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Tristan Tafel’s got the moves. Now he’s got the hardware to prove it. The 22-year-old Canmore World Cup ski cross racer won a silver medal in Grasgehren, Germany on Sunday (Feb. 3) with a heart-stopping pass at the finish line.

Canmore’s long tradition of Olympic medal winners continued in Pyeongchang, South Korea, when cross-country skier Shane Stewart and figure skater Meg Ohsada both medalled at the Special Olympics World Winter Games this past weekend (Feb. 2-3).

It was only a matter of time before biathlete Sarah Beaudry showed she’s one of the best youth athletes in the world.

For much of the first half of the AJHL season, it was the Eagles complaining about missed calls, bad bounces and disallowed goals that led to losses.

For many reasons, there is much to celebrate with the Banff Hockey Academy Bears.

Bullet trains speeding across western China, 30,000 fans screaming fans in front of 30-foot-tall snow sculptures, feted at massive banquets with traditional dancers and ceremonies at five-star hotels.

Slopestyle snowboarder Robby Balharry’s meteoric rise up the World Cup rankings has just hit another stratosphere. The 22-year-old Canmorite placed sixth at the FIS snowboard world championships in Quebec City on Saturday (Jan.

Katherine Stewart-Jones and Marlis Kromm led the Canadian contingent on the first two days of racing at the World Junior and Under 23 cross-country ski racing championships in Liberec, Czech Republic. Stewart-Jones finished 25th in the 1.

For Wasfia Nazreen, visiting the Canadian Rockies and meeting Pat Morrow meant connecting with one of her biggest heroes.

On the strength of a sparkling performance, Mark Arendz is now the best ParaNordic biathlete on the planet. Four podium finishes powered by extremely fast ski times have powered the Canmore-based skier to the top of the World Cup rankings.