MEDIA ADVISORY
EMBARGOED UNTIL 9:00pm on Thursday, February 10, 2011
TEAM SASK FLAG BEARER FOR THE OPENING CEREMONIES OF THE 2011
CANADA WINTER GAMES IS ANNOUNCED.
Curtis Graves, a male, artistic gymnast from Saskatoon will lead Team Sask into the opening ceremonies of the 2011
Canada Winter Games
.
Graves is a Grade 12 student and is 17 years of age. He has been involved in the sport of artistic gymnastics for the past
nine years. 2011 Canada Winter Games will be Graves’ second appearance at a Canada Games, having been a member
of Team Sask at the 2007 Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon.
Curtis has been identified as a High Performance athlete by Gymnastics Canada, and hopes these Games will provide
him with an opportunity to test his skills against Canada’s best young developing athletes.
Recent results for Graves:
2010 Junior National
Gold Medal – High Bar
11th – All Round
2010 Western Canadian Championships
Silver – Vault
Gold – Parallel Bars
6th – All Round
Contact Team Sask:
Susan Schneider, Media Contact & Team Manager
sschneider@saskgames.ca 306-780-9357
More about Team Sask:
www.teamsask.ca
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