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The Canadian Freestyle Ski Team is off to a great start this year with six medals in moguls and five in the freeski disciplines of halfpipe and slopestyle at the World Cup level.

A high-pressure system brought clear skies and perfect race conditions to the second Kokanee Valley Race Series event of the season on Jan. 3, a giant slalom on Gandy Dancer.

Getting into the X Games isn't easy, and the North Face Park and Pipe Open Series in Whistler from Jan.

Loss of athletes overshadows record accomplishments by national teams

Another event, another three medals for the Canadian mogul team. The only rare thing about that number last week was the fact that none of them was gold.

Harvey close to podium at Tour de Ski

Leman squeezed out in semi-finals, wins small final

The Canadian Alpine Ski Team couldn't turn Guay's bronze medal in the downhill at Val Gardena, Italy into any kind of streak as the World Cup series resumed after Christmas, although eight different athletes earned points in the top 30.

There was a full field of skiers and snowboarders on the slopes for the opening King of the Rail jam on Dec. 29, with a few hundred spectators surrounding the course to take it all in.

Miscue costs mike Janyk a chance at a podium