{"id":12296,"date":"2022-11-24T20:21:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T01:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/?post_type=news&p=12296"},"modified":"2022-12-21T13:38:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T18:38:10","slug":"2022-canadian-boccia-championships-wrap-up-with-team-and-pairs-medalists-crowned","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/2022-canadian-boccia-championships-wrap-up-with-team-and-pairs-medalists-crowned\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Canadian Boccia Championships Wrap-Up with Team and Pairs Medalists Crowned"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team Ontario celebrate their many\u00a0wins hosting the recent Canadian Boccia Championships\u00a0in their home province<\/em><\/p>\n

London, ON (November 24, 2022)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The 2022 Canadian Championships wrapped-up this past weekend at the North London Optimist Community Centre after an action-packed four days of competition, with the Team and Pairs Champions crowned.
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The BC1\/BC2 Team event came down to the slimmest of margins and was won by Team Ontario based on point differential after a three-way tie for first with Newfoundland and Labrador and Qu\u00e9bec.
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Ontarian BC1 athlete and member of Boccia Canada\u2019s National Team, Lance Cryderman (Sudbury, ON), was proud of the efforts of his teammates Jim Davis (Thorold, ON), Kyle Scott (Hamilton, ON), and Maggie Julien (Sudbury, ON): \u201cMaggie made some critical shots throughout the tournament to help our team secure the gold medal and this cannot be understated. In addition, newcomer Kyle Scott showed tremendous team spirit and support throughout the three games\u2026 To win the team competition in our home province was extra special. We all\u00a0made\u00a0a contribution to the win. It was a total team effort.\u201d Similar to Cryderman, long-time Ontario team member Davis contributed key shots to the overall efforts of the group.
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In BC3 Pairs, Team Qu\u00e9bec 1 secured the gold with Ontario\/Alberta taking silver and Qu\u00e9bec 2 the bronze.
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\u00c9ric Bussi\u00e8re (Verch\u00e8res, QC) and National Team member Jo\u00eblle Gu\u00e9rette (Montr\u00e9al, QC) swept the round robin to take gold in BC3 which means that Bussi\u00e8re leaves the competition with two more golds to add to his stash of medals over the course of his career.
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\u201cWinning two gold medals in the individual and pairs event gave me confidence. It’s not necessarily just the medals but our style of play which is still competitive and at a high level\u2026 My favorite part of the Championships was playing pairs with Joelle and her ramp operator Jonathan\u2026 I am happy to have won the pairs gold with them. It brings us full circle,\u201d said Bussi\u00e8re.
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Bussi\u00e8re and his performance partner, Francine H\u00e9bert,\u00a0 announced recently that they would step away from the National Team for the time being after a productive history of competing and winning medals at the international level for almost a decade. \u00a0
In Mixed BC4\/BC5\/Open Pairs Daniel Hutchison (Victoria, BC) and Alison McKee (London, ON) came in first, with Giovanni De Sero (Guelph, ON) and Marc-Antoine Goupil (Honfleur, QC) behind them, and then British Columbia came in third.
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\u201cI am actually quite thrilled and excited for coming in first in Pairs play. It\u2019s actually my first medal at Nationals and I\u2019m hoping to stay at this level and move up in individual play as well,\u201d said McKee whose teammate Hutchison won gold in the BC5\/Open category of the individual event. This is McKee\u2019s first Canadian Championships. She was selected as a wild card athlete along with her teammate, Hutchison.
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\u201cNow, I\u2019m going to probably recoup from Nationals because it\u2019s been quite an eventful time and it\u2019s a lot of playing. I\u2019m going to go back to practicing three days a week at least three hours each time and then we\u2019ll go to the [Ontario Parasport Games] in Whitby next,\u201d says McKee.
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The BC5 and Open division is not currently offered on the international World Boccia circuit, however, Boccia Canada has included the classification for many years as part of the competitive program, as do other countries as well.
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\u201cI am hoping that, in time, we can compete internationally. In the meantime, we want to get junior divisions around Ontario for the younger generations so that when us older folks get tired of playing, our legacy can continue,\u201d explains McKee. \u201cMaybe you\u2019ll see some of us ref or coach. Anything\u2019s possible!\u201d
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Boccia is a sport for anyone and everyone. You can get involved as an athlete, coach, official, volunteer, or other ways through Boccia Canada\u00a0here<\/a>.
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Watch the livestream of the Team and Pairs medals ceremony\u00a0here<\/a>.
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Find full results from the competition\u00a0here<\/a>.
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RESULTS<\/u><\/strong>
BC1\/BC2 Team<\/strong>
Gold: Jim Davis (Thorold, ON), Kyle Scott (Hamilton, ON), Lance Cryderman (Sudbury, ON), & Maggie Julien (Sudbury, ON)
Silver: Kristyn Collins (St. John\u2019s, NL), Lois Martin (St. John\u2019s, NL), & Olivier Dussault (Qu\u00e9bec City, QC)
Bronze: Danik Allard (Bois-des-Filion, QC), Dave Richer (Montr\u00e9al, QC), Justine Bureau (L\u00e9vis, QC), & Olivier Roy (Qu\u00e9bec City, QC)
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BC3 Pairs<\/strong>
Gold: \u00c9ric Bussi\u00e8re (Verch\u00e8res, QC); Ass\u2019t: Francine H\u00e9bert & Jo\u00eblle Gu\u00e9rette (Montr\u00e9al, QC); Ass\u2019t: Jonathan Manseau
Silver: Josh Gautier (Niagara Falls, ON); Ass\u2019t: Joyce Gautier & Ryan Rondeau (Edmonton, AB); Ass\u2019t: Meghan Lewis
Bronze: Alexandre Lemaire (Kingsey Falls, QC); Ass\u2019t: Francis Lemaire & Marylou Martineau (Qu\u00e9bec City, QC); Ass\u2019t: Jos\u00e9e Duquette
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Mixed BC4\/BC5\/Open Pairs<\/strong>
Gold: Alison McKee (London, ON) & Daniel Hutchison (Victoria, BC)
Silver: Giovanni De Sero (Guelph, ON) & Marc-Antoine Goupil (Honfleur, QC)
Third: Mildred Thomas (Surrey, BC) & Rene Poirier (Victoria, BC)<\/p>\n

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About Boccia Canada<\/h2>\n

Boccia Canada is the boccia delivery arm of the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (CCPSA), the National Sport Organization for the Paralympic sport of boccia. Boccia Canada is focused on providing athletes and individuals of all ages and skill with the chance to play a unique Paralympic sport. We lead, develop and grow boccia from grassroots to producing World Champions, and we collaborate with partners to increase participation of Canadians with physical disabilities in sport.<\/p>\n

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About boccia<\/h2>\n

Boccia is a Paralympic sport of precision and strategy similar to lawn bowling or curling, played by athletes with Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy and related disabilities. It is one of only two Paralympic sports that do not have an Olympic counterpart. Athletes compete in one of six sport classes based on their level and type of disability: BC1, BC2, BC3 BC4, BC5, and Open.<\/p>\n

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Media Contact<\/h2>\n

Holly Janna
\nCommunications Lead and National Team Coordinator, Boccia Canada
\nEmail:\u00a0hjanna@bocciacanada.ca<\/a>
\nPhone Number: 613-748-1430 x3 | Cell: 514-944-5193<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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