Southern Alberta athletes won dozens of medals at the 2024 Alberta Winter Games. (Photo: Alberta Winter Games)

By David Opinko

Southern Albertans win 44 medals in Alberta Winter Games

Feb 20, 2024 | 3:24 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Southern Alberta had an impressive showing at this past weekend’s Alberta Winter Games.

More than 4,000 athletes aged 11 to 16, along with their coaches and family members, competed in 18 different events.

By the conclusion of the Games on Monday, February 19, 2024, dozens of athletes from southern Alberta hit the podium a total of 44 times.

Zone 1, also known as Sunny South, includes athletes from communities such as Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Nanton, and Brooks.

Zosia Adelman of Lethbridge and Chelsia Cooper of Medicine Hat won the most medals out of Zone 1 competitors at four each.

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Adelman took home one gold medal and three silver in speed skating events. Cooper won three silver medals and one bronze in artistic gymnastics.

As well, Lethbridge speed skater Gavin Ogilvie claimed three medals.

Zosia Adelman – Speed Skating – Lethbridge

• Group 1 (12-13) Female 1000 M Superfinal A Final – silver
• Group 1 (12-13) Female 1500 M – silver
• Group 1 (12-13) Female 400 M – gold
• Group 1 (12-13) Female 800 M – silver

Salah Alkrad – Wrestling – Medicine Hat

• All Around Team – bronze

Avery Atkins – Volleyball – Lethbridge

• Volleyball – Female Tournament – gold

Alyassine Baraa – Wrestling – Medicine Hat

• All Around Team – bronze
• Male 47 kg – gold

Munkhu Batbayar – Judo – Lethbridge

• Male Over 81 kg – gold

Alyssa Belyea – Wrestling – Calgary

• All around team – bronze

Christian Bevans – Wrestling – Cardstone

• All Around Team – bronze 3
• Male 76 kg – gold

Poppy Bishop – Wrestling – Spring Coulee

• All around team – bronze
• Female 65kg – bronze

Jamie Brown – Volleyball – Fort Macleod

• Volleyball-female tournament – gold

Autumn Bruce – Wrestling – Stirling

• All around team – bronze
• Female 56 kg – bronze

Drayton Clendenan – Wrestling – Medicine Hat

• Male 51kg – bronze

Chelsia Cooper – Artistic gymnastics – Medicine Hat

• J07 all around – silver
• J07 all around team – silver
• J07 floor – silver
• J07 vault – bronze

Everett Cornish – Wrestling – Stirling

• All around team – bronze

Johanna Dixon – Volleyball – Lethbridge

• Volleyball – Female tournament – gold

Reid Ellis-Toddington – Wrestling – lethbridge

• All around team – bronze
• Male 34-37kg – bronze

Matthew Fulton – Wrestling – Lethbridge

• All around team – bronze

Connor Gallant – Judo – Lethbridge

• Male over 55kg up to and including 60kg – gold

Drake Gregory – Judo – Lethbridge

• Male over 66kg up to and including 73 kg – gold

Anna Hodgkinson – Volleyball – Lethbridge

• Volleyball female tournament – gold

Denali James – Freestyle skiing – Raymond

• U16 female moguls – silver
• U16 female slopestyle – gold

Juls Kozinski – Volleyball – Medicine Hat

• Volleyball – female tournament – gold

Chloe Kube – Volleyball – Medicine hat

• Volleyball – female tournament – gold

Emereese Kurpjuweit – Judo – Cypress County

• Female over 48kg up to and including 52kg – Bronze

Malakai Kurpjuweit – Judo – Cypress county

• Male over 66 kg up to and including 73kg – silver

Kade Linford – Wrestling – Walsh

• All around team – bronze
• Male 55kg – silver

Jack Mcalpine – Judo – Redcliff

• Male over 50kg up to and including 55kg – gold

Teya Mctavish – Volleyball – Lethbridge

• Volleyball – female tournament – gold

Sadie Molnar – Wrestling – Lethbridge

• All around team – bronze

Finley Morasch – Judo – Lethbridge

• Female over 57 kg up to and including 63kg – silver

Maxwell Mulingtapang – Judo – Lethbridge

• Male over 50kg up to and including 55kg – bronze

Ali Norris – Volleyball – Lethbridge

• Volleyball – female tournament – gold

Gavin Ogilvie – Speed Skating – Lethbridge

• Group 2 (14-5) male 1000M – silver
• Group 2 (14-15) male 3000 M relay – silver
• Group 2 (14-15) male 500 m – silver

Ryker Olsen – Speed Skating – Lethbridge

• Group 1 (12-13) Male 2000 M Relay – silver

Libby Ortmann – Volleyball – Lethbridge

• Volleyball – female tournament – gold

Blake Perrett – Wrestling – Cardston

• All around team – bronze
• Female 46kg – gold

Thordson Pettigrew – Wrestling – Medicine hat

• All around team – bronze

Madilynn Phillips – Freestyle Skiing – Red Deer

• U14 female slopestyle – silver

Paisley Retzler – volleyball – medicine hat

• Volleyball – female tournament – gold

Brooklyn Seeman – Judo – Lethbridge

• Female under 44kg – gold

Sydney Shields – Wrestling – Lethbridge

• All around team – bronze
• Female 80kg – gold

Teagan Stork – Volleyball – Medicine Hat

• Volleyball – female tournament – gold

Isaac Streifel – Wrestling – Medicine Hat

• All around team – bronze

Chloe Stuber – Judo – Medicine Hat

• Female over 44kg up to and including 48 kg – bronze

Khloe-ann Sullivan-Fehr – Wrestling – Stirling

• All around team – bronze

Grayson Tamura – Judo – Lethbridge

• Male under 40kg – gold

Shayla Thomas – Volleyball – Lethbridge

• Volleyball – female tournament – gold

Presley Tompkins – Judo – Lethbridge

• Female over 52kg up to and including 57kg – bronze

Maleeya Trydal – Volleyball – Lethbridge

• Volleyball – female tournament – gold

Harper Turnbull – Freestyle skiing – Red Deer

• U14 female moguls – silver

Marisol Valgardson – Volleyball – Lethbridge

• Volleyball – female tournament – gold

Jeremy Woods – Judo – Lethbridge

• Male under 40kg – bronze

Amalia Yavitu – Artistic gymnastics – Lethbridge

• 106 bars – bronze

The full results of the 2024 Alberta Winter Games can be found on their website.

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