Injury derails local slopestyle snowboarder
Twice Natalie Allport was set to wear Canada’s colours at major international snowboarding events this year, and twice an injury denied her at the very last moment.read more
View ArticleRiding to the top of the world
Kanata snowboarder Natalie Allport cracked the top-10 at the world junior snowboarding championships at Sierra Nevada, Spain. The 18-year-old was the top Canadian in the women’s slopestyle competition,...
View ArticleSnowboarder set to kick off historic 1st Paralympic season
Set to kick off his competition season with a Jan. 17-19 World Cup event in Colorado, snowboarder John Leslie will make history this year.read more
View ArticleSnowboarder Allport returns to World Cup circuit after injury
After losing the bulk of last season to injury, Kanata snowboarder Natalie Allport is now back on track, having competed in her second World Cup competition of the season on Jan. 19 in Stoneham,...
View ArticlePara-snowboarder wins first career World Cup medal just outside Sochi
Ottawa Akademy’s John Leslie won the first World Cup para-snowboard medals of his career in January, earning snowboard cross bronze medals in Colorado on Jan. 20 and in B.C. on Jan. 27.read more
View ArticleNumerous Olympians own links to the Capital
A handful of athletes with past ties to the nation’s capital will be competing at the 2014 Olympics, while several local coaches and support staff are also headed to Sochi as part of the Canadian...
View ArticleGlebe sweeps OFSAA nordic
The Glebe Gryphons proved they’re as fast on snow as they are on grass at the Feb. 25-26 OFSAA high school provincial nordic skiing championships.read more
View ArticleFirst career World Cup medals boost Leslie ahead of Paralympic debut
He’s at the top of his game. In a matter of days, John Leslie could be at the top of his sport. March 14 will mark the seminal race of the 21-year-old snowboarder’s budding career.read more
View ArticleRider rollin’
Ottawa resident Ron Tremblay finished in third place at the Red Bull Roll The Dice snowboard event on March 15 at Camp Fortune.read more
View ArticleParalympic snowboarder earns national award
Ottawa Akademy snowboarder John Leslie received the Auclair Team Spirit Award from Canada Snowboard in April in recognition of his strong results, leadership skills, positive impact on teammates,...
View ArticlePara-snowboarder makes X Games big final
Ottawa Akademy snowboarder and Sochi 2014 Paralympian John Leslie reached the X Games final in men’s adaptive snowboard cross, finishing 4th at the Jan. 23 event in Aspen, CO.read more
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