It was a huge day for Canada on home snow in Blue Mountain, Ontario with Canada closing out the day with double first-place finishes, a second-place, two Crystal Globes and a Rookie of the Year. Included in those wins was Whistler’s Marielle Thompson, won Sunday’s Audi FIS World Cup Finals, supported by Mackenzie Investments race,…
John Leslie is a living example of the proverb: “It takes a village to raise a child.” In the case of the elite para-snowboarder from Arnprior, Ont., a wide array of loving and supportive adults have guided and encouraged the positive and outgoing young man through a challenging life journey to bring him to the…
Whistler, BC – A history-making performance by Canada Snowboard’s Max Parrot highlighted a series of podium performances by Canadian athletes at X Games Aspen 2017. After capturing gold in last year’s X Games Aspen Big Air, Parrot made history at X Games Aspen 2017 by landing the world’s first Quad Underflip in competition. The Men’s…
Alpine Canada’s Marielle Thompson claimed the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup Cross Alps Tour women’s title, finishing as the overall tour leader following six races over 14 days. The tour wrapped up on Thursday with the second of two races held at the Innichen track in Italy. In the final day of competition, Thompson…