Local Sports

The Whistler Gravity Series gets underway on June 18 with an Uphill/Downhill race followed by the first bikercross of the season. The Uphill/Downhill was intended for May 28, but was delayed due to the rain.

The sun was intense for the annual Edge to Edge Marathon on June 9, a popular event for both relay teams and individuals that runs from Ucluelet to Tofino on Vancouver Island’s west coast.

Toes will be tapping and heels kicked up when the Whistler Dance Academy hosts its first year-end show on June 22 at Millennium Place.

Whistler’s Jeff Beatty, the reigning Canadian junior downhill mountain bike champion, is taking some time off from downhill competitions this season to concentrate on his final high school exams. Consistently a top performer in both B.C.

More than 400 athletes expected It took five years, but at last Whistler has won its bid to host the FIS Snowboard World Championships in 2005.

Another round of musical chairs was recently completed in the ski racing world, with former Blackcomb Ski Club director Dave Kerwynn and former Canadian downhill coach Peter Bosinger landing with the U.S. Ski Team. Bosinger joins the U.S.

Local skiers to host fund-raiser putting tournament Whistler’s Mike Janyk and the Hume brothers, Jeff and Scott, are widely regarded as top future prospects for the Canadian Alpine Ski Team.

The cancellation of the World Cup downhill and 4-Cross events at Grouse Mountain July 5-7 might slow down Joyride 2002 Bikercross competition this year, but organizers are still looking on the bright side.

The annual 67 kilometre Test of Metal mountain bike race has been called one of the best bike races in North America in terms of its size, beauty, community support and technical quality.

The Squamish Test of Metal is not just good fun – it’s also great business.