South Surrey cross-country skier Sean Beddows had plenty to celebrate after returning home from Special Olympics Canada Winter Games earlier this month in Newfoundland.
Beddows, one of the Semiahmoo Peninsula’s most accomplished Special Olympians, won three medals at the games, which were hosted in Cornerbrook, Nfld. from March 1-5.
Beddows won silver medals in two events – the five-km cross-country ski race, as well as the 7.5-km distance – and also added a bronze medal in the 2.5-km event.
Another Semiahmoo Peninsula athlete, Alexandra Magee, also competed at the Winter Games, in both figure skating and ice-dancing.
The event featured hundreds of athletes from across the country and was made up of six sports – alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, figure skating/ice dancing, floor hockey, snow-shoeing and speed skating.