Shallon Olsen has been a registered athlete with the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific and PacificSport Fraser Valley since 2011. Canadian gymnast Shallon Olsen was in her first year of eligibility at the senior level when she reached the vault final at the Rio 2016 Olympics. More than a year later, she’s solidified herself as a…
The first words of her Twitter bio are: “2 Olympics | 2 Sports”. It’s a cool and succinct introduction to 26-year-old Georgia Simmerling, who did the Super G at Vancouver 2010, and is now a five-time World Cup medallist in ski cross. Simmerling is looking to add a third sport to that mix. In the…
Canadian places 3rd at Winterberg Canada’s Jane Channell reached a skeleton World Cup podium for the first time in her career Friday, placing third in the women’s race at Winterberg, Germany. The 27-year-old from Whistler, B.C., stood with the best time in the finish area with only three athletes left. When Britain’s Laura Deas failed…
Canadian skicross star Marielle Thompson capped her dream season in style Sunday by winning her second career Crystal Globe. Thompson, who won Olympic gold last month at the Sochi Games, edged Fanny Smith of Switzerland to win the final World Cup of the season in La Plagne, France, and the overall title. “Once I was…
Canada’s Kimberly Joines will now take home the bronze medal for the women’s sit-ski slalom at the Sochi Paralympics after a jury overturned the disqualification of the German skier who now has won gold. Anna Schaffelhuber was disqualified after the first run of the race for not having her outriggers (the skis that para-skiers use…