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B.C. Alpine released its team roster for the 2010-2011 season this week, and as usual Whistler and the Whistler Mountain Ski Club are well represented. The B.C. Ski Team will take part in Nor-Am Cup, Pontiac GMC races and FIS events.

Canadian snowboard team ready for World Cup season

Marielle Thompson, Stanislas Rey joining national team

After a solid warm-up in Sweden, the Canadian cross-country team headed to Gallivare, Sweden for the opening World Cup event last week. In the men's 15 km Freestyle race, the top Canadian was Alex Harvey in 34 th place.

Skeleton racer back on the track this Friday

Retirements take toll, but young athletes stepping up; halfpipe on the horizon

Kristi Richards raising money for young athletes

There's a bit of an Olympic vibe in the village these days with the return of international bobsleigh teams and skeleton racers for international training week and the Veissmann FIBT World Cup Bobsleigh and Skeleton competitions from Nov. 25 to 27.

While Canada may have set a record in the 2010 Winter Games as the nation with the most gold medal wins in history, the national cross-country ski team fell just short of a medal of their own - despite the fact that five different male athletes were

Whistler skiers prominent with team