Local Sports

Grandi’s 28 th place only result of the weekend for whole team It was another tough weekend for the Canadian men’s technical team, with flat light, rough courses, and tough gates taking their toll in two days of World Cup racing.

After a rough weekend in the World Cup, the Canadian Alpine Ski Team redeemed itself in Nor Am competition at Park City.

The Whistler Mountain Ski Club has a new clothing sponsor, the club announced this week. Schure Sports Inc., which manufactures Karbon ski and training wear, and the ski club signed an agreement through to 2010.

Whistler Gymnastics is now accepting registration for its winter recreational classes, which are open to boys and girls, aged 5 to 16 years old, of all abilities.

After dominating at the X-Games, U.S.

Nicklaus North, municipal trails soft-groomed Early season snowfalls that dropped more than 40 centimetres of snow in the valley bottom have given cross-country skiers the earliest start to a winter season in many years.

The Grade 8 girls from Whistler Secondary got their first look at provincial-level competition in Burnaby last week as they took part in a Volleyball B.C. tournament at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.

The 20 th Annual UBC Fall Classic was held on Sunday, Nov. 23, with 5 kilometre, 10 km and half marathon (21.1 km) distances. A total of 17 Whistler runners took part in the races.

The Whistler Mountain Ski Club is opening its doors to all skiers born from 1989 to 1992 for a free, two-day ski racing camp. To register, kids have to be good parallel skiers and have their own skis.

Australia vs. England in a World Cup final at the Sydney Olympic Stadium on a Saturday night… this is the scenario rugby promoters have been praying for since the tournament began more than a month ago – and so it will be.