By Mark Dreger

Even the world91裸聊视频檚 top athletes had to start somewhere.

Young Kelowna athletes gathered at the Rotary Centre for the Arts Wednesday to learn how to prepare for the BC Games taking place during the last weekend of February in Kamloops.

91裸聊视频淭he guide to the games is an opportunity for athletes, coaches, and officials to all meet together and get their questions answered for the BC Winter Games,91裸聊视频� said presenter and UBCO volleyball coach Mike Hawkins. 91裸聊视频淥ften there91裸聊视频檚 a lot of questions that91裸聊视频檚 difficult for the BC Games Society to answer through an email or through a package, so they setup these sessions across the province to have people like me come in and provide information to those parents, athletes, and couches.91裸聊视频�

Nearly 100 athletes, family, and friends crammed inside the room to learn how to best enjoy the exciting occasion with lists of what to bring, where to go, and what to expect.

Two local athletes, Shayna Little and Kiera Swift, will be participating in the games in alpine ski racing with both hoping to win gold..

91裸聊视频淚 started ski racing in Ontario, so when we moved out here I just continued it,91裸聊视频� Little said. 91裸聊视频淢y Dad used to do [ski] racing, so I got put into it and I loved it, so I just kept going.91裸聊视频�

Both hope to take part in the Winter Olympics 91裸聊视频渁s soon as possible91裸聊视频� to compete in alpine ski racing.

91裸聊视频淚 think it91裸聊视频檚 important to give athletes, especially the younger aged, the experience of the games,91裸聊视频� Hawkins said. 91裸聊视频淭he games really are more than just the competition: It91裸聊视频檚 the full experience of being able to meet other like-minded people from all across the province and it91裸聊视频檚 important for them to soak in the full experience.91裸聊视频�

Many big-name Olympians have participated in BC Games, like Kelowna native and 2014 Olympic silver freestyle skiing medalist Kelsey Serwa, speed skater Denny Morrison, and even Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price.

91裸聊视频淚 think as athlete91裸聊视频檚 progress down their pathway, it91裸聊视频檚 really easy to get caught up in the club team that you play for and the high school you play for, but once you represent something that91裸聊视频檚 bigger than that, that91裸聊视频檚 bigger than you, I think it takes on something a little more special,91裸聊视频� Hawkins said.

91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 a couple guys that are on our UBCO Heat volleyball team that competed in the Canada Games and they came third and they were glowing after the summer just how much it meant to them to represent B.C.; to represent the entire province and to have success in the games.91裸聊视频�

Roughly 1,800 athletes, coaches, and officials will participate in the BC Games with 100-150 coming from Kelowna. Athletes will compete in events like the Olympians will this month like curing, figure skating, snowboarding, speed skating, and multiple skiing events to name a few.

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