Local Sports

Dominique Maltais, the world’s best female snowboard cross racer, decimated the competition at the Canadian championship Saturday (April 9) at Lake Louise. “It’s fun.

In a push to keep more budding athletes in the sport, Canmore has been named the site of a new National Biathlon Training Centre. “This is a brave new step for biathlon in this country,” said Biathlon Canada Chairman Ken Davies.

With a world champion to his left and Canadian ski cross superstars to his right, Tristan Tafel’s stomach churned in the starting gate of the Canadian ski cross nationals in Lake Louise last weekend.

Canmore snowboarder Robby Balharry finished his slopestyle season with a third-place finish at the TTR stop at Grouse Mountain, last weekend.

In a triumphant return to the world cup circuit, Canmore’s Brian McKeever won back-to-back gold medals at the International Paralympic Committee World Championships in Khanty Mansisyk, Russia on Sunday, April 3.

When it comes to ski cross, the Canadian kids are all right.

It was just a matter of time. Laying down some of the best runs of his season, Banff’s Jan Hudec finally reached the top of the podium in the men’s giant slalom at the National Alpine Championships at Nakiska, Tuesday (March 29).

Canmore’s Zina Kocher dominated the Canadian National Biathlon Championships in Charlo, New Brunswick, bringing home four gold medals from the March 23-25 event.

Canmore gymnasts brought home a boatload of medals from the Kyle Shewfelt gymnastics festival in Calgary, March 26-27.

No gold medals for the Bow Valley at Nationals? Not in Madison McLeish’s back yard.