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VANOC continues operational testing with bobsleigh, skeleton and luge sport events at The Whistler Sliding Centre Spectator interest expected to be high as athletes get to know new technical track

WHISTLER, BC– Interest will be high this week as a brand new sport is introduced to the sea to sky region when the best bobsleigh and skeleton athletes in the world will take to the track for the first of two World Cups to be held at The Whistler Sliding Centre. >>>

Training at The Whistler Sliding Centre

At the close of this year's sliding season, 2,217 test and training runs were taken on the new Whistler Sliding Centre track. Taking the majority of these first runs was the Canadian bobsleigh, luge and skeleton teams, who really took advantage of the first Canadian Team Training Camps at The Whistler Sliding Centre. >>>

In Their Words: Jeff Pain

Skeleton athlete Jeff Pain was born in Anchorage, Alaska. From Calgary, Pain began competing in 1995, before skeleton became an official Olympic sport. He is a pioneer of the sport and the most decorated Canadian skeleton athlete of his time. >>>

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