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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Canada's Brodie Seger finished a career-best fourth in the men's super-G at the alpine skiing world championships on Thursday...

Kriechmayr wins super-G gold at World Champsionships Vincent Kriechmayr overcame a tricky course and high expectations to win the men’s super-G at the skiing world championships on Thursday. Starting fifth on a course never featured on the men’s World Cup circuit, the Austrian mastered the difficult Canalone passage about 20 seconds into his run, where the first three starters all missed a gate and skied out. The Canadian Press Vincent Kriechmayr ...

Canadian team looks to rebound at worlds in Cortina February 8, 2021 When Canadian alpine director Phil McNichol stated “confidence is king” it may have been a rally cry for the team as they finalize preparations for the world championships, starting tomorrow in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The event is streaming live on CBC Sports in Canada, see TV schedule The 2020-21 season has been mostly mediocre for the Canadian team on the World Cup circuit. There have been some highlights and momen...

Read Article WILTON — Concept designs to replace the Wilson Lake retaining wall were reviewed on Tuesday, Dec. 29, during a public Zoom meeting hosted by the town of Wilton. Jeff Read from Sevee & Maher Engineers (SME) and Jessica Kimball from Terrence J. DeWan & Associates Landscape Architects and Planners (tjd&a) presented two designs, Concept A and Concept B. Both concepts include a paved parking area and pedestrian access connecting downtown Wilton to the lake and Bass Park with a 6 foot...

A Canadian New Year’s wishlist: 10 reasons for optimism 2020 was a forgettable year on so many levels, but at least we have ski racing … sort of. The season is young, in fact club programs across Canada are in various levels of shut down or start up, depending on provincial health guidelines and travel restrictions. In Ontario, ski clubs are mostly closed due to province-wide shutdown orders. In Quebec, Alberta and B.C., club programs started up in December with no racing or travelling. Eit...

Canadian speed team decimated by early-season injuries Alexander out for the season; Seger eyes World Championship comeback December 23, 2020 Within a short window of time, a few minutes, the Canadian team took a couple of Mike Tyson-like uppercuts with injuries to two of its top speed racers in the season-opening downhill race in Val d’Isere, France, last week. Brodie Seger, 24, an emerging leader on the young Canuck team caught an edge seconds from the finish line, narrowly missing the righ...