VANCOUVER – Prince George resident Emily Dickson put Team BC on the podium again at the Canada Winter Games on Sunday.
The 17-year-old, who is originally from Burns Lake, won bronze in the 12.5 km biathlon event.
“Today was a whirlwind of emotions for sure,” said Dickson. “I skied well and shot well for the first two rounds but then had a few misses in my shooting so had to ski fast to make up the time. I guess I did that well and pulled off the bronze.”
She had to wait more than an hour to find out if she had won a medal.
“I knew I was close but there was quite a bit of suspense waiting so when I heard the news I certainly felt relieved but also so excited,” she said.
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However, she was not the only athlete to win a medal for B.C. on day two of the competition.
Sara Spence took silver in the women’s 1500m long track speed skating event.
“I felt really fast off the start and kept it going through the race,” she said. “I prefer to sprint so it can be hard to keep up the pace over that distance. I started to die a little at the end but held onto it.”
Spence will be back on the track on Monday for the 500m event and team pursuit.
In addition, Elena Gaskell of Vernon and Sofiane Gagnon and Teal Harle, both from Whistler, racked up more hardware.
Repeating their wins from Saturday’s slopestyle competition in the big air event, Gaskell and Harle earned their second gold medals and Gagnon got her second bronze.
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