The Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards will be handed out on February 24th in Richmond, and as part of the celebration, all British Columbians are encouraged to go online and vote for the candidate they feel is most worthy of winning the 2010 Best of BC Award for the most outstanding BC professional or amateur athlete in 2010.
On the list of finalists are Ashleigh Mclvor, winner of the first ever Olympic gold medal for ladies’ ski cross; Lauren Woolstencroft, first Canadian winter Paralympian to win five gold medals at a single Games; and snowboarder Maelle Ricker, the first Canadian woman to win Olympic gold on home snow.
Read more about these deserving athletes HERE
… and cast your vote HERE
The winning athlete will be announced February 21, 2011 and will be honoured at Sport BC’s Athlete of the Year Awards presentation event on February 24.