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Janyk, Lustenberger among top racers in technical events

If the Whistler Mountain Ski Club can put no fewer than six athletes on the Canadian Alpine Ski Team and development team in recent years, your crunched turns should be no problem.

Everyone’s seen the movie Dumb and Dumber. Though not actually filmed in Aspen, it was the setting for a hilarious winter movie. Well, just last weekend we got to "hang" in Aspen. It was the true Aspen experience.

The Christmas season came early for the Whistler Skating Clubs, with several athletes coming home with medals from the annual Jingle Blades Competition at Centennial Arena in White Rock.

The Whistler Gymnastics Club returned home from their first Zone 5 meet on Bowen Island last weekend with a nice collection of medals and ribbons.

New funding needed or programs will be out in the cold

Whistler Mountain Ski Club alumnus Christina Risler is one of 10 Canadian women who will get a shot at the Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup races this Friday and Saturday.

Three Canadian women in top-20 at Aspen GS

The Whistler Taekwondo School emerged from the Richmond International Taekwondo Championships last month with a stack of medals after facing 600 competitors from Hong Kong, Washington, Oregon and around B.C.

The Whistler Mountain Ski Club hosted another successful Rookie Camp last weekend, with 12 skier joining 90 team members and coaches on the slopes to get a better look at what ski racing is all about, without committing to a full season of training.