List of ski news articles updates on Latest Ski News thoughtout the day en-gb http://www.igluski.com 2010-03-22 Whistler, which is hosting international athletes taking part in the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games.

Host nation Canada continues to pick up awards after winning a record amount of medals during the main Winter Olympics, with the latest coming courtesy of Paralympic sit-skier Colette Bourgonje.

The 48-year-old athlete from Saskatchewan bagged a silver medal for the ten kilometre cross country sit-ski competition, landing Canada its first Paralympics medal on home soil.

Meanwhile, taking place today (March 19th) is the Men's Super-G, which will feature the visually impaired, standing and sitting competitions, all of which are medal events.

On the home front, Great Britain's wheelchair curling team finished in sixth place after a mixed set of results in the round-robin tournament from which they exited after going down 7-6 against Sweden.

Team boss Tom Pendreigh told the BBC: "You need a bit of luck and we were unlucky" in both the games against Sweden and the US, which went to the last stone.

Written by Chris Smith.



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The unpredictable American picked up three medals on the slopes at Whistler, including a gold in the super-combined, despite still being troubled by a sore ankle.

Miller picked up this injury when playing volleyball with US team-mates at Val D'Isere in December.

However, he has not competed since Vancouver and is out of the running to gain any World Cup titles, which has led to him deciding to take some time off the slopes earlier than expected.

Miller said: "My goal at the beginning of the season was to get ready for the Olympics and to win races in February. I just focused on that and I did that.

"I feel like I accomplished everything I wanted to this season so it's nice to just be able to relax."

The 32-year-old has now taken his medal haul in Winter Olympic events to five, which is more than any other US skier.

Written by Chris Smith

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The Canadian followed up on victory at the penultimate event in Kvitfjell with another error-free run in challenging conditions at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany.

Guay posted a winning time of 1:26.36 minutes and this took him to 331 points in the super G World Cup standings, which was enough to narrowly overhaul Austria's Michael Walchhofer and Norway's Winter Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal.

The result also means that the 28-year-old becomes the first Canadian in 28 years to capture a World Cup crystal globe.

He said: "I didn't think it would happen today, I was so far behind.

"But I knew that if I won today I would have a chance so I took maximum risks and it paid off. It was wild."

Guay arrived in Germany with 69 points to make up, but Walchhofer blew his chance by finishing 15th, while Svindal could only claim third.

Svindal took gold in the super G event on the Whistler course in Vancouver by setting the fastest time ahead of Bode Miller and Andrew Weibrecht.

Written by Chris Smith

]]> http://www.igluski.com/news/article_a19663982 2010-03-11 Tignes is currently completing its last-minute developments before becoming the first European destination to host the Winter X Games.

For three days from March 10th, the French resort will be displaying the men's and women's ski and snowboard Slopestyle and SuperPipe competitions, alongside holding Snowmobile demos.

Among the transformations to take place will see the venue's Half Pipe being enlarged to meet the demands of the Super Pipe, which will need to be 220 metres long, 18 metres wide and approximately six metres high.

British professional snowboarder Jenny Jones will be among those looking for a strong performance at Tignes, while visitors can also view stars including Norway's Lisa Wilk and homegrown talents Kevin Rolland and Mathieu Crepel.

Jones, who competes in the Slopestyle discipline, recently told the Bristol Evening Post: "This will be a huge event because it is the first time it is being held in Europe, so all the top girls will be taking part.

"I was lucky enough to come away with the gold medal in the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado, so all the girls will be out to beat me. But I'm in good shape and I feel confident."

Written by Chris Smith

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However, with numerous events still to be completed ahead of the final day of competition on February 28th, Canada has already enjoyed seven golds to go alongside four silvers and two bronzes to sit in fourth spot in the overall medal table.

Some 244 gold medals were handed out across the Summer Olympics in Montreal in 1976 and then at the Winter Olympics 12 years later in Calgary, but none of them went to Canadian competitors.

However, any hopes of this continuing across a third Olympic Games quickly came to an end when Alexandre Bilodeau surged down Cyprus Mountain to post the best score in the men's moguls.

Alongside ensuring his name gained a place in Canadian history, the 22-year-old also inspired many of his countrymen and women to perform strongly in their respective events.

Maelle Ricker was next to step onto the top of the podium after leading from start to finish in the final of the ladies' snowboard cross.

Ricker arrived in Vancouver as the world leader in her event based on World Cup standings and surged out of the gate to defeat France's Deborah Anthonioz.

Since, Christine Nesbitt has sealed success in the ladies' 1,000m speed skating event, Jon Montgomery raced to victory in the men's skeleton, Ashleigh McIvor emerged triumphant in the ladies' ski cross and Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse took women's bobsleigh gold.

Meanwhile, Tessa Virtue and Scott Muir claimed a first ever victory in the ice dance competition, skating to Gustav Mahler's "Symphony No. 5".

There has still been some disappointments along the way as the much-fancied Manuel Osborne-Paradis could only come 17th in the downhill at Whistler and Mellisa Hollingsworth finished fifth in the women's skeleton.

On the flip side, there remains positives to look forward in the quest for further gold medals. The Canadian women take on the US in the ice hockey final, while the men are in the semi-final of the same event after beating world champions Russia.

Written by Chris Smith

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