Local Sports

Whistler athletes are among the athletes selected to represent Canada at the first ever X-Games Global Championships on May 17. The championships pit two athletes from each region against the world in various summer and winter X-Games events.

The annual Ski School Challenge will not be held at Whistler-Blackcomb this year, but instead will be replaced by the first Canadian Technical Championships.

The third and final Sprite Park Rider Series snowcross of the season took place on March 29, with one of the best turnouts of skiers and snowboarders this year. In fact, for the second event in a row, skiers outnumbered snowboarders.

The top snowboarders in Canada faced off at Calgary Olympic Park last week in the Honda Element Canadian Snowboard Championships. If the results are any indication, the national team is going to look much the same next year, but with a few new faces.

Barr wins gold, Drouin silver at Sunshine The Extreme Sports Skiercross at Sunshine Village, Alberta, is one of the premier skiercross events in Canada, attracting top athletes from across North America.

More than 40 snowboarders turned out for the Atomic Pro-Am Halfpipe Sunday, March 23, including some of the top riders in Canada and the world. The women’s contest went to Whistler’s Lori Glazier with a score of 33.4.

The Atomic Supercross series wrapped up last Thursday, March 20. Numbers were slightly down as skiers and snowboarders took time out to enjoy some of the best powder of the season, but there was still a good crowd in the gates.

Ripzone Invitational, World Skiing Invitational, Saab Salomon Crossmax release invite lists Last week the organizers of the Ripzone Invitational, World Skiing Invitational and Saab Salomon Crossmax Series released their invite lists for the eighth an

Vancouver Matt Holler, who races with the Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC), rounded out his performance at the Mars Canadian Juvenile alpine Ski Championships in Ontario last week with a gold medal in the final super G event.

A small group of Whistler gymnasts participated in the annual Twisters Invitational meet in Abbotsford this past weekend, and, as usual, everyone came home with something.