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To say ski cross racer Tristan Tafel is having a good rookie season on the World Cup circuit is akin to saying grizzly bears have a small problem with trains locally.

Five months ago, everyone doubted Jan (“The Panda”) Hudec’s comeback. Too many injuries, too little time on the snow, too sore a back, is what he heard in most ski circles. He even heard it from his own mother.

Whispers around the Canmore biathlon range about the future of the sport generally come to the same consensus: Julia Ransom is a monster.

The Canmore Crusaders JV basketball team appears unstoppable. The 19-5 Canmore junior varsity boys are on another tear, having won three of their last four tournaments and showing no signs of slowing down.

The nightmare is over. A 3-1 loss to the Calgary Canucks Friday (Feb. 17) night officially ended the most tumultuous season in Canmore Eagles history and perhaps one of the most difficult in the AJHL.

Nathan Smith not only etched his name into the Canadian biathlon record books, he embossed the cover. Smith won three gold medals in three races at the Canmore Nordic Centre completing this feat on Thursday (Feb. 16). “It feels really good.

Beneath an oppressive African sun, cyclists drip with sweat as they navigate dust-choked roads into the remote recesses of deepest Sierra Leone.

Unstoppable. Perfect focus. In the zone. Beast mode. Right now, cross-country skier Devon Kershaw is on his game. The fiery cross-country skier is untouchable right now.

Nathan Smith made history by winning back-to-back gold medals in IBU Cup 10 kilometre sprint races at the Canmore Nordic Centre, last weekend.

Bow Valley athletes cleaned up at the Alberta Winter Games, last weekend, winning a grand total of 32 medals over three days. Cross-country skiing, biathlon and speed skating proved to be the most fruitful medal haul for the athletes in Spruce Grove.