Special Olympics British Columbia Provincial Summer Games, July 10-12, 2025, Prince George, BC.  This is the qualifying tournament for next year's National Summer Games.

Cory plays on the Richmond Ravens basketball team....

Divisioning Game 1:  Richmond Ravens 24, Kelowna Thunder 19

Cory in the starting five...

Cory scored 4 points, his opponent scored 2....

Cory plays an aggressive defensive game...

Divisioning Game 2:

Richmond Ravens 26

North Shore 14

Cory scored 2 points, while his opponent scored none.

Cory in the starting five...

Cory scores...

Competition Game 1:

Kelowna Thunder 39

Richmond Ravens 37

Cory did not score, but neither did his opponent...after the game, one of the Kelowna players came over to us to compliment Cory on his defense...

Competition Game 2:

Richmond Ravens 43

Prince George 24

Cory scored 4 points, his opponent scored 2.

Cory scores....

And again...

Semi-Final:

Richmond Ravens 44

Langley 23

Cory scored 4 points, his opponent scored none.

Always looking for rebounds...

Double coverage!  looking to pass...

Game over, next up the Gold Medal game against Kelowna Thunder...

Kelowna is a big, physical team.  Cory and the two best players on his team, Nick & Phil, will have to be at their best to win Gold...

Gold Medal Game..with lots of physical contact...

and late in the game, an opponent steps on Cory's foot and breaks a bone...

but so what....it's....

Richmond Ravens 47

Kelowna Thunder 38

WE'RE #1!

Now Cory and his teammates will wait for the official announcement - likely in September - that the Ravens have qualified for the National Summer Games in Medicine Hat in August 2026.  That in turn, is the qualifying tournament for the World Summer Games in Santiago, Chile in 2027.

 

March 8, 2025

Team Canada Enters Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy for the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games

March 11, 2025

Giant Slalom Divisioning Run 1

Giant Slalom Divisioning Run 2

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Giant Slalom Race..

Giant Slalom Silver Medal Presentation...

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Super G Divisioning Run 1

Super G Divisioning Run 2

Super G Race...

Friday, March 14, 2025

Slalom Divisioning Run 1....

Run 2....

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Gold Medal Presentation Part 1...

part 2...

Giant Slalom Gold Medal Presentation..

Dreams do come true!  After trying for over twenty years to qualify for Team Canada and compete at Special Olympics World Winter Games, Cory is now a 3-time Gold Medal winner!

World Champion Super G!

World Champion Giant Slalom!

World Champion Slalom!

In action in Super G....

Celebrating with Team Canada teammates Jesse & Shelby...

Standing with Gold, in front of the advanced race course behind him, the same race course used just a couple of weeks earlier for a Women's World Cup Race....won by Mikaela Shiffrin....

Team Canada Alpine 2025....

Mum, Dad, and Cousin Diane....

 

Sestriere was an ideal venue, spectacular scenery, easy access to race course for spectators, athletes nearby, family tent for free coffee and snacks, and terrific weather and snow conditions...

Taken from a Games wrap-up video, this is Cory on course, and we are among the spectators at the bottom along the blue fencing...