Thanks to the long track speed-skating oval in Halifax, Saskatchewan has bounced back from a medal-less Wednesday with four medals so far Thursday at the Canada Winter Games in the Maritimes.
Saskatchewan won a fifth silver medal at the Games in the men’s pursuit event. That followed a silver from Saskatoon product Bon Lowe in the men’s five thousand metres while Luca Veeman of Saskatoon was elevated to a bronze medal in the same race after a Quebec competitor was disqualified. Another bronze medal was won by Saskatoon’s Serena Dallaire in the women’s three-thousand metres. Saskatchewan now has nine medals, five silver and four bronze. Following are the news releases from the Saskatchewan team…..
PEI 2023: Success on the Halifax Oval continues
Charlottetown, PE (February 23) – Saskatchewan is now at 9 total medals after another solid day in Halifax.
Team Sask has added another silver medal, this time in the men’s pursuit. It was a photo-finish with Saskatchewan finishing just short of the team’s first gold medal. Quebec finished in 04:16.55 while Saskatchewan was 04:17.14.
Earlier in the women’s 3,000m, Serena Dallaire picked up her second medal of the Winter Games as she finshed 3rd in a time of 04:59.66. She finished just 00:00.51 behind second place Rachel Mallard of Ontario.
These medals are in addition to the two won earlier in the day by Bon Lowe and Luca Veeman in the men’s 5,000m.
Here’s what you need to know:
MEDAL COUNT:
GOLD: 0
SILVER: 5
BRONZE: 4
TOTAL: 9
Charlottetown, PE (February 23) – After being shut out on day 5, Team Sask is back on the podium early on day 6 at the Canada Winter Games.
Saskatoon’s Bon Lowe finished 2nd in the men’s 5,000m long track speed skating event in Halifax Thursday morning. After a Quebec skater was disqualified, Luca Veeman moved up from 4th place to capture a bronze medal in the event.
“He just killed it today!” said coach Tim Comfort of Lowe. “Everyone is so happy for Bon and (he) is flying high.”
The ice conditions in sunny Halifax caused events to be postponed on Wednesday. But, on Thursday morning, athletes were back on the Halifax Oval.
“(Bon) worked so hard and he’s such a likeable kid,” said Comfort. “He went out there and just willed it to happen.”
