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Armstrong to receive his Olympic medal this weekend

KAMLOOPS - Nearly six months after being told he would in fact receive an Olympic medal for his 2008 shot put performance in Beijing and just a month after he turns 34, Dylan Armstrong will finally receive his bronze medal. In July 2013 it was announced the third place finisher Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus was...

National ski team training at Sun Peaks

KAMLOOPS - Sun Peaks Resort is cashing in on a lack of snow in Italy and France with the Canadian National Ski Cross team choosing Sun Peaks as its pre-Christmas training camp. World Cup ski cross events were cancelled in the European countries due to a lack of snow but the conditions at the Nancy...

Kelowna Olympian Serwa grabs another honour

KELOWNA – Kelowna’s ski cross star Kelsey Serwa has been named the honourary Team B.C. captain for the 2015 Canada Winter Games. Serwa, 29, won an Olympic silver medal in ski cross at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games and won both the X Games and World Championships in 2011. She was also won a gold...

Kamloops Olympian retires

KAMLOOPS - Jessica Hewitt is retiring from the sport of speed skating just eight months after winning a silver medal in Sochi. “I’ve decided to officially retire from the wonderful world of speed skating,” Hewitt posted to Facebook Wednesday. “I’m thankful for all the memories and experiences…. This sport has taught me a lot about...