Whitehorse Daily Star

February 21, 2007

• Badminton players put speed and agility to test Editor's note: this is part of a series of features being published on the various sports which make up the 2007 Canada Winter Games, and the athletes who will be representing the Yukon in them.
• Boxing a sport of discipline and commitment' Editor's note: this is part of a series of features being published on the various sports which make up the 2007 Canada Winter Games. Boxing is known as the sweet science.

February 20, 2007

• Leave nothing to chance', Yukon athletes urged They've waited months, even years, for this and now it's finally here.
• Whitehorse gymnasts bring back two bronze medals from Alberta meet Six athletes from the Polarettes Gymnastic Club travelled to Sherwood Park, Alta. this past weekend for the 2007 Mardi Gras Gymnastics Invitational.
• Hilderman will represent Yukon/N.W.T. at nationals Two Yukon rinks recently travelled to Yellowknife for the Yukon/N.W.T. senior men's playdowns.
• Territories trifecta: Yukon, Nunavut, N.W.T. team up They'll be listed separately in the medal standings, but make no mistake, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are working together at the 2007 Canada Winter Games.

February 19, 2007

• Nutrition important, sometimes difficult part of Games Melanie Olivier knows the importance of sports nutrition.
• Canada Basketball, Steve Nash unveil new program Canada Basketball, NBA MVP Steve Nash, the Steve Nash Foundation and a partnership group involving Vancouver residents David Sidoo, Kyle Washington and the Mackay Family of Vancouver, announced earlier this month their plans for the national roll out of the Steve Nash Youth Basketball program beginning in September of this year.
• Pasloski grabs top-10 finishes Whitehorse Glacier Bear Bronwyn Pasloski attended the Speedo Western Canadian Short Course Swim Championships in Regina last week.

February 18, 2007

• Skaters jumping right into Games experience Editor's note: this is part of a series of features being published on the various sports which make up the 2007 Canada Winter Games, and the athletes who will be representing the Yukon in them.
• Trottier, Anderson and Williams return The Legendary Hockey Heroes will be coming to Whitehorse for the Oldtimer's Hockey Challenge on Wednesday, Mar. 14.

February 15, 2007

• Yukon will rely on sound defensive system The Yukon men's Canada Winter Games hockey team is well aware of what they're up against.
• Gymnasts step out of comfort zone Editor's note: this is part of a series of features being published in the Star on the various sports which make up the 2007 Canada Winter Games, and the athletes who will be representing the Yukon in those sports.

February 14, 2007

• Judo combines physical fitness with intense strategy Editor's note: this is part of a series of features being published on the various sports which make up the 2007 Canada Winter Games, and the athletes who will be representing the Yukon in them.
• Depth of Glacier Bears evident in showing at Chilliwack meet Members of the Whitehorse Glacier Bear Swim Club brought home numerous medals last weekend after competing in the Lower Mainland Regional AA Swim Meet in Chilliwack, B.C.

February 13, 2007

• Games one step away from the big league' Editor's note: this is part of a series of features being published on the various sports which make up the 2007 Canada Winter Games, and the athletes who will be representing the Yukon in them.
• Greers first to sprint across finish at loppet Hundreds of skiers competed in the annual Marsh Lake Loppet this past weekend.
• Four gold and a silver for alpine team The Yukon alpine ski team recently travelled to Smithers, B.C. for their final tune-up before the Canada Winter Games.
• Yukon skiers strike it rich at western championships The Yukon Ski Team's van was a little heavier than usual, as they hauled a bagful of medals back from the Western Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships, which concluded over the weekend in Smithers BC.