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Vancouver skier Osborne-Paradis hoping to race World Cups

With the Canadian men's alpine ski team now on a bit of a roll, the roster should get a little deeper before the end of the month. Vancouver's Manuel Osborne-Paradis, injured on Dec. 29, 2010 in a crash during a downhill at C [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Australia centralizes the pro bodyboarding world

Australia will be in the center of pro bodyboarding. The top bodyboarders will have the opportunity to ride waves in the 2012 IBA Box Pro (Grand Slam), the 2012 IBA Port Macquarie Festival of Bodyboarding (Prime GQS) and the 2012 IBA Shar [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Outgoing, flamboyant Italian skier finding his place in skii...

here's a charismatic, hard-charging Italian skier on the World Cup circuit who loves being the life of the party and sparkles when the spotlight shines in his direction. And, no, former great Alberto Tomba hasn't made a return to [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Lindsay Steinriede claims the 2011 ASP Women's World Longboa...

Lindsay Steinriede is the 2011 ASP Women's World Longboard champion. The North American surfer secured the title in the historic first ever ASP event in China - the Swatch Girls Pro China. The surf contest held in the Hainan Isla [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Canada’s Llewellyn wins silver at world water skiing champio...

Canadian water skier Jaret Llewellyn of Innisfail, Alta., took the overall silver medal on Sunday at the world championships. Canada ends the competition with two medals and fifth place in the combined team standings. On Sunday, Llewellyn [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

World Heli Challenge Adds Camp for Aspiring Big Mountain Ski...

Organizers of the World Heli Challenge have announced the launch of the World Heli Challenge Academy, a training camp for skiers and snowboarders from around the world. The World Heli Challenge Academy programs will be held over seven [...]

Posted On : Jun, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Gilmore not giving up on world surf title

Hawaii's Carissa Moore jumped to the top of the world surfing rankings when she scored her second win of the year in the Beachley Classic at Sydney's Dee Why Beach on Friday. Moore, 18, has made the final of all four events this y [...]

Posted On : May, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Men’s Alpine: Kostelic wins World Cup crown

Michael Walchhofer of Austria won a World Cup downhill Saturday, while Ivica Kostelic of Croatia clinched the overall title. Walchhofer, who is retiring next week, completed the 3-kilometer Olympiabakken course in 1 minute, 45.92 seconds [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Heikkinen wins first gold for Finland at skiing worlds

Matti Heikkinen captured the first gold medal for Finland at the Nordic skiing world championships on Tuesday when he beat two Norwegians on Tuesday in the 15-kilometer classical style race. Heikkinen won the gold, also his world title, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

World Alpine skiing championships a holiday for Kostelic

The biennial event, which will feature Lindsey Vonn and Maria Riesch continuing their rivalry in the women's races over the next two weeks in the Bavarian Alps, holds an unenviable position in the skiing calendar. Many racer [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

World's best bodyboarders train hard for Pipeline

The best bodyboarders in the world are training hard for the next competing season. The 24 riders that will take on the elite of bodyboarding (Grand Slam Series) are surfing several world spots, in order to get the body ready for the big [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Alpine skiing: Janyk top Canadian at men’s World Cup slalom

Michael Janyk of Whistler, B.C., was the top Canadian on Tuesday at the famed Schladming night slalom World Cup race, placing 14th. Janyk, who posted a two-run time of one minute 48.89 seconds, was one of three Canadiens to finish in the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

CANADIAN KERSHAW CAPTURES WORLD CUP BRONZE AT TOUR DE SKI

Canada's Devon Kershaw continued his march to the World Cup medal podium Saturday, capturing bronze in the seventh stage of the Tour de Ski. The Sudbury, Ont., native finished the 20-kilometre classic cross-country ski race in 57 min [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

McIvor wins silver in World Cup skicross

Canada's Ashleigh McIvor raced to a second-place finish in skicross at a freestyle World Cup event Sunday at San Candido, Italy. The Olympic gold medallist from Whistler, B.C., lost to Fanny Smith of Switzerland. Heidi Zacher of Germ [...]