Posts Tagged ‘Winter Games’

Walker and Snith fly to 15th-place finish in Olympic debut

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 [...]

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Young captain leads Zone 2 hopes on ice

Written for  Cochrane Eagle
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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Twin archers take aim at Games

Written for  Cochrane Eagle
Cochrane archer James Webster doesn’t need a mirror to correct the finer points of his pre-shot routine, his twin brother Mark does it for him.
The two 15-year-olds, who have been perfecting their skills with a bow every day for roughly seven years, are classified as mirror-image twins, meaning they are identical, but [...]

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