Snow in the Maritimes agrees with Matthew Leach.
The Lumby visually impaired skier, aided by his ski guide, Chase Ferguson of Vernon, won gold at the Canada Winter Games Thursday, March 2.
Leach won the men鈥檚 Para-Alpine slalom event with the fastest times in both runs 鈥� one minute and 5.23 seconds in the first run, 1:08.06 in the second for a combined time of 2:13.29. He was more than 15 seconds ahead of the silver medalist, Ontario鈥檚 James Budrow of Ottawa (2:28.59).
Nova Scotia鈥檚 Hayden Denouden won the bronze in 2:29.27, edging out West 麻豆精选 sit skier Samuel Peters (2:29.89).
Leach, and Ferguson, also captured silver in the men鈥檚 para-alpine skiing giant slalom race March 1.
Salmon Arm鈥檚 Ronan Wiens was sixth in 3:25.96.
Leach and Ferguson won silver in the men鈥檚 giant slalom Wednesday, March 1.
The alpine skiing events are being held at Crabbe Mountain Ski Resort in Central Hainesville, New Brunswick.
鈥� Staying on the slopes, Vernon鈥檚 Amy Milne was 26th in Thursday鈥檚 Alpine Skiing鈥檚 female slalom race at Crabbe Mountain.
Milne鈥檚 combined time for the two runs was 1:44.68. Golden鈥檚 Roxy Coatesworth won her third consecutive gold medal, finishing in 1:27.48.
鈥� Vernon鈥檚 Maya Serdachny set up Coquitlam鈥檚 Jordan Baxter for the game-winning goal at 10:28 of the third period Wednesday, March 1, lifting B.C. to a 2-1 win over Quebec in women鈥檚 hockey.
B.C. went 3-0 in the preliminary round with Serdachny picking up four assists. B.C. will play a quarterfinal match Friday, March 3.
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