Every Saturday, Sharon Sweeney Lauder gets up at the crack of dawn to check whether her daughters’ soccer games have been cancelled. “There’s no point getting the girls up and dressed in their uniforms for nothing,” she says. “It’s incredibly frustrating. Why can’t they get the draining right? Why should I have to check every [...]
After being the first Alaska Native to represent in the 2010 Winter Olympic, snowboarder Callan Chythlook-Sisof is coming off her best year yet and she hopes to keep the momentum as she prepares for an intense summer of training. When you are one of the world’s best snowboarders, doing what it takes to stay at [...]
Are you familiar with freestyle skiing? If not, get yourself acquainted with the sport. After spending many years flying under the radar, freestyle skiing has officially been recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a winter sport for the 2014 Winter Olympics. For those of you not in the know, here’s some pertinent information: when mentioning anything [...]
CALGARY Canada ranked second in both gold medals and total medals won in 2011 winter-sport world championships. Canada won 13 gold behind Norway’s 14 and captured a total of 31 behind Germany’s 35, according to statistics compiled by Own The Podium. Own The Podium oversees preparation of Canada’s athletes for international competition and hands out [...]
Bethlehem College All Bethlehem College winter sports are now in full swing. Our first XV rugby boys travelled to Whakatane on Saturday to play against Whakatane High School. Luke Gurran, Michael Booth, Corey Seator and Tim Richards all scored excellent tries that helped the team pull away with a good win 29-19. The college senior [...]
