Local Sports

Whistler’s Brook Baker is two-for-two in downhill competitions after winning her category in the Whistler Air Downhill on July 5. The weekend before she finished first in the Junior Expert category at the Mad Trapper B.C.

French riders take top spots in Air Downhill Aside from a bear on course, the usual crashes and a few last minute course repairs, things went smoothly for the first Whistler Air Downhill on July 5.

Three Whistler Dance Academy teams and three solo performers took part in the Western Canadian Championships in Banff last week, earning four gold medals and two silver medals against dozens of other teams from as far away as Manitoba.

I Bleed Black follows the season of one of the most successful Ultimate clubs in the history of the sport While most people tend to think of Ultimate as a relatively new sport, the University of California at Santa Barbara has been fielding a team si

Last year an incredible 91 out of 96 entries in the first Samurai of Singletrack mountain bike challenge made it to the finish line – too many according to race organizer Tony Horn.

Three Whistler orienteering enthusiasts took part in the Canadian Orienteering Championships outside of Canmore, Alberta last week, and two of the competitors found their way to the podium.

The Sea to Sky Junior Golf Tour kicked off on July 3 with a round at Pemberton Valley. A total of 20 golfers showed up to the first of seven stops on the tour, despite the cool weather, strong winds, and threat of rain.

The cream rose to the top on July 3, as World Cup athletes led the way in the second annual Joyride Bikercross.

Sydor third, Green sixth in physical race Canadian cyclists were up to the challenge last weekend, earning two podium appearances and seven top-10 finishes in the UCI World Cup cross-country races at Grouse Mountain.

The 20 th annual Cheakamus Challenge Fall Classic Mountain Bike Race is now online and accepting entries.