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Six weeks ago, Canadian alpine stars Jan Hudec and Erik Guay underwent arthroscopic knee surgery.

As they evolve into a powerhouse on the world cross-country ski scene, the Canadian national team has exhibited one key trait – they won’t stay down.

It was a November the Canmore Eagles would prefer not to remember. Losing six straight AJHL games and going 1-9 for the month, the team’s woes continued with a 3-2 loss Tuesday (Nov. 27) against the Calgary Mustangs.

He doesn’t believe in sports psychology. He once broke his face and carved a six-inch laceration in his groin during a training run crash in Beaver Creek, Colo. And after schooling the field on Saturday and Sunday (Nov.

It’s official: a rash of Canmore Eagles injuries has reached scarlet fever proportions.

Zipping between European mountain towns in a friend’s $200,000 Lamborghini Galladero (all wheel drive with a new set of winter tires, of course) will be a reprieve for Jan Hudec, who these days has to navigate his new Audi between Banff and Calgary.

A year ago, a sullen Luke Philp drove the winding, mountainous road from Cranbrook, B.C. to Canmore.

Winning two medals in two days, the Canadian national cross-country ski team served notice to the world they’re ready for the pre-Olympic season. Chandra Crawford won silver in a skate sprint on Sunday (Nov.

Undefeated nine games into the season, perched atop their league and pummeling their opponents by lopsided scores, there is no question the Banff Hockey Academy girls’ squad is the best in the Bow Valley.

For Canmore ski cross phenom Tristan Tafel, the route is clear: earn two podium finishes and he’s guaranteed a spot at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He wants the first of those podium finishes on his home course.