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World’s best at Whistler Olympic Park

Para-alpine World Cup this week

The Whistler Winterhawks Atom Rep team (ages 9 and 10) added another banner to the rafter at Meadow Park arena by placing first overall in their division of the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association, and just missed adding a championship banner th

Skiers with Whistler Blackcomb programs and the Whistler Mountain Ski Club turned out in droves for the Atomic Ski and Snowboardcross last weekend, with more than 120 athletes signing up and organizers hosting an amazing 114 brackets on Sunday.

Two Whistler skiers were on the podium in the first ski cross world championship event since the sport was officially added to the Olympic roster, with Whistler's Ashleigh McIvor placing first among women at Inawashiro, Japan, and Davey Barr third on

It's been a busy season for Whistler's Olympic and Paralympic venues, with World Cup test events in cross-country, ski jumping, Nordic combined, luge, skeleton and bobsleigh in the past two months, and the para-nordic cross-country and biathlon World

The Whistler Nordics Twoonie Race seasons winds up tonight, March 5, with a nocturnal rip around Lost Lake Trails. Headlamps are required.

Backyard slopestyle is popular with riders, fans

It was a busy weekend for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club, with members of the K1 team (age 11 to 12) at the K1 Western Championships in Revelstoke and the J1 team (ages 15 to 16) in Whistler for the Pontiac GMC Canadian J1 Championships.

The Whistler Gymnastics Club headed to the Surrey Invitational last weekend, with athletes posting strong results in every category. It was a busy meet, and organizers were forced to break up categories with more than 50 athletes.