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The year in sports

It’s been said a thousand times in a thousand different ways, but there really is no place like Whistler. And one of the things that sets us apart is our passion for our sports.

It’s been said a thousand times in a thousand different ways, but there really is no place like Whistler. And one of the things that sets us apart is our passion for our sports.

From World Cup events to weekly Loonie Races to massive games of shinny on our frozen lakes, there is always something going on. The spirit of competition is alive and well, as is the larger spirit of sportsmanship – you don’t have to be good to play, you just have to love it.

We are home to professional and amateur athletes that compete at the local, national and international level. We are also the home of champions. Some of them came here for the mountains, while others grew up in Whistler surrounded by excellence.

The local sporting scene is intense, and we have leagues and clubs for almost any sport you can mention. Our ski and snowboard clubs are sending athletes to the national team. WORCA, the local mountain bike club, had more than a thousand members last season, which would probably make it the largest club of its kind in the world.

Through these groups and the hard work of committed individuals, there are sporting events in town almost every weekend. Our love for competitions has made us a stop on various tours and circuits.

At home or away, it is our athletes who best define Whistler – a playground on an epic scale for the young and young at heart.

Here are some of the highlights from 2002.

January

January was a tough month for many athletes as it was their last chance to qualify for the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City. A number of Whistler athletes were on the cusp. In snowboarding, Darren Chalmers, Mike Michalchuk, Trevor Andrew and Dave Melancon were among the five athletes in contention for three spots. The women also had one spot available, which could have gone to Whistler riders Dominique Vallée, Lori Glazier or Maelle Ricker. The spot never materialized.

Whistler’s Britt Janyk was one top-12 finish away from making the cut in the giant slalom, and Genevieve Simard needed a top-13 in the super-G for the Canadian Alpine Ski Team.

Jan. 11 – Whistler skiers all but sweep the Canadian Freeskiing Championships. The win in the men’s competition went to Pierre-Yves LeBlanc, and second went to Hugo Harrison, who went on to win his second consecutive International Freeskiers Association title. Mike Stevenson was fourth, and Robin Courcelles, Jon Johnston Leif Zapf-Gilje were seventh, 11 th and 15 th respectively. In the women’s competition, the title went to Whistler’s Jenn Ashton. Aleisha Cline, who is currently on top in the World Cup Skier Cross circuit, was fourth.

Jan. 19 – 60 people turned out for the first Lost Lake Shuffle, hosted by the Cross Country Connection, with individuals and teams of three skate-skiing laps of the 3.5 kilometre course over four hours. James Shaw was the top solo male, completing an amazing 25 laps of the course, and averaging 22 km per hour. Jeneen Sutherland won the women’s solo race with 17 laps. The event will be back this year, snow permitting.

Jan. 19 – Local Morgan Titus wins the Junior Male Road Runner of the Year Award presented by B.C. Athletics.

Jan. 21 – Whistler skier Michael Janyk took a bronze medal in an Austrian FIS race behind two top European prospects. With solid results abroad and at home in the Canadian championships, Michael joined his older sister Britt on the national team this year.

Jan. 31 – Three Whistler skiers – Deborah Bayliss, Sarah Marshall and Conrad Pridy – are named to the Zone 5 team for the B.C. Winter Games.

February

It was a busy month for sports, but all anyone was talking about was the Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Feb. 1 and 2 – Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC) racer James Finlayson takes his first ever Peak to Valley Race on day one, clearing the 5.6 kilometre long, 180-gate giant slalom course in five minutes 38.57 seconds. Liz Thompson was the fastest woman in 6:41.34. On day two, the WMSC’s Brian Bennett took advantage of the faster conditions to post a time of 5:22.93. Hilary Lindh led the women with a time of 5:41.84. The Wild Willies teams cleaned up as usual.

Feb. 3 – At the U.S. Freeskiing National Champions, Whistler’s Hugo Harrison and Jenn Ashton both finish in second place.

Feb. 2-3 – In its 22 nd year, the Bob Parsons Memorial race attracts the top skiers in the region to Whistler. WMSC FIS racer Anastasia Skryabina pulled out two gold medals, and the club dominated the top-15 in each super-G race.

Feb. 4 – Whistler’s Christina Risler earns a silver medal at the Nor Am downhill in Aspen, Colorado.

Feb. 8 – The Canadian Olympic Association denies Whistler’s Britt Janyk a berth in the 2002 Games, which she came within 0.23 seconds of earning. She was hot, finishing 17 th in a World Cup slalom, 15 th in a giant slalom.

Feb. 8-25 – "17 Days of Wonder"

The 2002 Winter Olympics were a mixed bag for Team Canada, with some athletes falling short of their expectations, while others rode to the top. A controversy over figure skating judging cast a cloud over the Games, but all is well that ends well – Jamie Sale and David Pelletier did get their gold medals in pairs figure skating, but more importantly, Canada claimed its hockey crown.

On the final day of the games, the Canadian men’s hockey team beat the Americans 5-2 to win their first gold medal in 50 years. CBC television estimated that more than 17 million Canadians watched the gold medal game, and celebrations were held across the country. Two days earlier the Canadian women also won gold, edging out the Americans 3-2 after some incredibly biased officiating kept Canadian girls short-handed for almost all of the first and second periods.

When all was said and done, Canada did better than expected, finishing fourth in the medal standings with a record 17 medals – six gold, three silver and eight bronze.

Highlights:

Day 1 – In moguls, Jennifer Heil of Spruce Grove, Alberta, narrowly misses a podium with a fourth place finish. Kelly Ringstad and Tami Bradley of Whistler are 13 th and 14 th respectively.

Day 2 – Edi Podivinsky of Toronto was 24 th in the men’s downhill. Natasza Zurek, the only Canadian woman to qualify for the Games under a controversial system, was 15 th in qualifying, and did not get into the finals. Cindy Klassen of Winnipeg won the bronze medal in the 3,000 metre long track speed skating.

Day 3 – Pairs skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier win the silver medal with a flawless routine, and the figure skating world immediately cries foul. Their routine was flawless compared to the gold medal routine of the Russians. The IOC concedes and on Day 8 of the Games, they are also awarded gold. Allegations of bribery and deals between judges for figure skating and ice dancing surface, and investigations are still ongoing.

Whistler’s Trevor Andrew is the sole Canadian to qualify in the men’s halfpipe, finishing ninth overall.

Day 4 – Melanie Turgeon of Quebec City was eighth in the women’s downhill. Beckie Scott of Alberta was sixth in the 10 km classical cross-country race. Scott Bellavance of Prince George was sixth in the men’s moguls.

Day 5 – Jean-Philippe Roy of Quebec was eighth in the men’s combined alpine skiing.

Day 6 – Genevieve Simard of Quebec was seventh in the women’s combined. Catriona Le May Doan of Saskatoon, Canada’s female athlete of the year for 2002, won Canada’s first gold in the women’s 500 metre long track speed skating.

Day 7 – Becky Scott of Alberta won a bronze in the women’s pursuit cross-country race. With both Russians ahead of her testing positive for banned substances it is likely she will be awarded the silver, and possibly the gold medal. Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Krantz were fourth in the ice dancing with a memorable slip at the end of their routine. The Canadian men’s hockey team loses 5-2 to Sweden. Chris Moffat and Eric Pothier of Alberta finish fifth in the men’s doubles luge.

Day 8 – Pierre Lueders and Guilio Zardo were fourth in the two-man bobsleigh. Mathieu Turcotte of Montreal won bronze in men’s 1,000 metre short track speed skating.

Day 10 – Veronica Brenner and Deidra Dionne win silver and bronze in the women’s aerials. Veronika Bauer was 10th.

Day 11 – Beckie Scott was fourth in the women’s cross-country sprint. Jeff Bean was fourth in the men’s aerials. Andy Capicik of Vancouver was eighth and Steve Omischl 11 th .

Day 12 – Marc Gagnon wins bronze in the men’s 1,500 metre short track. The team of Isabelle Charest, Marie-Eve Drolet, Amelie Goulet-Nadon and Alanna Kraus win bronze in the women’s short track 3,000 metre relay.

Day 13 – Thomas Grandi of Canmore is 12 th in the men’s giant slalom. Skip Kelley Law and her Richmond team of Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcraft and Diane Nelson defeat the U.S. to win the curling bronze. The Canadian women’s hockey team wins 3-2 over the U.S., finishing with a perfect 5-0 record and outscoring opponents 35-5.

Day 14 – Allison Forsyth of Nanaimo – a former member of the WMSC – finishes seventh in the women’s giant slalom. Kevin Martin and his Edmonton team of Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft and Don Bartlett win the silver medal, or rather lose the gold medal game, against Norway.

Day 15 – Thomas Grandi finishes 17 th in the men’s slalom. Clara Hughes of Winnipeg wins the bronze medal in the women’s 5,000 metre long track speed skating. Marc Gagnon takes the gold in the men’s 500 metre short track, while Jonathan Guilmette wins silver. In the men’s 5,000 metre relay, Mathieu Turcotte, Francois-Louis Tremblay, Gagnon and Guilmette win gold.

Day 16 – The Canadian men beat the U.S. in hockey to bring home the gold medal.

Feb. 15 – Local long distance runner Mae Palm was awarded the 2001 Athlete of the Year honours by Ironman Canada for winning both the national and world titles in her age category.

Feb. 22-24 – At the B.C. Winter Games Whistler skiers helped Zone 5 on the way to 50 medals. In the slalom, Whistler’ Deborah Bayliss, Christina Disler, Carolyn Caldwell and Sarah Marshall were sixth, seventh, ninth, 10th and 13th out of 41 racers. Morgan Pridy was fourth in the men’s race, and North Jones 11 th for the WMSC.

In the giant slalom, WMSC racer Jennifer Mah won silver. Alison Matasi, Katrina Dekur, Christina Disler and Sarah Marshall were sixth, seventh, eighth and 11 th . Morgan Pridy was fourth once again. Kieran Cormack, North Jones and Scott Harrison were sixth 14 th and 19 th .

Feb. 28 – Michael Janyk finishes ninth in the super-G and the world junior alpine skiing championships.

March

Mar. 2 – Whistler girls excel at the Carol Lenz Memorial gymnastics meet in Surrey. Nicola Bennett swept the Level 2 Open category with four out of five gold medals, including the all-around. In their respective divisions, Natasha Quinn won silver on the vault, Rachel Kleinman won gold on the beam, Megan McSkimming earned bronze on the vault; Samantha DePatie won gold on the bars.

Mar. 5 – Ken Read, one of the legendary Crazy Canucks, took over the helm of Alpine Canada Alpin, and resolved to restore the Canadian Team to its past glory.

Mar. 10 – Britt Janyk wins the Europa Cup GS title, earning two gold medals and two top-five finishes in just three appearances.

Mar. 7-17 – The 2002 Paralympic Games in Salt Lake City.

The Canadian Disabled Alpine Ski Team brought home 12 of Canada’s 15 medals, helping Canada to fourth in the overall standings. Karolina Wisniewska of Calgary and Lauren Woolstencroft were responsible for seven of those medals. Wisniewska won bronze in the downhill and super-G, and silver in the slalom and giant slalom. Woolstencroft won gold in the super-G and slalom, and bronze in the giant slalom.

Daniel Wesley of New Westminster won gold in the men’s slalom, silver in the super-G and bronze in the downhill.

Chris Williamson and guide Bill Harriott won gold in the blind race.

Scott Patterson of Vancouver won bronze in the giant slalom for sitting men.

Whistler’s Mark Ludbrook earned three top-10 finishes; eighth in the slalom, and ninth in the downhill and super-G.

Blind cross-country skier Brian McKeever, aided by his brother Robin, won silver in the long distance, and gold in the middle and short distance racers.

Mar. 14 to 20 – Pontiac GMC National Championships

With friends and family looking on, Whistler’s Britt Janyk won three national titles, in the super-G, giant slalom and combined events. She was also second in the slalom and sixth in the downhill.

Michael Janyk won three junior titles in the slalom, giant slalom and super-G, and placed in the top-10 against the senior skiers.

Erik Guay of Quebec won the men’s downhill and super-G. Whistler’s Jeff Hume was third. His brother Scott Hume was third in the junior giant slalom.

Thomas Grandi of Alberta captured the men’s slalom.

Jean-Philippe Roy of Quebec won his third consecutive giant slalom title.

Whistler’s Christina Risler was third in the junior super-G, second in the women’s downhill, and the junior downhill champion.

Brian Bennett of the WMSC won the overall Pontiac GMC Cup.

Mar. 22 – Whistler’s Kelly Ringstad won her first ever national moguls title in Newfoundland. In the junior freestyle nationals at Apex, local Eddie Hicks took silver in the moguls and halfpipe, and bronze in the dual moguls and big air. Keltie Hicks won gold in the youth ladies halfpipe. Christina Ortero won gold in the juvenile ladies big air. Adrienne Stale won gold in the junior ladies big air, and silver in the halfpipe.

Mar. 24 – Canada’s Jaysey-Jay Anderson becomes the first snowboarder ever to win the overall FIS World Cup Championship title two years in a row. While he is primarily a racer, and one of the top snowboard cross competitors in the world, he also competed in halfpipe and big air events to prove he could do it all.

Mar. 27 – The Blackcomb Boys win the North American Ski Patrol Challenge at home in Whistler for the second year in a row.

Mar. 27 – Whistler athletes brought home medals from the national and junior national snowboard championships in Quebec. Maelle Ricker, Mercedes Nicoll and Lori Glazier were one, two, three in the halfpipe. Jesse Kumlea won silver in the men’s contest.

In the junior halfpipe, Whistler’s Sarah Kopinya was second.

In the alpine events, Whistler’s Alexa Loo finished with a silver in the parallel giant slalom.

April

Apr. 5-7 – Whistler juvenile skier Kayla Benbow was the top Canadian at the Sierra Wireless-Air Canada Whistler Cup juvenile ski races with a silver in the super-G and fourth in the slalom.

Apr. 12-21 – The Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival included the Ripzone Snowboard Invitational the first weekend, the Salomon Crossmax Series on Thursday, and the World Skiing Invitational on the following weekend.

In the women’s superpipe, local boarders Maelle Ricker, Lori Glazier, Sarah Kopinya, Dominique Vallée, and Kristi Yzerman were third, fourth, fifth, seventh and ninth respectively. Whistler boarders David Melancon, Jesse Kumlea, David Carrier-Porcheron and David Aubry were fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth. In addition, Pemberton’s Mike Michalchuk threw down a double backflip to win the SuperHit contest.

The Big Air went to local Mike Page, followed by Daniel Migneault and Jesse Fox.

In the skier’s halfpipe, the locals didn’t win any hardware, but sure showed a thing or two. 12-year-old Kye Petersen impressed everybody by taking a dangerous amount of air, but had to pull out after a crash. Chris Turpin was the only guy taking off switch, flipping and landing switch.

In the big air, Turpin finished second to Tanner Hall of the U.S., but only by a technicality – he scored higher on both jumps, but was marked down because both jumps were the same.

May

May 2 – The WMSC presented its annual awards. Male Skier of the Year-Brian Bennett; Female Skier of the Year-Charlotte Whitney; Female Most Improved-Anastasia Skryabina; Male Most Improved-Marcus Waring; Sportsmanship-Christopher McCullough; Jordan Schick Bursary-Ben Chaddock; Dave Murray Bursary-Anastasia Skryabina.

May 9 – Whistler Dance Academy Hip Hop team qualifies for the Western Canada Championships. The team includes Lilli Baker, Meagan Lande, Natasha Quinn, Danielle Robson, Becky Bennett, Brooke Browning and Jordan Kobelka.

May 12 – Whistler’s Matt Gibbons was instrumental in getting his Junior A Chilliwack Chiefs into the Royal Bank Cup, and contributed an assist in the semi-finals. Gibbons played all 60 games for the Chiefs last season, contributing 35 goals and 66 assists. In the summer he was picked up by Michigan Tech on a hockey scholarship.

May 18 – Former national downhill mountain biker and ski coach Chris Colbeck takes the first Crud to Mud Downhill. Competitors raced from the top of Garbanzo chair down a giant slalom course to Olympic station, then hopped on their bikes and rode A-Line to the base of Whistler. Marcus Waring, a member of the B.C. Ski Team, was second, and Davey Barr third.

In the women’s race, freeski champion Jenn Ashton was first, followed by Julie Mountfield and Vanessa Stark.

May 18 – B.C. mountain biker Roland Green was second in the World Cup opener, and right on track to win his second World Championship.

May 25 – Whistler’s Rikka Tindle, then 13, finished ninth overall in Canada at the 2002 Canadian Artistic Gymnastics Championships against the top junior elite gymnasts in the country.

June

June 7 to 9 – Whitewater enthusiasts from across the West Coast convened in Whistler for the three-day Paddlefest celebrations, which included demonstrations, competitions, and a lot of white water.

June 10 – The UCI and Grouse Mountain pull the plug on a World Cup downhill because there’s still too much snow on the course. The top athletes still come to Whistler for Joyride, and to race in the Air Downhill, which was put together at the last minute.

June 15 – Whistler Shinseikai Karate hosts an open tournament with other Shinseikai dojos. Catherine Bachelor wins the women’s division, and Eric Hould was third in his weight class.

June 18 – Local mountain bikers turn out for a Gravity Series Biker Cross event. J.S. Therrien wins, J.J. Desormeaux is second, and Chad Hendron is third. Vanessa Stark, Katrina Strand and Sarah Dykes take the women’s race, and the top junior was Alex Prochazka. The series was later cancelled due to insurance concerns.

June 22-23 – The Pemberton Laoyam Eagles Dragon Boat Team won the junior category and Rec A category at the Alcan Dragon Boat Festival.

June 22 – ISF disbands. After 12 years organizing snowboard events, the International Snowboard Federation packed it in because of financial difficulties. The only ranked tour left, besides Grand Prix events, is the FIS World Cup.

June 22 – Carter Hovey and Eron Chorney take the Squamish Test of Metal. The following Whistler riders finished in the top-three of their divisions: Lisa Helmer, Marie-Anne Prevost, Jane Hague, Chris Bishop, Dawn Weberg-Titus, Dave Johnstone, Greg Sandkuhl, Eric Crowe, Rick Reid, and Ian Lowe.

July

July 3 – World Cup downhill stars were front and centre for the second annual Joyride event. Brian Lopes of the U.S. won the men’s event. The top Whistler rider was J.S. Therrien in ninth place.

Anne-Caroline Chausson of France took the women’s. Vanessa Stark and Jenn Ashton of Whistler were third and fourth.

July 5 – World Cup stars Cedric Gracia and Anne-Caroline Chausson of France turned out for the Air Downhill, and won their respective categories.

July 6-8 – Alex Kerr, Marie-Catherine Bruno and Martin Pardoe win medals in the Canadian Orienteering Championships.

July 8 – World Cup legend Rob Boyd signs on to coach K2s for the WMSC.

July 13 – Whistler teacher Kevin Titus finishes second overall in the 48 kilometre Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run from Horseshoe Bay to Deep Cove with a time of 5:12:43.

July 20 – Nike ACG Five Peaks series comes to Whistler, running from the Village to the Roundhouse on Whistler Mountain. Ian Goard and Michelle Kaminski were the top Whistler runners, both finish fifth in the open categories. In the Masters category, Dawn Weberg-Titus was second and Mark Horny fourth.

July 19-21 – Locals win at Tim Horton's Canadian Mountain Bike Nationals Championships. Sylvie Allen, Brook Baker and Tyler Morland win gold medals in downhill. James Crowe won the junior cross-country title.

July 20 – Canadians Roland Green and Chrissy Redden win gold at the Commonwealth Games.

August

Aug 3 – Whistler’s Clare Buchar wins the Canada Cup downhill at Fernie. Jeff Beatty wins silver in the Junior Expert category.

Aug. 17-18 – After competing hard all spring and summer, Whistler mountain bikers at last earned provincial titles in B.C. Cup finals at Crystal Mountain. In cross-country, Whistler’s Brook Baker was second in the Under 17 Expert Women category, and James Crowe was untouchable in the Junior Expert Men’s category. Eric Crowe finished third overall in the Master Expert Men’s category.

Baker also finished second in the Junior Expert downhill category, despite the fact that she had just two races to her credit. Sylvie Allen and Claire Buchar were third and fourth in the overall standings.

In the races themselves, Brandon Semenuk and Jesse Melamed were first and third in the Under 13 men, Brook Baker was first as the Junior Expert, Joanna Harrington was third as a senior expert, James Crowe was second as an Under 17 Expert, Ken Melamed was second in Master Sport Men, Uschi Scherer was third among the Master women, and Tyler West was second among Jr. Expert Men, 17 and18.

Brook Baker won the Junior Expert downhill, and Sylvie Allen was third as a Senior Elite.

Aug. 17 – Four Whistler runners, Walter Wallgram, Michelle Kaminski, Louise McCorquodale and Stephanie Rochon, finish the 67 km Stormy Test of Metal trail run.

Aug. 17 – Local volleyballers Jas Michalski and Tim Bonnell come fifth in the provincial beach championships.

Aug. 20 – Whistler is picked to host the X-Games Global Championships next spring.

Aug. 24 – Two local runners, Mae Palm and Daniel Havens, earn berths at the World Ironman Championships with top results at the Ironman Canada championships in Penticton. Eight other locals compete.

September

Sept. 1 – Keith Ray, Luc DeGagne, Todd Kemp and Matt Bodkin win the four-person team title at the 24 Hours of Adrenaline bike race at Silver Star.

Sept. 1 – Victoria mountain biker Roland Green wins the UCI Mountain Bike World Championship, keeping the celebrated rainbow jersey. He fell short of winning the overall World Cup title for a second year. Also at the championships, Whistler downhillers Sylvie Allen and Claire Buchar were 28 th and 31 st , while junior Brook Baker finished sixth out of nine racers in her category.

Sept. 7-8 – Canadian aerialists, fresh from dryland and water ramp training in Whistler, win four gold medals in two days. Jeff Bean and Steve Omischl took one each, Veronika Bauer took two.

Sept. 7 – Whistler’s Will Routley, who just graduated from high school the year before, wins the ninth annual West Side Wheel Up. Ronnie Lister was the top woman, and James Crowe the top junior in 14 th place.

Sept. 14 – 97 out of 102 Whistler riders finished the second Samurai of Singletrack bike race, covering 19 difficult bike trails and 55.5 kilometres. Lucas Curran was the top male in 4:22.37, Angela Teng was the top female in 6:00.44.

Sept. 14 – Whistler boarder Drew Neilson wins the World Cup snowboard cross Word Cup at Valle Nevado, Chile. Maelle Ricker wins the gold in the halfpipe.

Sept. 14-15 – The Sea-2-Summit Adventure wraps up. Matthew Ball and Ben Thomas of Whistler are third in the male team of two category.

Sept. 21 – Roland Green easily repeats as Cheakamus Challenge champion, the 28-year-old’s fifth win. Will Routley is the fastest Whistler rider, finishing fourth overall. Local Nikki Kassel also won the women’s division after finishing second three years in a row. James Crowe and Brook Baker wins the junior expert races. Angela Teng, Eric Crowe, Stuart Cook, Greg McDonnell, Dawn Weberg-Titus, and Brenda Baker also won or finished in the top three in their divisions.

Sept. 27-29 – The first Whistler Mountain Bike Festival is held with a freeride competition, a village criterium, and an Enduro. A handful of local athletes, led by James Crowe, managed to compete in all three races.

In the B.C. Freeride Challenge, Whistler athletes finished on top of almost every division, despite strong competition from North Shore riders, and others from around the province. Tyler Morland was the top pro, Katrina Strand was the top pro woman, Jeff Beatty was the top junior, and Tom Prochazka was the top Master.

October

Oct. 13 – Whistler rider Rob Cook wins the second annual Max Vert Enduro, completing 12 laps of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park in three hours. Brook Baker won the women’s race, and Ryan Sullivan was the top junior.

Oct. 14 – Whistler Mountain Bike Park closes, announces a record year of 46,000 rider visits – a 61 per cent increase over 2001.

Oct. 26 – Local runners take hardware at B.C. Athletics Cross Country Championship. Kevin Titus won the men’s 45 to 49 race, his son Morgan was third in the men’s 18-19 age group, and 14-year-old Gillian McArthur was third in her category. Scott Pass was seventh overall in the men’s 40 to 44 masters category.

November

Nov. 5 – Whistler Freeride Team skier Aleisha Cline wins the first ever FIS World Cup skier cross event.

Nov. 30 – After taking a year off, Kevin Titus returns to the national cross-country running championships and both wins his division and finishes second overall among the masters.

December

Dec. 8 – After reviewing snow conditions, FIS Snowboard World Cup officials cancel the snowboard cross and big air events scheduled for Blackcomb, and shorten the parallel giant slalom to a parallel slalom.

Dec. 13 – Canadian alpine snowboarders Jaysey-Jay Anderson and Jerome Sylvestre are eighth and 14 th in the parallel slalom.

Dec. 14 – Whistler boarders Lori Glazier and Mercedes Nicoll are second and third in the women’s halfpipe. Local’s Dominque Vallée and Sarah Kopinya are eighth and ninth. Whistler’s David Melancon was the top local male, finishing 11 th .