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Ken Read vows to restore national ski program to its former glory A few months ago it appeared as if the Canadian alpine ski program had hit rock bottom.

Whistler among sites considered for extreme games Canada could at last realize its dreams for world domination, at least as far as action sports go, when the ESPN sports network hosts the first ever Global X Championships in a year’s time.

Female 10K 19 and Under 1. Claire Daniels,Whistler – 49:31 2. Leslie Rooke, Earlysville, WA – 1:04:07 3. Sally Reid, Whistler – 1:07:57 Female 10K 20 to 29 1. Alexis Erickson, Olympia, WA –47:21 2.

Stacked against the top Junior Elite gymnasts in the country, Whistler’s Rikka Tindle finished ninth overall at the 2002 Canadian Artistic Gymnastics Championships last weekend in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Although the Squamish Triathlon is only in its fifth year, you wouldn’t know it by the kind of response organizers are receiving.

It might have been wetter on the trails than in was in the pool as spring rains drenched the 2002 North Shore Spring Triathlon on May 20. As always, a group of Sea to Sky athletes took part, and, as usual, they did us proud.

Women’s snowboard team high in Whistler content The contracts are still in the mail, but the Canadian Snowboard Federation has confirmed that Whistler’s Lori Glazier, Mercedes Nicoll and Dominique Vallee have been invited to compete on the

Champion team to race at Paddlefest 2002 The Pemberton Layoam Eagles Dragon Boat Team, the top high school team in North America and number two in the world, will be taking on the public in a 22-person war danoe during Paddlefest 2002 on June 8.

Pemberton Track Bike Jam returns Back by popular demand, the Pemberton Bike Park Club is hosting its second annual Pemberton Track Bike Jam on June 8.

The Whistler Gymnastics Club is hosting their year-end show, "The Flipping Gym Show," this Sunday, June 2, in the Whistler Secondary gymnasium.