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Whistler’s Julia Vagelatos and Jennifer Bertram were strong in the Alberta Hershey Cup Series slalom events last week. Vagelatos charged her way to a gold medal on day one and a silver on day two.

There must be something in the pasta. For the second time in as many years Nanaimo’s Allison Forsyth has won World Cup silver in the giant slalom at Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy.

Freestylers and alpine skiers weren’t the only Canadians winning World Cup medals over the weekend – at a triple crown in Krontplatz, Italy, Canadians brought home gold in snowboardercross (SBX) and halfpipe events.

A little snow and a low-flying cloud wreaked havoc with the second Nike Snowboard Series halfpipe last week, but competitors went ahead anyway.

Canadian freestylers come away from world championships with lion’s share of medals It would be hard to pick a single moment at the 2001 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships that captured the athleticism, intensity, spirit, or goodwill of the c

With his second gold in as many weeks 30-year-old aerialist Nicolas Fontaine is well on his way to winning an unprecedented fifth World Championship medal.

Quebec’s Jaysey Jay Anderson just may be the fastest North American on the World Cup snowboard tour, winning two snowboard cross gold medals and placing second in a dual slalom in the same week.

Whistler’s K2 skiers (ages 13 to 14) were off to a great start this season with two gold, three silver, three bronze medals, and 23 top-10 finishes over two days of giant slalom racing last weekend on Blackcomb.

The Canadian Freeskiing Championships went off this year – off cliffs, off cornices, off piste and completely off the beaten path.

Rochon comes close in men’s comp Two weeks ago Canadian freestyle rookie Jennifer Heil was celebrating her first top-10 finish in her second ever World Cup appearance – a fifth at Deer Valley Utah.