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Turner rides adrenalin rush at Paralympics eyeing repeat gold in snowboard cross
3+ week, 6+ day ago (817+ words) Tyler Turner sees himself as an adrenalin enthusiast, not an adrenalin junkie. The 37-year-old lives life on the edge, with passions for snowboarding and skydiving. "Junkies are addicted and I could quit at any time, which is not true, but…...
Olympic hero Hughes' hat trick sparks "U-S-A, U-S-A" chants as Devils win fourth straight
3+ week, 6+ day ago (390+ words) NEWARK, N.J. (AP) " The New Jersey Devils have discovered their game over the past week and on Saturday, Jack Hughes found his with a three-goal performance for his team's fourth-straight victory, this time over the rival Rangers. | The 24-year-old center " who…...
Winnipeg figure skating pair inspired after storybook ending to juniors career
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (1051+ words) Winnipeg duo Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov have enjoyed remarkable success since they burst onto the international figure skating scene four years ago with only a year of pair skating experience on their resum. In short order, the rookies became…...
Hellebuyck has no regrets over how he handled Olympic fallout
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (993+ words) Connor Hellebuyck insists he didn't want to get political. But the Winnipeg Jets goaltender " fresh off leading the United States to a gold medal at the Olympics " finds himself at the centre of a storm for a series of events…...
Visit the hometowns of our Olympians – Our Communities
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (175+ words) At the just-completed 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Canada was represented by 207 athletes across 14 disciplines. For those who proudly competed on the world stage, the Olympic journey didn't start in Italy. It began on frozen rivers and lakes…...
Ledecka’s quest for Olympic snowboarding three-peat comes to a shocking halt
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (478+ words) She lost her quarterfinal race in the sport's parallel giant slalom by 0.06 seconds to Austria's Sabine Payer. Instead of Ledecka, the gold medal went to another Czech racer. It was Zuzana Maderova, a 22-year-old with no World Cup wins who…...
Olympic slopestyler shows some skin, skis down the mountain in a tank top
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (209+ words) Finland slopestyle skier Kuura Koivisto ditched the ski suit Saturday and made his Olympic trip down the mountain in a tank top." It was a moment that landed somewhere between "Hot Dog, The Movie" " that bawdy freestyle-skiing cult classic from…...
Calgary ski jumper Strate 11th in women’s normal hill at Milan Cortina Olympics
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (257+ words) PREDAZZO " Calgary ski jumper Abigail Strate finished 11th in the women's normal hill competition on Saturday at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Strate was 12th after scoring 122.7 points on her first jump and moved up a spot with 117.7 on her second attempt to…...
Gogolev's spectacular skate puts Canada in the hunt for medal in Olympic team event
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (776+ words) MILAN " Stephen Gogolev was a prodigy, with talents that seemed destined for the Olympic stage " that is, until a growth spurt and demoralizing back injuries derailed everything. But a dream of representing Canada at the Milan Cortina Games has propelled…...
Canada's Abigail Strate earns silver at ski jumping World Cup as Olympics approach
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (352+ words) SAPPORO " Canada's Abigail Strate stayed hot heading to the Milan Cortina Olympics, earning a silver on the women's large hill at the Ski Jumping World Cup on Saturday. The 24-year-old Calgarian reached the podium for the second straight competition " and…...