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Kelowna snowboarder headed back to the Olympics

Snowboard cross riders going off a jump at the Beijing Olympics.
Tess Crtichlow competing in Beijing in 2022. FACEBOOK/Tess Crtichlow

Big White Ski Resort’s own Tess Critchlow is representing Canada at the Olympics in a few weeks.

Critchlow, 30, is going to be racing in Women’s Snowboard Cross at Milano Cortina making it her third Olympic appearance.

She made her Olympics debut at PyeongChang in 2018 where she placed ninth overall then returned for Beijing 2022 and placed sixth. 

Since 2014, Critchlow has been representing Big White when she won back-to-back Junior National Championships. 

She was born in Prince George but her hometown is Big White. 

The Milano Cirtina Winter Olympics kick off on Feb. 6 and end on Feb. 22. Women’s snowboard cross is set for Feb. 13. 

Another Big White local heading to the world stage is para alpine skier Samuel Peters, 17, who will represent Canada at the world cup in Europe from Feb. 2 to Feb. 6.

This will be Peters’ second appearance on the Canadian National Para Alpine Ski Team after his showing in Switzerland in 2025.

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Jesse Tomas

Jesse Tomas is a reporter from Toronto who joined iNFOnews.ca in 2023. He graduated with a Bachelor in Journalism from Carleton University in 2022.

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