For doubles luge competitors Tristan Walker and Justin Snith it was all about laying down two good runs at the Olympic Games.
It started as a dream, became a goal, and ultimately turned into reality as they placed 15th Feb. 17 at the Whistler Sliding Centre.
“Our two starts definitely weren’t what we were hoping for,” Snith [...]

Of the roughly 200 Canadian athletes competing in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics perhaps none were under more pressure than Jennifer Heil.
The defending Olympic champion in women’s moguls, Heil was widely pegged by the media as most likely to win Canada’s first-ever gold medal on home soil.

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Local lugers Tristan Walker and Justin Snith serve as perfect examples of how age is just a number. At 18 years old, the two will compete together in the Vancouver Olympics before thousands of Canadian fans. Regardless of what happens on the world’s biggest athletic stage, Feb. 17 will be a day [...]

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The signs of a gifted young hockey player are all there.
A team-first mentality, the ability to compete against more experienced players and a knack for putting the puck in the net. And the best part of all is that she’s just 14 years of age.

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It was the greatest night of Mason Raymond’s young life, and the best part of all was that his family and friends were on hand to witness the whole thing.
The 24-year-old emerging NHL star, who grew up on a ranch just outside of Cochrane, scored three goals in succession in the first [...]