Category Archives: Whistler Question

Whistler resident Chelsea Henitiuk had another solid result on home snow in Saturday’s (Jan. 28) World Cup moguls event in Calgary, from which the Canadian team claimed a gold and silver medal.Henitiuk finished eighth for the third top-10 result of … Continue reading →

The World Cup downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen provided another special moment for Erik Guay on Saturday (Jan. 28), but it also was the scene of a memorable finish for Whistler’s Conrad Pridy.While Guay placed second for Canada’s first podium result…

Rosalind Groenewoud’s gold in women’s superpipe headlined a number of medal finishes for Canadian athletes at the Winter X Games, and the Squamish resident dedicated her victory to late friend and teammate Sarah Burke.“For Sarah,” Groenewoud said,

If there’s one thing that can already be established for this weekend’s FIBT World Cup bobsleigh and skeleton event at the Whistler Sliding Centre, it’s that Jon Montgomery’s undefeated streak will remain intact.

Rosalind Groenewoud’s gold in women’s superpipe headlined a number of medal finishes for Canadian athletes at the Winter X Games, and the Squamish resident dedicated her victory to late friend and teammate Sarah Burke.

Robbie Dixon is dealing with concussion problems once again after he ran into a gate during giant slalom training in Italy on Tuesday (Jan. 24), Alpine Canada announced last night (Jan. 26).

Its starting to look a little crowded at the top of the Mens Rec League standings reminiscent of a Sunday drive to Vancouver after a busy weekend, in fact.The Pemberton Chainsaws are currently laying claim to first place ahead of … Continue reading →

Shayne May thinks this years Pemberton Secondary School Red Devils senior boys basketball team is the best hes seen at the school in a decade. The next few weeks will go a long way to determining if thats true.The Devils … Continue reading →

Whistler Nordics skier Austin Reith picked up two gold medals during the Haywood NorAm Western Canadian Championships, held Friday to Sunday (Jan. 20 to 22) at Albertas Canmore Nordic Centre.Reith won Fridays midget boys 2.5-kilometre classic race,…

Whistlers Mike Janyk will be looking to build off a strong second run from Tuesday (Jan. 24) in Austria and rebound from a string of mediocre World Cup results.Janyk was the fourth-fastest skier in the second session of the Schladming … Continue reading →

Its all up to Whistlers Marielle Thompson to put Canada back on the womens ski cross podium at the Winter X Games.With last weeks announcement that defending champion Kelsey Serwas season is now over due to an ACL injury suffered … Continue reading →

The Canadians were cooled off Sunday (Jan. 15) after a hot start to the World Cup ski cross season, as Canadas usually-dominant squad was held to a single bronze medal at Les Contamines, France.Whistlers Marielle Thompson finished eighth in the

Both Mike Janyk and Robbie Dixon came away disappointed from their respective World Cup races at Wengen, Switzerland this past weekend, while the learning curve continues for Whistlers Conrad Pridy.Janyk finished 19th in Sundays (Jan. 15) mens

One of the biggest stars of the 2010 Paralympics made his competitive return to Whistler last week and said hes glad to see the legacy of the Games enduring in the resort.Brian McKeever, a visually-impaired Nordic skier who captured a … Continue reading →

More than a week after Sarah Burke was hospitalized in critical condition following a fall in a Utah superpipe, no details have emerged about the freestyle skiing stars prognosis.A press conference scheduled for Monday (Jan. 16) updating the 29-year-…

Prequalified for three events at the Winter X Games and with a huge lead in the Association of Freeskiing Professionals (AFP) World Tour overall standings, one could have excused Gus Kenworthy for skipping Sundays (Jan. 15) competition in the Blackcomb…

Both Mike Janyk and Robbie Dixon came away disappointed from their respective World Cup races at Wengen, Switzerland this past weekend, while the learning curve continues for Whistler’s Conrad Pridy.

Its back to business for mens A League hockey and after the winter holiday break, most players were champing at the bit to get back on the ice.With two-thirds of the season behind them, the teams are now in the … Continue reading →

Pembertons Yuki Tsubota and Whistler resident Cassandra Sharpe each took a turn atop the podium in Canada Post Freestyle Frenzy Canadian Open events last weekend (Jan. 7 and in Calgary.Sharpe won the womens halfpipe final on Saturday with a second-…

From Olympians right down to club-level youth athletes, Whistler Olympic Park (WOP) will play host to approximately 400 elite and up-and-coming skiers this weekend.The Haywood NorAm World Junior/U23 Trials cross-country ski event set for Thursday to…

Whistlers Mike Janyk had an impressive return from injury last week in mens World Cup slalom competition, highlighted by a seventh-place finish in Sundays (Jan. race at Adelboden, Switzerland.Janyk, who missed two races in December due to an

Whistlers Marielle Thompson had another career-best finish in World Cup ski cross competition on Wednesday (Jan. 11), winning a silver medal at Alpe dHuez, France to continue her fantastic start to the season.Thompson earned her second podium result…

Whistler’s Mike Janyk had an impressive return from injury this week in men’s World Cup slalom competition, highlighted by a seventh-place finish in Sunday’s (Jan. race at Adelboden, Switzerland.

One local mans frustration with the delay in obtaining results is changing the way elite athletes and event organizers in the Sea to Sky corridor and beyond think about timing in sport.Part-time Whistler resident Vesa Suomalainen, a regular entrant in…

Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC) athletes finished off 2011 with strong peformances in Miele Cup racing at Panorama just before Christmas, with many skiers making their FIS-level debut on the circuit.B.C. Ski Team (BCST) members from the WMSC were…

The Whistler Adaptive Sports Program (WASP) finally has its permanent, on-mountain home.The Jeff Harbers Adaptive Sports Centre was officially unveiled during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday afternoon (Dec. 30) with relatives of the late Harbers…

Robbie Dixon left Bormio with a DNF for the second year in a row, but this time came out unscathed from the Italian downhill.The Whistler skier missed a gate Thursday (Dec. 29) in his return to the same venue where … Continue reading →

The Whistler Adaptive Sports Program (WASP) finally has its permanent, on-mountain home.The Jeff Harbers Adaptive Sports Centre was officially unveiled during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday afternoon (Dec. 30) with relatives of the late Harbers and dozens of other supporters … Continue reading →

Last column, I wrote that I would try and put together a Best of for the final article of 2011. Yet, here I sit, devoid of ideas. My dog, Bonnie, not being much help in the brainstorming process, is altogether … Continue reading →

Whistler and Pemberton-based athletes and teams at all levels of competition did the Sea to Sky corridor proud in 2011 with a number of outstanding performances both home and abroad. The first post-Olympic year saw the slate of sporting events … Continue reading →

The Whistler Sliding Centre launches the Bobsleigh Ride Experience today (Thursday, Dec. 22) and Whistler Sport Legacies (WSL) officials say its not like any trip down the track you might have taken before.The bobsleigh program is the latest public

More than 50 racers were out last Thursday (Dec. 15) to kick off Whistler Blackcombs (WB) Kokanee Valley Race Series (KVRS) with a giant slalom on Blackcombs Gandy Dancer.There were several KVRS regulars occupying top spots in their respective age

Whistlers Mike Janyk will be home for the holidays, but with only one World Cup start under his belt as he was forced to miss slalom races in Italy and Austria this week.Janyk announced on his Facebook page Friday (Dec. … Continue reading →

Overconfidence is something Jenna Spencer says shell have to avoid when returning to Europe for the remainder of the Junior World Cup (JWC) luge season after an outstanding first half.Considering the excellent results obtained in her rookie season of

The Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC) opened the Dave Murray National Training Centre in style during Teck races Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 17 and 18), as the clubs K1 and K2 athletes racked up a number of impressive results during … Continue reading →

The Canadian womens ski cross team went from looking depleted to dominant in one weekend, thanks in part to Whistlers Marielle Thompson finishing on a World Cup podium for the first time.Thompson finished third in the season-opening race Saturday