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Jeremy Chartier was nervous before he climbed up on the Canada Winter Games trampoline for his final routine Tuesday. He wasn't bothered by the fact he was about to bend, flip and twist his 13-year-old body while springing 25 feet into the air.

The female curlers from Nunavut can already leave happy when they make their long journey back home. They have done what none of their Nunavummiut peers had ever accomplished before at this level: win a game.

Kaitlyn Jones has worn the beloved green jacket before for Saskatchewan. That was at the Optimist Under-18 International tournament in Langley last spring after she won the Saskatchewan juvenile provincial championship.

Ontario downed B.C. 6-4 in a wild Canada Winter Games men's hockey game Tuesday before more than 1,700 fans at CN Centre. Ontario had a 3-2 lead going into the third period but by 3:17 of the final frame, they were up 5-2.

Three B.C. cross country skiers cracked the Canada Winter Games top 10 at Monday's men's 10-kilometre classic race to kick off the week's events.

For Canada Winter Games gold medallist Knute Johnsgaard, training in Whitehorse is a cross country skier's dream.

The Canada Winter Games badminton competition started Monday at the Northern Sport Centre. By the end of the day, quarterfinalists in male and female singles play had been determined.

For the past three seasons, Olivia Gran has been one of the elite young figure skaters in B.C. On Monday at Lakewood Dental Arena, she showed she's also one of the best in the country.

Look for the Prince George Cougars' eighth-round pick in the 2014 bantam draft to be a role player who's aiming to add a little something extra.

Manitoba defeated Canada Winter Games defending champion British Columbia 5-2 in a defensive yet entertaining men's hockey game Monday night at CN Centre. B.C.