

The super-G was the first alpine event of the Canada Winter Games, with the women’s and men’s giant slalom scheduled for tomorrow Tues., March 5th. In the men’s event, Team Quebec was dominant on the day, taking the top 6 positions with Marek Novak, of West Vancouver, the top BC skier in 17th. “Everyone was really hyped for the event today and the plan of attack was delivered and everything went really well.” The course was a good set and fun to go down,” said Coatesworth, who was the U16 national champion last season in both super-G and slalom. Coatesworth Team BC teammate Hannah Jensen, of Whistler, BC., finished just off the podium in fifth position. With an aggressive mindset, the 16-year-old Black Dog Ski Club racer charged the course on Crabbe Mountain, taking the win comfortably with a time of 45.08 seconds, nearly a second ahead of the silver medallist Charlie Houde, of Team Quebec, and Rebecca Pelkey of Team Alberta who tied for second in 45.93. 28, 2023) – Team BC skier Roxy Coatesworth, of Golden, BC, claimed the women’s super-G at the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island, winning BC’s first medal of Canada’s largest multi-sport event.
