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Before she became one of the top 30 sprinters in the world, Banff’s Dasha Gaiazova ruled the distance races. Her strength fell in the gruelling 30 kilometre event, as endurance and determination were the hallmarks of her early ski success.

Kelly Vanderbeek can measure her comeback in election cycles.

Reports from behind enemy lines have confirmed what Canadian Nordic athletes have long suspected: the Sochi Olympic biathlon course is a monster.

The Banff Hockey Academy thrives on small victories. As many players continue to learn the game, big comebacks and clutch plays represent some of the best moments in a season.

For the second time in her life, Canmore’s Jane Gray is the best figure skater in Alberta. Gray won the Alberta sectionals competition on Sunday (Nov. 4) at the Ice Palace in Edmonton.

“A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back from or from which to look ahead.

Beyond walls of statistics, opposing strategies and prognosticators, there is still room for flat out miracles in the realm of sport. Just ask the Bow Valley Wolverines.

The pyromaniac tendencies of the Canmore Eagles helped the club learn a valuable old adage last weekend: if you play with fire, you might get burned.

Chandra Crawford narrowly edged Perianne Jones in a photo finish while Andy Newell double poled his way to victory over Devon Kershaw at the Winsport Frozen Thunder Classic sprint Race, Friday (Oct. 26) at the Canmore Nordic Centre.

Competing in its first meet of the season, the Bow Valley Riptides swim club found a few more fast laps in its soon to be former home.