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While some teams have the misfortune of limping into the playoffs, the Canmore Eagles were driven there on a stretcher.

Cross-country skier Annika Hicks has had a litany of reasons to quit the sport. She’s a late bloomer. She hasn’t spent enough time on skis to build the required endurance. She’s too short.

Like a victim in a medieval torture device, a series of ropes suspends cross-country skier Dasha Gaiazova above the floor at LifeWorks gym.

A rash of ski injuries to key members of the senior team has prompted Alpine Canada to host a ski-racing safety summit this spring in Calgary. “The most important factor is we are masters of our own destiny.

Posting the top result of his young career, biathlete Scott Gow cracked the top 10 in the 15 kilometre sprint at the world junior biathlon championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic last weekend.

Paul Stutz is taking on the world – all by himself. The Banff slalom expert is racing as an independent on the world cup alpine ski circuit for the second season in a row, and is posting some of the best results of his young career.

In search of help to overcome recent inconsistent play, the Canmore Eagles needed look no further than their own backyard.

Two Canadian national ski team members used the Rocky Mountain Challenge at the Canmore Nordic Centre to jumpstart stalled seasons on Sunday, Jan 30.

Bow Valley senior biathletes have posted a mixed bag of results this year on the world cup circuit and returned home to train in preparation for the final push of the season.

Robby Balharry’s ascent up the nation’s slopestyle and big air snowboard rankings continued last week with two more top 10 results. “It’s going good. I’m stoked about how the season has gone so far,” Balharry said.