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Calgary, Alta. (January 29, 2023) – In front of a large and energetic crowd at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup women’s slalom in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czechia, Laurence St-Germain (St. Ferréol-les-Neiges, QC) was the top Canadian finishing in seventh place. On an overcast day, St-Germain was a model of consistency with the tenth best time in both the first and second runs. Today’s seventh place finish comes on the heels of yesterday’s 15th in Spindleruv. This is St...

Calgary, Alta. (January 26, 2023) – Alexis Guimond, Gatineau (QC) and Kurt Oatway (Calgary, AB) were each less than a second off the podium in today’s giant slalom at the FIS Para Alpine World Championships in Espot, Spain. Guimond, coming off a bronze medal in yesterday’s downhill, was the first skier on the course in the men-standing race. He then had to watch from the finish as his name slowly moved off the podium. ‘It was a tough one today,” said Guimond. &ldquo...

Calgary, Alta. (January 25, 2023) – Frédérique Turgeon (Candiac, QC) and Alexis Guimond, Gatineau (QC) both captured bronze medals in the downhill at today’s FIS Para Alpine World Championships in Espot, Spain. Guimond was the first man down the course in the men-standing race and laid down a time that help up for third place. Turgeon, who has been climbing the standings all week, improved from fifth in Monday’s super-G, to fourth in yesterday’s alpine combi...

Calgary, Alta. (January 23, 2023) – The opening day of racing at the FIS Para Alpine World Championships in Espot, Spain, saw three Canadians place fifth.  After dealing with weather-related delays and cancellations, the athletes took to the slopes in Espot today under blue skis and bright sun. Appearing in her third world championships, Frédérique Turgeon (Candiac, QC), raced to fifth in today’s women-sitting super-G. Turgeon captured a super-G bronze me...

Calgary, Alta. (January 19, 2023) — Alpine Canada officially announced today the four athletes selected to represent Canada at the FIS Para Alpine World Ski Championships starting this week in Espot, Spain. Coming off a third-place tie with six medals at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, this world championship team is expected to lay the foundation for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. “Congratulations to the athletes named to the team,” said Therese Bri...

Calgary, Alta. (January 13, 2023) — Alpine Canada officially announced today the 12 athletes selected to represent Canada at the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championship later this month in St. Anton, Austria. The Canadian Junior Alpine Ski Team is looking to build on last year’s success at Panorama Ski Resort in Invermere, B.C., where Canada won gold in the team parallel event and achieved 11 top ten results. “Congratulations to the athletes named to the team and to the c...

Calgary, Alta. (January 8, 2023) – Following yesterday’s first career World Cup win, Valérie Grenier (St-Isidore, ON) delivered a solid performance today finishing sixth in the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Giant Slalom at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.  On a day that saw Mikaela Shiffrin tie Lindsay Vonn’s record for the most World Cup wins by a woman, Grenier sat in third after the first run before eventually finishing sixth. This is Grenier’s third consecutive top ...

Calgary, Alta. (January 7, 2023) – Valérie Grenier (St-Isidore, ON) raced to the top of the podium in today’s FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Giant Slalom at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. In her 90th World Cup start this is Grenier’s first podium and comes in a race where she led after the first run, and also posted the fastest time in the second run. “It feels amazing! I’ve wanted this day for so long, it’s a dream come true,” said a beaming Grenier....

ANYONE with a soft spot for the 1970s has reason to ‘celebrate’ next month as hit show Disco Inferno comes to Northwich.