Local Sports

Tournament, sledge hockey demo, to raise money for the B.C.

Canada’s World Cup mountain bike stars are off to a slow start on the tour this year with no podiums in the first races of the year at St. Wendel, Germany, and Fort William. U.K.

Whistler’s Will Routley is holding his own against elite racers from across Canada and the U.S., finishing 18 th overall last weekend in the Canada Cup cross country race in Hardwood Hills, Ontario.

Whistler’s Marie-Catherine Bruno will have to miss her third chance to compete for Canada at the World Orienteering Championships, taking place outside of Zurich, Switzerland this August.

A total of five athletes, four from Whistler, will receive $250 travel grants through the Telus Whistler Sport Centre, helping them to cover costs associated with training and competitions.

Although the first section of the Riverside Trail resembled rush hour on the Lions Gate Bridge for many of the riders, the usual suspects beat the crowd to the top of the long climb to the entrance of Tunnel Vision on Thursday, May 29.

The Whistler Gymnastics Club honoured athletes at every level at their annual year end show at the high school Sunday, June 1, recognizing Most Improved, Most Sportsmanlike, and Hardest Worker for every age group and division.

Whistler closes June 8; Blackcomb Glacier opens June 9 It was feast or famine for skiers and boarders in the valley this season, with a warm fall, a crazy Christmas, extended droughts in the winter, a record March, a snowy April, and a cloudy spring

On Thursday, Whistler’s own Rob Boyd was inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame at the annual Banquet of Champions.

The annual Whistler Squash Classic attracted 70 athletes this year, including players from Seattle, Vancouver and Victoria. Still, the local swatters held their own throughout the tournament.