CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND – Four speed skating athletes – short trackers Courtney Charlong (NB) and Akutaq Williamson-Bathory (NU), as well as long trackers Sofia Bieber (MB) and Luca Veeman (SK) – had the privilege of carrying their respective provincial or territorial flag into the Opening Ceremony of the 2023 Canada Winter Games on Saturday night.

Today marked the kickoff of the Parallel Giant Slalom race at the 2023 Canada Games in Brookvale, where the focus shifted from airborne tricks in the slopestyle event - a day earlier - to who can hold the fastest line. Riders navigated their way through a series of 19 gates, alternating between the blue and red course throughout the day. 

Set to be the first-ever female to compete on a male baseball team at the Canada Games, Jaida Lee started playing in a baseball league when she was six but her introduction to the sport came much earlier.