The Jasper Junior Olympics saw a local girl take gold on Saturday (Feb. 27) at Marmot Basin in the biggest race in North America.

Jacquelyn Proc took gold in the ten year old girls category. She finished with the fastest overall time of any competitor with a time of 42:82.

“I felt really good because my first time, the person beat me by like two milliseconds, so I was really trying to do a little better,” said Proc.

The next event to come flying out of the gates in Jasper is a big one: the Jasper Junior Olympics, the biggest alpine skiing youth event in the country.

Known as being the best organized race of the year and put on by a collaboration of members from different ski clubs throughout the north zone of Alberta, the event will host close to 400 skiers this weekend at Marmot Basin.

Women’s olympic hockey team teach Midget boys a lesson

As Olympic hockey fans sat in their seats enjoying the skillful play of the women’s Olympic hockey team two weeks ago, some Jasper hockey players were enjoying a different experience.

Several residents got the chance to play with, and against, the best women hockey players in the country.