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Hard work is recipe for skier Kuhn’s successTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 8:43PMIn this file photo, the members of Canada's Olympic Cross Country Ski team pose for a group portrait after the team was named in Canmore.

Athletic dream becoming reality on mountainTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:15PMConstruction has begun on a new mountain sport training and group accommodation facility that will serve athletes, aspiring athletes and outdoor enthusiasts at Mount Washington, a winter wonderland close to the Comox Valley.

Winter Games more dangerous than Summer Games for Olympic athletes, study findsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:02PMAttention Olympic hopefuls: If you want to minimize your risk of injury, you’re better off competing in a Summer Games sport than a Winter Games event.

Snowboard cross most dangerous Olympic sportTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:22PMA report on injuries at the Vancouver Winter Olympics identified snowboard cross as the most dangerous sports for athletes, with bobsleigh, ice hockey and short-track speedskating not far behind.

One in 10 athletes hurt at 2010 Vancouver Olympics, report findsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:34AMAt least 10 per cent of athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics sustained an injury and another seven percent fell ill, researchers reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine on Tuesday.

At least 1 in 10 athletes injured during 2010 Winter OlympicsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:17AMAt least one in 10 athletes sustained an injury and a further one in 14 fell ill during the 2010 Winter Olympics, held in Canada, reveals research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Exchange student happy to be in Hinton for a yearTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:17AMHarry Collinge High School will have a special visitor throughout this school year with the recent arrival of an exchange student from Germany.

Snowboardcross most hazardous sport at Van. OlympicsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:50AMSnowboardcross was the most hazardous sport at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, with nearly 75 per cent of female athletes sustaining injuries during the rough-and-tumble races, according to a medical study.

Room for fresh faces at 70-year-old ski clubSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:09PMThe Wakatipu Ski Club, a meeting place for snow-sport enthusiasts for more than 70 years, is looking for new members. read more