BC Games and Team BC alumni ready to shine at Special Olympics World Winter Games

The Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 are taking place March 8-15, 2025 and 13 BC Games and Team BC alumni are set to represent Canada on the international stage.

The World Games are the flagship event of the Special Olympics movement and have grown to be an international demonstration of inclusion, acceptance, and unity. The event takes place every two years, alternating between summer and winter.

1,500 athletes from over 100 countries will compete in eight sports throughout the Piedmont Region of Italy in the first World Winter Games since 2017. Canada will send 90 athletes and 24 coaches for competition across five sports.

A full list of alumni attending the World Winter Games is available below. For more information on Team Canada, visit teamcanada.specialolympics.ca.

Athletes

Ron Greenhorn – Alpine Skiing (2000 & 2002 BCWG & 2014 BCSG – Athletics)
Sebastian Gylander – Cross Country Skiing (2024 BCSG – Swimming)
Matthew Lai – Figure Skating (2012 BCSG – Athletics, 2016 & 2018 BCWG / 2011 & 2015 CWG)
Tracey Melesko – Cross-Country Skiing (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 & 2004 BCSG – Athletics)
Alexander Pang – Figure Skating (2014 BCWG – Basketball)
Yorke Parkin – Alpine Skiing (2024 BCSG – Swimming)
Danielle Pechet – Snowshoeing (2022 BCSG – Athletics)
Kailyn Potomak – Alpine Skiing (2018 BCSG – Basketball)
Francis Stanley – Cross-Country Skiing (2014 BCSG – Basketball)
Ariel Taylor – Snowshoeing (2014 BCSG – Basketball)
Tony Wilkinson – Snowshoeing (2018 BCWG – Basketball)
Kelsey Wyse – Cross-Country Skiing (2000 BCSG, 2004 & 2006 BCWG (Swimming) / 2001, 2005 & 2009 CSG – Swimming)

Coaching Staff

Mark Schnurr – Alpine Skiing (1992 BCWG – Coach)