Team New Brunswick has flown to Calgary to compete in this year’s Special Olympics Canada Winter Games (SOCWG).

The Winter Games are being held February 27 to March 2.

Thirty-four athletes are representing New Brunswick and competing against teams from across Canada.

Emma Stone, the Chef-De-Mission of Team New Brunswick believes the event is more than just about winning medals.

“It’s about independence and going on a plane for the first time, some people might not have ever been out of New Brunswick before and this is a huge life experience for them, a lot of athletes have gone to games before, but we do have athletes and coaches where this will be their first experience for them so it’s really exciting,” said Stone.

SOCWG Officials say the teams will compete in 5-pin Bowling, Snowshoeing, Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Floor Hockey, and Speed Skating.

The Winter Games includes Special Olympians of all ages.

“We do have a minimum age of 14 for a national game, but to my knowledge, there is no cut-off for a maximum age.  We have an athlete there who is 65 years old,” Stone adds.

The full list of athletes, and Coaches can be found below:

Emma Stone Chef de Mission
Jane McKeown Team Manager
Kate Maston Mission Staff
Debbi Graham Mission Staff
Jason Agnew Mission Staff
Eyan Agnew NextGen
Kim Blackmore Head Coach 5 Pin Bowling
Terry Wilkins Assistant Coach 5 Pin Bowling
Buddy Wilkins Athlete 5 Pin Bowling
Andrew Williams Athlete 5 Pin Bowling
Chris Ripley Athlete 5 Pin Bowling
Sandra Ryan Athlete 5 Pin Bowling
Ken Wiseman Athlete 5 Pin Bowling
Frank Bourgeois Head Coach Curling
Tami Albert Assistant Coach Curling
Adam Vriesendorp Athlete Curling
Cameron Albert Athlete Curling
David Bourgeois Athlete Curling
Kenny Babineau Athlete Curling
Luc Leblanc Athlete Curling
Mario Richard Head Coach Figure Skating
Molly Kane Athlete Figure Skating
Janie McGraw Athlete Figure Skating
Ben Webster Head Coach Floor Hockey
Sam Kilpatrick Assistant Coach Floor Hockey
Gerald Desylva Assistant Coach Floor Hockey
Adam Fairbrother Athlete Floor Hockey
Alex Parks Athlete Floor Hockey
Connor Long Athlete Floor Hockey
Cory Murray Athlete Floor Hockey
Jacob Burgess Athlete Floor Hockey
Jordan Alexander Athlete Floor Hockey
Keith Tonner Athlete Floor Hockey
Lisa Mills Athlete Floor Hockey
Mike Paley Athlete Floor Hockey
Ricky Phillips Athlete Floor Hockey
Shawn Olsen Athlete Floor Hockey
Shawn Bowron Athlete Floor Hockey
Tommy Bowes Athlete Floor Hockey
Marco Gauvin Athlete Floor Hockey
Frank Long Athlete Floor Hockey
Joshua Cousins Athlete Floor Hockey
Susan Brophy Head Coach Snowshoe
Jesse Canney Athlete Snowshoe
Calvin Grant Athlete Snowshoe
Patti Connors Athlete Snowshoe
Sacha Leblanc Head Coach Speed Skating
Jonathan Henry Athlete Speed Skating
Veronique Leblanc Athlete Speed Skating
Brendon Vriesendorp Athlete Speed Skating