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Canada's Reece Howden becomes winningest men's ski cross athlete in World Cup history
Reece Howden now stands alone as the winningest men's ski cross racer in World Cup history. The Canadian won gold at an event in Arosa, Switzerland, on Tuesday for his 19th career victory on the World Cup circuit. That broke a tie for the most victories by a male athlete in World Cup history, a record Howden had shared with Jean-Frédéric Chapuis of France
Canadian ski cross racer Kevin Drury scores emotional gold-medal win
Canada's Kevin Drury battled his way to a gold medal at a World Cup ski cross event on Friday in Val Thorens, France. The race marked his first victory in five years.
Grateful for the pressure: Snowboard cross world champ Éliot Grondin hunts for elusive Olympic gold
Éliot Grondin has won almost everything there is to win in the sport of snowboard cross. This February, he’s aiming to capture the one thing missing from his trophy case: Olympic gold.
Olympics at stake: Canadian ski mountaineering team set for winner-take-all race vs. U.S.
Canada’s ski mountaineering athletes have their Olympic dreams on the line this weekend at a World Cup event in Solitude, Utah. The mixed relay race doubles as a winner-take-all race between Canada and the U.S. to decide which country’s athletes claim the final two quota spots for Milano Cortina.
Will Dandjinou's latest golden moment clinches Crystal Globe at short track World Tour
Canada's Will Dandjinou won another gold medal at the short track World Tour on Saturday, helping him clinch another men's overall season title. Fellow Canadian Courtney Sarault also claimed a gold medal, helping her maintain her lead in the race for the women's overall title with two races remaining.
Canada's Will Dandjinou strikes gold twice at short track World Tour event in Poland
Canadian short track speed skater Will Dandjinou continued to dominate the World Tour circuit, picking up two more gold medals on Saturday in Gdansk, Poland.
Canadian ski jumper Abi Strate opens World Cup season with silver medal
Canadian ski jumper Abi Strate soared to a spot on the podium in her World Cup season opener on Saturday, winning a silver medal at the large hill event in Lillehammer, Norway.
Don’t stop: Canadian short track champ Steven Dubois pushes through injury toward Olympics
For someone considered one of the fastest short track speed skaters in the world, Steven Dubois was in unfamiliar territory at the beginning of this critical Olympic season: A hip injury forced him to stop skating.
Canadian ski jumper Abi Strate manages sky-high expectations in Olympic year without her injured teammate
Ski jumpers, by the very nature of their sport, are accustomed to ups and downs. Even so, Canada’s Abi Strate had a summer where she experienced some of the highest highs of her career, as well as a heartbreaking low.
Pursuing potential: Canadian Olympic speed skating champs change tactics ahead of Winter Games
Ever since Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais, and Isabelle Weidemann skated to team pursuit gold at Beijing 2022, the rest of the world began working on a way to catch them. With the next Winter Games looming, Canada’s defending Olympic champions know that resting on their laurels is not an option.