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Tough Mudder Comes to the Lower Mainland

by Remy Scalza in Sports on May 4, 2013

Photo credit: eaghra | Flickr

Does the idea of plunging into ice water, getting jolted with 10,000 volts of electricity and running through fire sound fun to you?

Then you may be in luck. Tough Mudder, billed as the world’s most grueling obstacle course, is returning to Whistler this June 22-June 23. The 10-12 mile course features challenges specially designed by the British Special Forces to test mental and physical strength.

Unlike a marathon or road race, Tough Mudder is not a timed event. The goal is simply to finish (which only 78 percent of entrants actually do). Many participants describe it as the hardest thing they’ve ever done. Continue reading:
Tough Mudder Comes to the Lower Mainland

Goal! Vancouver to Host 2015 Women’s World Cup

by Inside Vancouver in Sports on April 25, 2013

photo: fifa.com

Soccer fans, start your planning: The most important event in women’s soccer is coming to Vancouver. FIFA has just announced that the city will host the gold medal game of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

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Goal! Vancouver to Host 2015 Women’s World Cup

Vancouver Roller Derby Spring Season Opens In Feisty Glory

by Taraneh in Sports on April 13, 2013

Photo credit: Nicholas Charest; Terminal City Roller GIrls

Photo credit: Terminal City Roller GIrls

The blossoms are out. And so are the swift-rolling, rib-cracking, heckling, costume-wearing ladies of the Vancouver roller derby league: The Terminal City Roller Girls. Spring season got underway today, April 13, at Richmond’s Minoru Arena (just a block from Brighouse Station on the Canada Line). The Riot Girls took on Public Frenemy; Bad Reputations beat on the Faster Pussycats.

It’s been four years since Drew Barrymore’s film Whip It whipped up a frenzy for the indie sport. For those of you who’ve forgotten, roller derby is an intense experience–half contact sport half performance art by a cast of playful, unlikely superheroes. Vancouver’s roller derby culture is strong; matches make for awesome, fast-paced entertainment.

Roller derby was North America’s biggest indoor sport for almost four decades from 1935 onward. Although roller derby all but disappeared in the 1970s, it found its way back into participants’ and spectators’ hearts with a subcultural revival in the 1990s.

Head on over to the next roller derby match and see for yourself. Tickets to Terminal City Roller Derby matches run $15 in advance for adults; they’re $20 for adults and $10 for kids at the door. Adults, you can buy beer on site.

Find the full Terminal City Roller Girls 2013 spring schedule after the jump. Continue reading:
Vancouver Roller Derby Spring Season Opens In Feisty Glory

Beginner’s Quest for Spring Skiing on Grouse Mountain

by Remy Scalza in Sports on March 26, 2013

GrouseSki-21 While cherry blossoms may be blooming on the streets of downtown Vancouver, a few thousand metres above the city, there’s still plenty of snow on the mountains.

It’s spring skiing season on the North Shore mountains. That precious window of time when you can hit the slopes in a t-shirt and get a tan by the time the day is out.

Or so I’ve heard. This is my first season on the slopes, so I’ve never actually experienced Vancouver’s legendary spring skiing myself. But on a recent sunny Saturday, I decided to head to Grouse Mountain to see what all the excitement is about. Continue reading:
Beginner’s Quest for Spring Skiing on Grouse Mountain

Top 5 Super Bowl XLVII Parties in Vancouver

by Remy Scalza in Sports on January 28, 2013

Photo credit: RMTip21 | Flickr

Action is heating up in New Orleans this week, as the city readies for Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Feb. 3 (kickoff at 3:30 p.m., Vancouver time).

But if you can’t make it down to the Big Easy for the big game here are five options for a great Super Bowl party in Vancouver.

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Top 5 Super Bowl XLVII Parties in Vancouver