Sports

Kamloops was home of the 1993 Canada Summer Games. As listed above, the city is known as, and holds a Canadian Trademark as, the Tournament Capital of Canada. Sun Peaks Resort is a well-reviewed ski and snowboard hill located nearby. Olympic medalist skier Nancy Greene is director of skiing at Sun Peaks and also the chancellor of Thompson Rivers University. Likewise, the Overlander Ski Club[3] runs the Stake Lake cross country ski area with some 50km of trails. Kamloops is also home to world-famous mountain biking and many world-famous mountain bikers such as Hunter Parsons, Wade Simmons, and Matt Hunter[4]. The Kamloops Bike Ranch just opened near Juniper Ridge. The Kamloops Rotary Skatepark located at McArthur Island is one of the largest skateboard parks in Canada.

Kamloops is also home to a WHL hockey team, the Kamloops Blazers. It plays at the Interior Savings Centre.

Kamloops (with Vancouver and Kelowna) hosted the 2006 IIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship from December 26, 2005, to January 5, 2006. It is also the host of the 2006 B.C. Summer Games.

In addition, Kamloops is the hometown of world champion curler Jason Manchester.

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