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Calgary, Alta. (January 26, 2023) – Alexis Guimond, Gatineau (QC) and Kurt Oatway (Calgary, AB) were each less than a second off the podium in today’s giant slalom at the FIS Para Alpine World Championships in Espot, Spain. Guimond, coming off a bronze medal in yesterday’s downhill, was the first skier on the course in the men-standing race. He then had to watch from the finish as his name slowly moved off the podium. ‘It was a tough one today,” said Guimond. “The
Calgary, Alta. (January 25, 2023) – Frédérique Turgeon (Candiac, QC) and Alexis Guimond, Gatineau (QC) both captured bronze medals in the downhill at today’s FIS Para Alpine World Championships in Espot, Spain. Guimond was the first man down the course in the men-standing race and laid down a time that help up for third place. Turgeon, who has been climbing the standings all week, improved from fifth in Monday’s super-G, to fourth in yesterday’s alpine combined,