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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.

“I feel like I’m in a Jerry Seinfeld episode. If I had a pimple, I would have won.” It was that kind of weekend for Banff cross-country ski racer Dasha Gaiazova, who made the quip on Twitter after a Saturday (Jan. 12) race.

Brian McKeever and Erik Carleton pulled off a double-double in the first para-nordic race of the year in Wisconsin, increasing Canada’s impressive medal haul to seven in the first two days of International Para-nordic Committee World Cup competition.

Seven wins in a row. Stellar goaltending. Clutch scoring. A shootout win over the best team in the country – the 37-1-1 Brooks Bandits – on the road. This is the year of the Eagle.