Bilodeau stays red-hot, Janyk 5th in Bansko - Weekly Wrap - Feb. 28, 2011

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DEL BOSCO TAKES COVER HONOURS

The S-Mag cover poll produced an astounding 3,178 votes over a 48-hour period, with Chris Del Bosco's camp making a late surge to take the S-Mag cover honours for our next issue, when the poll closed on Friday at midnight (ET). With 36 percent of the votes, Del Bosco snuck out the win over Alex Bilodeau (33%) and early leader Erik Guay (31%) as the social media pages and activity spread like wildfire around the globe. Thanks for participating.

- The Editors.

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FEB. 28, 2011

Bilodeau fends off Kingsbury again in moguls

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Olympic champion Alexandre Bilodeau won gold as Canada took four medals in a freestyle skiing World Cup on Saturday. Bilodeau edged Mikael Kingsbury in the men's dual moguls final.
·Kearney wins, Heil 2nd
·Dufour-Lapointe tops Robichaud for 3rd place

Mike Janyk 5th in Bansko slalom, Biggs 22nd

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Austrian veteran Mario Matt protected his lead from the first run to win a men's slalom race Sunday for his first World Cup victory in nearly two years. Canada's Michael Janyk was just off the podium in fifth.
·Herbst 2nd, Grange 3rd
·Patrick Biggs of Canada scores points in 22nd

Riesch outduels Vonn, Mancuso in Sweden

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Maria Riesch of Germany beat Lindsey Vonn by one hundredth of a second to win a World Cup super-G race on Sunday and extend her overall lead over her American rival.
·Riesch leads Vonn by 196 overall points
·Canada's Janyk 25th, Gagnon 36th

SX standout Murray sidelined with ACL tear

Murray

Ski cross World Championships silver medallist Julia Murray will miss the rest of the World Cup season after doctors confirmed she has a serious knee injury that will require surgery.

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Women's ski jumping on Sochi radar

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Women's ski jumping is edging closer to the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee refused to admit the women to the 2010 Vancouver Games but IOC member Gunilla Lindberg praised the quality of jumping at the nordic skiing World Championships - where Daniela Iraschko of Austria won gold on Friday.

Fernie goes retro for Big Bump Bash

Fernie Alpine Resort and Monster Energy are set to unleash some energy on Saturday, March 5, with the Monster Energy Big Bump Bash. Monster Energy will put on a throwback to the fun and freestyle of the golden age of skiing with a moguls contest like it was meant to be - daffys, tight pants, and skiing with style, not speed.

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Ski Television 11-10: Essentially Swiss

Ski Television dives deep into the Swiss Alps. Trek to Lauchernalp and Les Diablerets. National Treasures spotlights national alpine teamer Larisa Yurkiw as she rebuilds physically and mentally for the 2011-12 season.

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