We are proud to have 21 athletes and 11 coaches from Special Olympics BC join the Special Olympics Team Canada 2025 Training Squad! These well-deserving athletes and coaches earned their spots based on their amazing efforts and performances at the 2024 Special Olympics Canada National Games.
The #SOTeamCanada25 Training Squad members are now preparing their best to compete at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy from March 8 to 16, 2025.
Please join us in cheering on the SO Team Canada 2025 Training Squad as they start their journey to competing on the world stage!
Read more about SO Team Canada 2025
Stay tuned to SOBC’s social media channels and to Special Olympics Canada for upcoming coverage of the #SOTeamCanada25 Training Squad!
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MEET THE SO TEAM CANADA 2025 TRAINING SQUAD MEMBERS FROM B.C.
Name | Role | Local |
Alpine skiing | ||
Cory Duhaime | Athlete | Delta |
Erin Thom | Athlete | Kimberley/Cranbrook |
Fiona Hall | Athlete | Coquitlam |
Jesse Jensen | Athlete | Kimberley/Cranbrook |
Kailyn Potomak | Athlete | Langley |
Kirsten Haden | Athlete | Vancouver |
Ron Greenhorn | Athlete | Kimberley/Cranbrook |
Yorke Parkin | Athlete | Revelstoke |
Mark Schnurr | Head Coach | Coquitlam |
Misty Pagliario | Assistant Coach | Kimberley/Cranbrook |
Saige Beaumont | Assistant Coach | Revelstoke |
Cross country skiing | ||
Chantal Chan | Athlete | Vancouver |
Francis Stanley | Athlete | Kelowna |
Kelsey Wyse | Athlete | Kelowna |
Layne Benoit | Athlete | Kimberley/Cranbrook |
Sebastian Gylander | Athlete | Golden |
Tracey Melesko | Athlete | Kelowna |
Annabel Stanley | Head Coach | Kelowna |
Les Sigal | Assistant Coach | Vernon |
Ty Wilkinson | Assistant Coach | Kelowna |
Figure skating | ||
Alexander Pang | Athlete | Vancouver |
Marc Theriault | Athlete | Surrey |
Matthew Lai | Athlete | Richmond |
Jessica Chapelski | Assistant Coach | Vancouver |
Snowshoeing | ||
Cory Melnychuk | Athlete | Quesnel |
Danielle Pechet | Athlete | Vernon |
Tony Wilkinson | Athlete | Kelowna |
Ariel Taylor | Athlete | Coquitlam |
Tina Giesbrecht | Assistant Coach | Burns Lake |
David Wilkinson | Assistant Coach | Kelowna |
Maureen Hunter | Assistant Coach | Campbell River |
Speed skating | ||
Donna Bilous | Head Coach | Abbotsford |
Leadership Support Team | ||
Juli Prokopchuk Brattan | Assistant Chef de Mission | |
Krissy Krnasty | Team Medical | |
Training Coaches | ||
Edward Tai | Alpine skiing | |
Isabelle Schnurr | Alpine skiing | |
Geoff Lowe | Alpine skiing | |
Michael Duhaime | Alpine skiing | |
Kevin Phillips | Cross country skiing | |
Seth Conlin | Cross country skiing | |
Janice Chan | Figure skating | |
Tannis Marshall | Figure skating | |
Janny Jung | Snowshoeing | |
Robyn McCormick | Snowshoeing | |