Baby Boy for Olympic Cross-Country Ski Champion Beckie Scott

Banff (AB), Canada – U.S. cross country ski coach and three-time Olympian Justin Wadsworth and his wife, Canadian Olympic champion Beckie Scott, are the parents of a son. Teo Jacob Wadsworth, weighing eight pounds, five ounces, was born Sept. 16 in Banff’s Mineral Springs Hospital. nWadsworth, a World Cup coach with the U.S. Ski Team, … Continue reading Baby Boy for Olympic Cross-Country Ski Champion Beckie Scott

Ricker, Vaultier Win World Cup Season’s Second Snowboard Cross

Valle Nevado, Chile – Canada’s Maëlle Ricker (Whistler, BC) and Pierre Vaultier of France won the season’s second Snowboard Cross of the 2007/2008 NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup in Valle Nevado on Saturday. nRicker, who placed second in Wednesday’s first Snowboard Cross, won the women’s final under sunny skies against Switzerland’s Mellie Francon, Dominique Maltais … Continue reading Ricker, Vaultier Win World Cup Season’s Second Snowboard Cross