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HALIFAX (CNB) – Following are the Team New Brunswick results for Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax.

Alpine Skiing (Ski Wentworth)
Women’s giant slalom -- Michelle Levesque 29th, Gabrielle Ouellette 31st, Bess Teague 26th, Mina Teague 35th, Cathleen Trafton 21st.

Men - Mike Byrne 10th (2:03.280), Lincoln Esau 13th (2:03.920), Mitchell Grimmer 33rd (2:08.660), Andrew McLean 21st (2:05.830), Phil Soicher 17th (2:04.550).

Archery (Sackville High School)
Men’s and women’s individual recurve qualifying round two (combined score) - Shannon Elaine Lawson 7th (715), Keith Sproul 6th (1,036). Both advance to playoffs.

Men’s and women’s individual compound qualifying round two (combined score) - Kim Maguire 4th (1,130), Christopher Golden 5th (1,150).

Boxing (Halifax Forum)
Jonathan Boucher 49 kg lost on points (24-3) to Brodey Pigeon of Saskatchewan.

Curling (Mayflower Curling Club)
N.B. 8 P.E.I. 2 (N.B. is 4-0)

P.E.I. 010 100 X 2
N.B.  203 021 X 8

Figure skating (St. Margaret’s Centre)
Pre-novice men’s free program – Michael Page, 8th (58.36), Kyle MacNeil, 10th (57.25)

Pre-novice women’s free program - Angela Howatt, 10th (61.61), Chloé Richard, 14th (63.04)

Hockey (women's) (Halifax Metro Centre)
N.B. 1 Quebec 4 (N.B. is 1-5)

NB – Gabrielle Poirier.

Judo (The Tower, St. Mary’s University)
Men’s and women’s individual – Vanessa St-Pierre, 52 kg (gold medal) beat Briana McCracken of Ontario; Karine LeBreton, 57 kg (silver medal) lost to Nicole Jenicek of Ontario, Lukas Nowak, 60 kg (bronze medal), Marcus Mason, 66 kg (bronze medal), Carl Richard, 73 kg (lost his bouts), Maxim Nadeau, 81 kg (lost his bouts).

Synchronized swimming (Canada Games Centre)
Women’s duet preliminary - Shannon Magee, Allie Murchison (New Brunswick 1) 17th 64.933 points, Leah Small, Josée Thomas (New Brunswick 2) 10th – 69.250 points

Women’s team competition – Team N.B. finishes 7th with 65.559 points.

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