King making Olympic waves Savannah King isn't even old enough to drive yet, but when it comes to the pool, she's cruising in the fast lane. King, who turns 16 in June, qualified for the Beijing Olympics in the 400- metre freestyle in four minutes and 10.28 seconds at the Canadian Olympic Trials in Montreal. King grew up in Vernon and began swimming in the grassroots program with coach Bruce Melton and started competing with the Vernon Kokanees Swim Club at age 12. ( more... )
Up and coming athletes given a helping hand Summerland freestyle skier Kristi Richards knows how tough it can be to try and get to the highest levels of amateur sport. Over the past several years, Richards, a women's moguls competitor on Canada's national freestyle ski team, has been near the top of amateur athletics, competing in the 2006 Olympics and looking like a medal contender for 2010. Now she is helping young athletes who want to follow in her footsteps. ( more... )
Living life on the edge; Skier Steve Omischl is on top of the world, but food allergies can knock him off his feet Winning a world title is a major high for any athlete, but freestyle aerial skier Steve Omischl was just happy to be alive when he walked away with the World Cup in Switzerland in March. The day before his gold medal run, the 29-year-old North Bay native suffered an almost-fatal anaphylactic attack when he unknowingly ate a multigrain roll that had traces of peanuts on it. ( more... )
Chance for second trip to Olympics down to one trial Twelve years of rowing and a chance to attend his second Olympics will come down to a one day competition for Kelowna's Scott Frandsen. Frandsen, 27, and fellow Canadian rower Kevin Light are competing for the final position in the Canadian men's eight boat that will compete at this summer's Beijing Olympics. ( more... )
Steve Omischl takes 3rd consecutive national aerials title Omischl, 29, won his event in convincing fashion after a World Cup season in which he won the overall crown. It was his fifth national aerials title, to tie him with Lloyd Langlois and Olympic silver medallist Veronica Brenner. ( more... )
Richards skis to World Cup silver Canadian skier Kristi Richards had her best performance of the season on Friday, capturing a silver medal at a World Cup moguls event in Are, Sweden. The 26-year-old from Summerland, B.C., scored23.73 points, just behind Japan's Aiko Uemura, who won her third straight World Cup event, thanks to 24.43 points. ( more... )
In Their Words: Kristi Richards In her seven years on the Canadian Freestyle ski team, mogul specialist Kristi Richards of Summerland, British Columbia has stood on many World Cup podiums. She soared to the top of her game at the 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Championships in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, when she won the gold medal in moguls. ( more... )
Deidra Dionne has defied the odds and is back competing at the World Cup level after breaking her neck while training in 2005 Freestyle aerialist Deidra Dionne, who broke her neck jumping just five months before the 2006 Olympics, has returned to competition without any fanfare -- exactly as she planned. After nearly a two-year absence, suddenly there was Dionne's name in the results list for the Freestyle FIS World Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y. She placed sixth. ( more... )
Coast can't handle Olympics alone The Lower Mainland won't be able to handle all of the opportunities created by the Olympics and Interior companies should be ready to take advantage. ( more... )
