Catherine Thwaites:
2007 Canada Winter Games: GOLD result in Shooting Individual Air Pistol Female and also in the Team Event! See website for details!
| Name | Catherine Thwaites |
| Hometown | Victoria |
| Age | 17 |
| Height (ft, inches) | 5'5" |
A brief report on the Canada Winter Games:
It was a golden day for Catherine Thwaites (Victoria) and Silvia Incrocci (Kelowna) in the Women's Team Pistol event. Not only did the girls combine to win the gold medal but they also set a Canada Games record. Catherine Thwaites (Victoria) left her last shot to the final 6 seconds of the event putting her spectating supporters on the edge of their seats but neither of them left many shots for the Lost Shot Fairy. TSN quickly requested an interview with the champions who handled their gold medal roles admirably although they may be drifting off to sleep tonight to 'You're watching the 2007 Canada Winter Games on TSN', running through their heads.
The team BC arrived in
On Monday, we went to the gun check, which went very smoothly. Then in the afternoon, we had our first practice. The range was in a school gym that had very good lighting conditions. After the team had packed all of the gear and was all prepared for the following day’s competition, we went back to the athlete’s village for dinner.
Tuesday was my first shooting competition. It was the team event and I
was paired up with Silvia Incrocci from
On Thursday, it was my second match and I went into it very positive. It went very well, my Mental Coach, Dave Freeze helped me through some very hard shoots. After a long hour and fifteen minutes, my match was done and I had a score of 364 out of 400. I went into the finals in first place and was ahead by six points. I ended the finals with a gold medal.
