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After a couple of flat weeks, Canada's Devon Kershaw came out fast in the World Cup cross-country races at Davos, Switzerland last weekend. First up was the freestyle event, with the women racing 10 km and the men 15 km.

Canadian skiers collect four medals at Finnish World Cup

J-P Roy joins injured list, Goodman in top 10

Wolf Pack answer back with big wins

Only two Canadian riders qualified for the finals at the U.S. Grand Prix contest at Copper Mountain last weekend, an event that counts towards the national team selection for the 2010 Games because of the pipe's 22-foot walls.

There was a solid turnout for a very cold and windy Telus Park Rider Sessions rail jam on Sunday, Dec. 13, with temperatures hovering around minus 14 degrees Celsius before wind chill.

Whistler's Victoria Whitney got off to a solid start with the national development team earning her third Nor-Am Cup podium at Lake Louise last week.

Sports science tells us that there are a lot of different factors that go into making an Olympic champion; genetics, the environment in which athletes grow up, their exposure to sports, the resources that are available that allow athletes to progress

There was a solid turnout of close to 100 racers at the first Coast Cup competition of the season, Sunday at Whistler Olympic Park, hosted by the Hollyburn Jackrabbit Ski Club.

Britt Janyk fourth and eighth in first downhill races