Local Sports

Hello! Sorry I have been away for a few weeks – but now that means I just have that much more to write about! Most places over here haven’t caught onto the whole “internet” phenomenon! It has been a pretty busy couple of weeks.

The Canadian Freestyle Ski Team continued its medal winning streak at Mont Gabriel, Quebec this past weekend.

Although there is only a slim chance that adaptive snowboarding will be included in the next Paralympics, progress is being made internationally to sanction world class events for snowboarders with disabilities. The U.S.A.

Robbie Dixon posts best result yet with national team

Athletes take 44 of 48 podiums at Mt. Washington

B.C. Athletics, the sanctioning body for road running in B.C., named Whistler’s Kristina Rody as their Senior Female Road Runner of the Year for 2007, and will present her with an award this Saturday at their annual awards banquet.

A bumpy road usually means you’re headed for a great adventure. I hope this is the case with the start of 2008 for the snowboard team. There were definitely some bumpy starts to the New Year at the opening World Cup in Austria last week.

Clear skies and cold temperatures — not to mention the quickly approaching Peak to Valley race — brought out the biggest field of the season for the Kokanee Valley Race Series. The Jan.

Whistler Olympic Park saw its largest crowd of the season this past Saturday and Sunday, as the Callaghan Valley Ski Club played host to the second B.C. Cup race of the season.

Seven day epic from Victoria to Whistler