ST. CATHARINES, ON (August 18, 2022): Team Sask had a successful day of competition on Thursday, Day 13 of the Canada Summer Games. Kash Tarasoff made his mark on the platform at the Etobicoke Olympium, qualifying third in platform diving, then going on to capture the silver medal in the final. All rowers in canoe kayak made the consolation final and our men’s volleyball team swept Team NB 3-0 to take the match.

TEAM SASK MEDAL COUNT:

GOLD: X | SILVER: 8 | BRONZE: 7 | TOTAL: 15

RESULTS

DAILY SCHEDULE

FULL MEDAL STANDINGS

QUOTES OF THE DAY:

  • “I finally figured out why Shelly is named Shelly,” Rod Schmidt, mission staff with softball.
    • *Shelly is a turtle in case you didn’t know.  
  • "That's sport baby" Faye Matt, mission staff with athletics!
  • “Attending the games has been an awesome experience and something I will remember for the rest of my life. Our team has come together from different communities and bonded. Everyone is accepted and we are all friends and we get along really well,” Dillan Scott, men’s box lacrosse.
  • “Day’s over - let’s get back and eat” Zoe Mortin, canoe kayak!
  • “I’m sending all my good vibes (insert spirit fingers)”. Looks over to Ashley Dennison, communications lead with Team Sask “you have to join in, the kids really appreciate all the support! I try to brighten their spirits and have fun with them” Steve Ryde, golf coach.
  • Ella Kozak after two rounds of golf at the Canada Summer Games

TEAM SASK SPOTLIGHT:

  • Kash Tarasoff earns a silver medal in platform diving. He placed third in the preliminary round, but bettered his performance in the final round to place second overall. He will be eligible for the 2025 Canada Summer Games. 
  • Canoe kayak has been successful in the water the last two days. All rowers have made it to the consolation final and placed within the top 10.
  • All crews in rowing advanced to the A finals taking place on Saturday and Sunday.

PREVIOUS DAY HIGHLIGHTS:

  • ATHLETICS, PARA ATHLETICS, SPECIAL OLYMPICS: After a busy two days on the track, Team Sask had a training day and will return to competition August 19 and 20.
  • BOX LACROSSE (M): Team Sask played a tough game against Team QC. They were tied after the first period, but Team QC scored a couple quick goals in the second period. Team Sask made a comeback, but it wasn’t enough. They lost 5-3 to Team QC. The currently sit third in Pool B and play in the quarterfinal against Team BC August 19.
  • CANOE KAYAK: All racers advanced to the consolation finals in their respective event. Top finishers of the day include sixth place for Dominic Tarasoff in the C-1 200m male, sixth place for Team Sask in the K-4 200m female and sixth place in the K-4 500m female.
  • CYCLING: Nata Kolesova is Team Sask’s top finisher on the women's side, placing 18th in the women’s road race. This is an improvement over her 19th placing in her time trial. Zoey Bourgeois placed 31st. In the *men’s race Fergus English placed fifth, Brayden Windsor was 12th, Luca Veeman and Carson Ritter placed 21st and 22nd respectively and Caleb Bender was 32nd.
    • *The men’s results are pending verification of official results.
  • DIVING: In the preliminary round Ali Cey, Presley Deck and Lila Stewart advanced to the finals. Presley Deck placed 10th overall in the 3m springboard female. On the men’s side Kash Tarasoff placed third in the preliminary round to advance to the final in platform male. He bettered his performance in the final to place second, earning a silver medal for his efforts.
  • GOLF: After the second round of golf Ella Kozak is sitting fourth. Her score for today is 75. Hallie Crozier is tied for 17th with a score of 89 in round two. Hunter Kutcher currently holds eigth place with a score of 74 on the day, while Darien is tied for 14th with a score of 79.
  • ROWING: All crews that raced today advanced to the A final on Sunday.   
  • SAILING, PARA SAILING: After five races Paige Butz and Krystle Shewchuk are still sitting two and three in the 2.4m para mix. Tayha Rolfes is currently in nineth place after three races in the single handed laser radial female and Alec Watters is sixth after three races in the single handed laser male.
  • SOCCER (F): Team Sask had a training day and will regroup for their game against Team YT in the consolation final August 19.
  • SOFTBALL (M): Team Sask had a tough day losing both games played. In the afternoon game against Team NS the lost 7-6 and in the evening game the lost 6-1 to Team ON.  
  • VOLLEYBALL: Both teams played Team NB and were on the winning side. The women’s team won 3-1, while the men won 3-0.

PHOTOS
PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Scraper

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Ashley Dennison, Communications Lead
Team Sask / Saskatchewan Games Council
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