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<p>As Norway begins to separate itself from the competition in terms of medal count, Canada leads all countries at Beijing 2022 in the most bronze medal count with nine. Canada’s lone gold medal comes from snowboarder Max Parrot in the slopestyle event. Five of Canada’s 14 medals are from snowboarding events – more than any [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Multi-sport athlete Jonathan Henry trains every day for speed skating, while also preparing for the 10th annual Down Syndrome World Swimming Championships in Portugal in October of 2022. Although having a hectic training schedule, 38-year-old Henry said he’s prepared. “It’s not hard, I get used to it,” he said. The Special Olympics sent him a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Beijing National Stadium, better known as the Bird’s Nest, hosted the opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 4. Over 2,900 athletes from 91 different delegations will compete in Beijing and the surrounding areas in 109 events between now and Feb. 20.  The 12-hour time difference between Beijing and New Brunswick [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I got my first journalism job during the 2014 Winter Olympics. My friend Nate and I prepared daily updates on Canadians competing in Sochi for our middle school’s morning announcements. We hardly did school for two weeks as the games took our school – and the country – by storm. I fondly remember us convincing [&hellip;]</p>

<p>“He’s a very strange cat, Novak is,” Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios once said. It seems to be an effective summary. Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic attempted to play in the 2022 Australian Open while being unvaccinated. Distinctly parody-like, the attempts spanned shapeshifting COVID-19 test results, false information on travel documents, prolonged indecision on his [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Keegan Mitchell, a Sherwood Metros hockey player from Prince Edward Island, sat on the bench during a Junior B game on Dec. 17 preparing for his next shift when he overheard his teammate telling their coach about a racist slur that was made by an opponent. When Mitchell, a Hockey P.E.I. player for his whole [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Hockey rinks remain untouched, volleyball nets lie in a pile on the floor and basketballs are on the ground instead of swooshing through hoops. A casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic – youth sports is on hold as cases soar. The province of New Brunswick entered Level 3 of the COVID-19 winter plan last week due [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With the recent shift in COVID-19 restrictions, it was announced all Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) and Atlantic University Sport (AUS) sports were unable to continue as scheduled. Originally, the anticipated returning date for athletics was Jan. 19, but with the province entering Level 3 of the COVID-19 winter action plan on Jan. 14, it [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Finally, the NFL playoffs! After the first 17-game regular season, Super Wild Card Weekend is upon us. With six games to enjoy on the Jan. 16-17 weekend, I&#8217;m here to recap the two Saturday games and prime you for the remaining games. By the time you’re reading this, Sunday&#8217;s Eagles-Buccaneers, 49ers-Cowboys and Steelers-Chiefs games are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Tommies men&#8217;s basketball assistant coach Dominic Laviolette was selected to lead the U17 boy’s New Brunswick team to compete in nationals this summer.  “It’s a very immersive experience for the players,” he said. “We take nationals very seriously as a province so I’m looking for players to come in with an open mind.”   [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Tommies volleyball teams played a doubleheader against the Université Sainte-Anne Dragons on Saturday, Nov. 20 at the Lady Beaverbrook Gym. The men&#8217;s game began at 5 p.m., followed by the women&#8217;s game at 7 p.m. Men&#8217;s Game The men’s team started the first set with a few small serving streaks which [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Fredericton Red Wings beat the Miramichi Timberwolves in a high-scoring game at the Grant Harvey Centre on Nov. 21. “It was a great game,” said Red Wings’ forward Declan MacEachern, who scored twice. “I got my chances and I felt like I took advantage of those chances today.” The action started with a one-timer from [&hellip;]</p>

<p>What do more than 70 years of history, a worldwide spectacle, Shaquille O’Neal, Megan Thee Stallion and powerful, iconic brands and families have in common?  No, it’s not the celebrity illuminati. It’s Formula 1: The king of all motorsport. I’m almost certain you’ve heard about F1. But maybe you’re thinking, &#8220;it’s just driving, how is that [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Fredericton Red Wings defeated the Grand Falls Rapids in a game at the Grant Harvey Centre on Nov. 14. Nearly 700 fans for both teams packed the stands, dotting the rows with masked faces. Season ticket-holder Anita White was excited to see the hometown fanbase fill the arena. “The crowd seemed to be really engaged [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Boxing has seen some of North America’s biggest stars, from Muhammad Ali to Mike Tyson and packed stadiums worldwide. But, the sport is not as popular at the collegiate level. Sean Finnigan, an Olympic hopeful, trains with one of the only school-run boxing clubs in Canada at Crandall University and said having his sport and education tied [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In this episode of Top of the Hill Weekly, a glimpse into the young season of the STU Tommies men&#8217;s basketball season. We talk to players and coaches about a season missed due to COVID-19 and expectations for this new season. That, plus STU students writing and launching their own children&#8217;s book. Special thanks to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Tommies beat the University of New Brunswick Reds on Oct. 29 in the second edition of the Battle of the Hill. “Just overall coming together as a team and wanting to win, especially against UNB,” said Tommies&#8217; defensemen Aislynn Byers. When the two teams met earlier this season, UNB won 5-2 against STU. This time though, the Tommies ended UNB’s winning streak. Coming into this game, UNB was scoring [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Tommies basketball team hosted the 10th annual Ken Gould Invitational tournament from Oct. 22 to 24 at the Lady Beaverbrook Gym. “It&#8217;s definitely a very special tournament,” said guard Emily Owens. “It’s very well known around our STU community and it definitely holds a very motivating factor.” The tournament began at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The J.B. O&#8217;Keefe Fitness Centre plans to bring back intramurals by January 2022, taking into consideration COVID-19 regulations. Michael Eagles, the athletics director at St. Thomas University, said he&#8217;s talked to the sports representatives and residence life to coordinate the return of intramurals. “For the people on campus here at St. Thomas who maybe weren&#8217;t [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University&#8217;s cross country team had their final race of the season on Oct. 30. For fourth-year STU student Lars Schwarz, this race was the final meet of his university career. “This week has been sort of a tapering off week,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We’ve been training a little less hard because in the last two [&hellip;]</p>