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Former mogul skier now developing future champions With less than a week to go before he is to be inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame, mogul legend John Smart is still a little out of the loop.

Whistler Gymnastics is reopening registration for their winter season starting next week. The programs offer athletes an opportunity to build flexibility, co-ordination, strength and self-esteem, as they focus on different disciplines.

From Cirque de Soleil to the Marathon of Sands, athlete doesn’t slow down Chloe Lanthier-Brandner can always surprise you. As one of the world’s premier endurance athletes, there’s no challenge that she won’t meet head on.

Back on snow, one step at a time

The Canadian Alpine Ski Team is finally getting the support it needs. Last week, Alpine Canada Alpin announced WonderBra as the Official Women’s Intimate Sport Apparel Supplier for CAST.

The Whoosh and Unamaus women’s volleyball teams travelled to the Harry Jerome Centre in Burnaby on Sunday to compete in the Tier I, II and III season opener.

World Cup season resumes with technical events After getting pushed around and beat up by the rough early season conditions in Austria, the Canadian Alpine Ski Team is gearing up for back-to-back races at the all-too familiar Olympic race site at Par

Event dates picked for snowboarders and skiers For skiers and snowboarders, the fall season is the calm before the storm, and the more storms the better. Blackcomb Mountain opens on Nov. 22 and Whistler Mountain on Nov. 27.

The Squamish Men’s Soccer League is holding an emergency meeting on Nov. 18 to discuss recent abuses of officials by players, as well as other disciplinary issues.

Bars have to close just as games start After a month of rugby, the world’s third largest sporting event is down to the final four, but due to Whistler’s bylaws there is a strong possibility no one in Whistler is going to be able to watch th