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BC Leads CWG Flag Point Ranking in Cross Country Skiing

At the Canada Winter Games ‘Flag Points’ are calculated to assess the depth of provincial/territorial sport programs and to provide a benchmark for future development. Below are the 2015 Flag Point rankings for the sport of cross country skiing.

2015 Flag Points rankings – cross country skiing

Division               Female            Male
BC                        10.0 pts           10.0 pts
Ontario                  9.0                   9.0
Quebec                 8.0                   8.0
Alberta                  6.0                    7.0
Yukon                   7.0                    6.0
Manitoba              4.0                     5.0
Saskatchewan      5.0                    3.0
Newfoundland      3.0                     4.0
Nova Scotia          2.5                    2.0
New Brunswick    1.5                     2.5
NWT                     2.0                    1.5

The above figures show that our Women’s team and Men’s team were both ranked #1 in Canada, and that Cross Country BC was ranked #1 province/territory overall.  This is a best-ever Canada Winter Games performance for our division!

In 2011, which was our most successful Games prior to 2015, Cross Country BC scored 10.0 pts (Women) and 8.0 points (Men). Our teams were ranked 1st and 3rd accordingly. At the 2011 Games we were ranked #2 province/territory overall.

For more information visit: http://cg2015.gems.pro/Result/FlagPointList.aspx?SiteMapTreeExpanded=7bb4b606-0fb0-4999-9c3d-74cc0db4bd4f&SetLanguage=en-CA