As he does every year, Cory ran with the Law Enforcement Torch Run - a major Special Olympics fundraising program - as it made its way through Ladner.
The story of a 35-year-old man with autism and a passion for ski racing, and his dream-come-true of representing Canada at Special Olympics World Winter Games. In 2020, Cory qualified for Team Canada and was due to compete at the World Winter Games in Russia in January 2023. Those Games were cancelled. Cory then had to restart the 3 year qualification process which culminated at the 2024 National Winter Games where Cory qualified for the next World Winter Games in Italy in 2025.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Glorious Day to End a Fun Season!
Cory ended his 2017 season with a day at Whistler in late May, a glorious day full of warm sunshine. We'd been there just a month earlier - in a blizzard - so quite the change in conditions.
And no need for ski jackets on this day...
It was the last day of the winter season for Whistler, and it's busy but with a party atmosphere...we don't think we've ever seen such long lines for lifts at Whistler before...
And no need for ski jackets on this day...
It was the last day of the winter season for Whistler, and it's busy but with a party atmosphere...we don't think we've ever seen such long lines for lifts at Whistler before...
And once again, as we did last month, we bumped into our good friend Bob Armstrong from Whistler Mountain Ski Club. Bob was coaching a group of racers on Gandy Dancer - where Cory has trained and raced before - and kindly invited Cory for a run on their race course. This has not been an intensive training season for Cory but invitations from Whistler Mountain Ski Club just can't be passed up - we believe Cory continues to be the only athlete with a disability to ever train with WMSC,
Cory certainly wasn't prepared to ski through gates, and the course was more difficult than it looks since it was very rutty in the soft spring snow....and he bails out of a gate near the end...but we always appreciate an invitation from WMSC to train with them.
And what better way to celebrate the end of a terrific ski season - after his best season ever of racing in 2016 - with a nice cold Guinness at the Dub Linh Gate pub in Whistler village!
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