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There are a few new faces on the Whistler Freeride Team this year, including some of the top skiers and snowboarders on the planet.

Fifth place finish was Canada’s best The Canadian Alpine Ski Team is coming home for Christmas with a few regrets but a lot of potential. Last weekend the men were in Val Gardena, Italy, and the women were in Val d’Isere, France. On Dec.

The Windermere Extreme, a local women’s volleyball club, smashed their way to a third place finish at a B.C. Volleyball Association tournament in Vancouver Dec. 15.

While the Canadian Alpine Ski Team raced in Italy and France, the women’s National Development Team gave us a glimpse into the future at two FIS giant slaloms in Maria Alm, Austria on Dec. 15 and 16. On Dec.

Team claims seven podiums in five events You can say what you want about home advantage, but snow is snow and the Canadian snowboarders have shown once again that they can jump it, ride it, and carve it as well as – if not better than – any

Excellent results in Whistler World Cup ‘changed the landscape’ Although Jan.

The Canadian Alpine Ski Team still has a few tickets left for the 29 th Olympic Winter Games in February, including tickets to the opening/closing ceremonies and alpine events. Tickets to the opening and closing ceremonies are $1,512 Canadian.

Whistler athletes earn medals In the final three days of racing, Canadians captured nine of a possible 15 podium positions at the Lake Louise Nor-Am races.

Beyond the Arctic Circle

While the men’s team showed signs of improvement on the World Cup circuit last weekend, after a hard couple of years at the bottom of the scoreboard, the women’s team uncharacteristically failed to qualify even a single skier for the finals