Local Sports

The Whistler Mountain Ski Club has a lot to celebrate these days, with alumni cleaning up at the Pontiac GMC Canadian Championships, and both the K1 and juvenile teams cleaning up in provincial and national competitions.

Only one event remains on the calendar for the annual Kokanee Valley Race Series, the giant slalom finals on March 28. A total of seven races have been held so far this season, with two events cancelled due to the weather.

Over the past few weeks, the less experienced members of the Whistler Gymnastics Club took part in Kids In Progress and Zone competitions.

BidIndex places Vancouver bid behind Bern, according to Gamesbids.com Eight cities are currently bidding for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, although Andorra la Vella, Andorra looks like it might pull out and go for 2014 instead.

Janyks, Hume, Risler among medalists at 2002 Pontiac GMC Cup Canadian Championships All eyes were on Whistler last week as the top alpine skiers in the country competed for best-in-Canada honours at the 2002 Pontiac GMC Canadian Championships.

Jasey-Jay Anderson made history at the end of the 2001 season as the first Canadian to become the FIS overall World Cup Champion.

Whistler’s Morgan Titus will be looking for a gold medal not a pot of gold in Ireland this weekend as he joins the Canadian team at the International Association of Athletics Federation’s World Cross Country Championships.

Two weekends ago the Whistler Gymnastics Club took part in the annual Carol Lenz Memorial meet in Surrey. Here are their results: Nicola Bennett swept the Level 2 Open category for girls 15 and over.

Canada has always been a heavyweight contender in the freestyle arena, and judging by the performance of national development team and provincial team skiers at the NorAm championships at Fortress Mountain, Alberta, earlier this month, we always will

The Canadian Alpine Ski Team has seen its share of highs and lows during the 2001-2002 season, and recently more lows than highs. From an administrative side, the Alpine Canada Alpin board recently relieved president Kerry Moynihan of his post.