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Yes, yes, Canada Winter Games medals are awesome, but once Justin Hampole and Stephen Gogolev were done on the ice, the young figure skaters were giddy about the nerf-gun war on their agenda later in the day at the Prince George Public Library.

Prince George snowboarders Evan Bichon and Dawson Ellery finished 12th and 14th respectively in Canada Winter Games parallel giant slalom Tuesday at Purden Ski Village. In the field of 19 athletes, gold went to Griff Haines of Ontario.

First they competed at the B.C. Special Olympics Provincial Winter Games on the weekend in Kamloops.

For someone who has a fear of going down hills, Alberta's Derek Zaplotinsky hasn't been stopped from making the climb to the top of the podium at the Canada Winter Games.

Even though the sprint isn't her favourite, B.C. sit-ski athlete Emily Suchy had a sizable lead as she glided over the finish line Tuesday. It was the 17-year-old's second gold medal in as many days competing at the Canada Winter Games.

Her family calls it her "magical dream mode." It happens when B.C. cross country skier and Canada Winter Games competitor Eliza-Jane Kitchen is racing at her best.

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.