Canada Winter Games 2007

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GEMS

Participant


Name	Matthew James Wylie
Contingent	Team British Columbia
Hometown	Vernon, BC
Type	Athlete
Sport	Cross Country Skiing

Results

4 x 5 km Relay Male Team: 25 British Columbia No: 2 Final position: Bronze
Competition	Friday, March 09, 2007	13:30	Mt. McIntyre Recreational Centre
1200 m Sprint Male No: 213 Final position: 16
Competition	Tuesday, March 06, 2007	11:45	Mt. McIntyre Recreational Centre
10 km Race (classic, interval) Male No: 031 Final position: 9
Competition(changed from 11:30 to 15:00)	Monday, March 05, 2007	15:00	Mt. McIntyre Recreational Centre
15 km Race (free, mass start) Male No: 014 Final position: 11
Competition	Thursday, March 08, 2007	11:30	Mt. McIntyre Recreational Centre

Biography

Age

Height (ft, inches)

6' 1/4"

Weight (lb)

160 lbs

Language(s) spoken

English

Years I have participated in my sport

Club or School Team

Silver Star Noric/Sovereign Lake Nordic

Coach

Doug Egan

Position/Event/Sport

Cross Country Skiing

Other recent athletic or artistic accomplishments

Regional Cross Country Running Champs, 6th place Fall 2006
National Championships, 6th overall, 2005/2006 season

Games or championships that I have participated in

Year	Full name of competition/sport/event	Placing
2004	BC Winter Games	1st
2006	National Nordic Championships (Overall Junior Boys)	6th
2006	BC Nordic Championships	1st

My goals for the 2007 Canada Winter Games

To race as fast as I can and be proud of my performance.

My personal role model

I look up to both my parents, my coach, teamates and national team athletes from Canada and around the world.

Other information that could be of interest to the media

My grandfather was a founder of both the Silver Star Ski Club and the Sovereign Lake Nordic Club on Silver Star Mountain in Vernon. Both my grandparents, Carl & Flora Wylie, competed in Masters competitions in Europe. My Grandmother was a medal winner.