeg

Coach

Andrew Kondrat, Winnipeg

Manager

Audrey Smart, Winnipeg

NOTES: BRADLEY competed in sailing at ’03 Western Canada Summer Games; team maintains public snowboard park at The Forks

Speed Skating

(Male)

Our history

Best Finish: 1 (1971)

Worst Finish: 7 (1991, 1995)

Last Games: 5

(Female)

Our history

Best Finish: 1 (1967, 1975)

Worst Finish: 9 (1999)

Last Games: 7

The Athletes

Scott Birse, Cartier

Grace Boyd, Winnipeg

Ashleigh Bunting, Winnipeg

Reece Derraugh, Winnipeg

Karlee Gendron, Winnipeg

Kyle Gendron, Winnipeg

Elizabeth Gordon, La Salle

Shayla Heidinger, Winnipeg

Andrea Johnson, Winnipeg

Damian Konotopetz, Winnipeg

Emily Levin, Winnipeg

Elise MacDonald, Winnipeg

Ryan McConnell, Winnipeg

Steve Minion, Winnipeg

Matthew Mymryk, Winnipeg

Steven Poole, Winnipeg

Tristan Stepnuk, Winnipeg

Greta Waples, Winnipeg

Coaches

Anne Mushumanski, West St. Paul

James Monson, Calgary

Managers

Bill Gendron, Winnipeg

Nicolle Moskven, Winnipeg

NOTES: MUSHUMANSKI is former coach for Cindy Klassen, Shannon Rempel and Brittany Schussler; Derraugh comes from speed skating family… older brother Tyler trains in Calgary with national team; Gordon competed at ’03 Games in figure skating

Squash

(Female)

Our history

Best Finish: 2 (1991, 1995)

Worst Finish: 5 (1999)

Last Games: 3

(Male)

Our history

Best Finish: 3 (1991, 2003)

Worst Finish: 7 (1999)

Last Games: 3

The Athletes

John Arbuthnot, Winnipeg

Chelsea Clake, Winnipeg

Dave Glass, Winnipeg

Leanne Glass, Winnipeg

Elsemari Jacobs, Winnipeg

Johandre Jacobs, Winnipeg

Graeme Schmidt, Portage la Prairie

Alix Younger, Winnipeg

Coach

Trevor Borland, Winnipeg

Manager

Elaine Glass, Winnipeg

NOTES: BROTHER/SISTER tandems galore on team; David Glass third at ’06 Nationals, bronze medallist at ’03 Games; Elsemari Jacobs fourth at ’06 Junior Nationals; Younger first at ’06 Junior Nationals Under-15

Synchronized Swimming

Our history

Best Finish: 3 (1983)

Worst Finish: 9 (1987)

Last Games: 5

The Athletes

Carly Ayres, Oakbank

Jillian Byman, Winnipeg

Marlene Desaulniers-Bernard, Winnipeg

Holly Ediger, Winnipeg

Christina MacNeill, Winnipeg

Kairo Martin, Winnipeg

Katelyn McGuffin, Winnipeg

Freya Perron, Winnipeg

Megan Rutherford, Winnipeg

Coach

Khadija Cutcher, Winnipeg

Manager

Shelley Ganske, Winnipeg

NOTES: CUTCHER coached U.S. national junior team in ’03, appeared in opening synchro swim sequence for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me; Ediger missed ’04/05 season to travel around the world with her mother and brother, still managed to make the squad

Table Tennis

Our history

Best Finish: 5 (1971)

Worst Finish: 9 (1987, 1991)

Last Games: 6

The Athletes

Alexandra Dzioba, Winnipeg

Frederick Eng, Winnipeg

Lucy Lui, Winnipeg

William Lui, Winnipeg

Allaria Odorico, Winnipeg

Patrick Serda, Winnipeg

Xichi Yang, Winnipeg

Terry Zhang, Winnipeg

Coach

George Damianov, Winnipeg

Manager

Marissa Pointon, Winnipeg

TOBA TALK: ENG was first at U-17 Western Canadian Open; Lucy Lui second in girls doubles, U-15 ’06 Nationals; Zhang Junior national U-13 champ in ’06; Dzioba, Serda competed at ’03 Games

Wheelchair Basketball

Our history

Best Finish: 5 (1995, 2003)

Worst Finish: 6 (1999)

Last Games: 5

The Athletes

Angela Alexander, Winnipeg

Tovin Hamilton, Winnipeg

Steven Hayward, Winnipeg

Chantelle Horel, Winnipeg

Kristian Isford, Treherne

Casey Menell, Winnipeg

Kim Park, East St. Paul

Josh Paul, Stonewall

Brian Ramm, Winnipeg

Jeff Watson, Winnipeg

Shawn Watson, Winnipeg

Coaches

Bill Johnson, Lorette

Mandy Johnson, Lorette

Manager

Alex McLean, Winnipeg

NOTES: BILL/MANDY Johnson are brother/sister, Alexander, Watsons are their cousins; Bill was coach with Canadian team that won 2004 Paralympic gold, 2006 World Championship; McLean is only quad to win three national basketball championships in a row; played in first World Wheelchair Rugby Championship in 1995

National Artists

Alisson Amigo, Winnipeg (theatre)

Melissa Hart, Winnipeg (music)

Jaz Sealey, Winnipeg (dance/movement)

Chef de Mission

Ted Bigelow, Winnipeg

Assistant Chef de Mission

Shawnee Scatliff, Winnipeg

Manitoba’s history at the Canada Winter Games

Year Medals Standing

(G,S,B, Total)

1967 6-6-10–22 4

1971 11-7-8–26 5

1975 6-13-4–24 5

1979 9-9-12–30 5

1983 7-5-11–23 6

1987 12-9-9–30 6

*1991 9-12-20–41 5

1995 6-5-2–13 6

*1999 7-5-14–26 5

2003 6-11-18–35 5

*Manitoba won Centennial Cup for most improved province over previous Winter Games