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Canada’s Francis Jobin captured a snowboard slopestyle gold medal and earned his first World Cup podium in Aspen, Colo. on Sunday. CBC | Sports News
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Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger, 26, dies in avalanche as tributes pour in
Sophie Hediger died at the age of 26. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger, 26, dies in avalanche
Sophie Hediger, a member of Switzerland’s snowboard cross team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, has died following an avalanche at a mountain resort, the country’s skiing federation said Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ex-Canadian Olympic snowboarder wanted for murder, running transnational drug ring, U.S. officials say
A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and 15 others are facing criminal charges for allegedly running a drug-trafficking ring that shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine to Canada and used violence — including murder — to achieve its goals, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. The group is connected to homicides in Ontario, the DOJ said. CBC | World News
Read More »Snowboarder Darcy Sharpe brings winner’s confidence to Calgary World Cup
The snowboarder from Comox, B.C., won his first X Games gold medal last month in Aspen, Colo. Sharpe vaulted from last to first on his final run of the men’s slopestyle final. He beat five-time champion and fellow Canadian Mark McMorris en route to victory. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian snowboarder Liam Brearley wins silver at Youth Olympics
Sixteen-year-old Liam Brearley won a silver medal in snowboarding at the Youth Olympics on Monday. He hopes its a precursor to success at a Winter Olympics down the road. CBC | Sports News
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