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With the help of a man-made blizzard, the courses for Lake Louise World Cup and Nor Am speed races planned for the next three weeks met the approval of International Ski Federation (FIS) officials this week.

A new benchmark for Canada

Although he "felt awful" about mid-way through the swim and got progressively worse until he finished the run, Whistler’s Daniel Havens came home from the 2002 Gay Games in Sydney, Australia, with a silver medal in the Triathlon.

Three Whistler teams and two teams from the University College of the Fraser Valley took part in a B.C. Volleyball Association (BCVA) tournament in Whistler on Saturday.

Whistler Mountain Ski Club FIS level racers are taking advantage of the below freezing temperatures and snowmaking at resorts in the Alberta Rockies to get in some additional on-snow training before the start of the Nor Am season. On Nov.

Whistler Secondary students work hard and play hard Submitted by Georgina Titus Girls Volleyball The Whistler Storm senior girls volleyball team recently won a tournament at Howe Sound Secondary against the teams they would face in the Zone Playoffs.

Grandi, Forsyth and Janyk on top, Roy out indefinitely It was a mixed weekend for the Canadian Alpine Ski Team as the World Cup resumed in Park City, Utah, from Nov. 21 to 24. The Canadians started out strong in the giant slalom race on Nov.

Andreson may return at Lake Louise After a poor showing at the 2002 Winter Games and failing to qualify any skiers for the World Cup finals, the Canadian Alpine Ski Team pulled the plug on the men’s speed team with one event remaining last seaso

David Pym receives 2002 Volunteer of the Year award Cross Country skier Beckie Scott of Vermillion, Alberta, is the recipient of the 2002 John Semmelink Award as Canada's most outstanding athlete in skiing and snowboarding.

If the opening NorAm races are any indication – and they should be a fair barometer since many of the best skiers in the world were taking part – Canadian women are going to be bringing home some World Cup hardware this winter.