Learn more about Canada's best young athletes - here is Explore Magazine's Top 30 Under 30, profiles of Canada's best young achievers.
Learn more about Canada’s best young athletes.
Top athlete: Will Stanhope
A profile of one of Canada’s boldest climbers: Will Stanhope. Read all about his ups and downs during his already storied career as a climber.
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Elite speed skater: Crystal Phillips
How one athlete is raising awareness for multiple sclerosis
Calgary, Alberta // Age: 25
In spring 2005, while training with the national middle-distance speed-skating team, Crystal Phillips…
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Elite surfer: Peter Devries
Devries is more than a great surfer, he’s an extraordinary athlete
Tofino, B.C. // Age: 28
When Peter Devries won the 2009 Cold Water Classic, it was…
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Gold-medal Nordic skier: Alex Harvey
At 23, Harvey is on his way to the top—fast
Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec
// Age: 23
When skier Alex Harvey raised his index finger to the sky at…
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Top triathlete: Paula Findlay
At 22, Findlay is already one of the world’s greatest runners
Edmonton, Alberta // Age: 22
It shouldn’t surprise Paula Findlay that she has blossomed—with back-to-back victories…
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First rider to land a quad: Mark McMorris
Learn more about the snowboard trick mastered by this 17-year-old
Regina, Saskatchewan // Age: 17
Sounds like something you’d order at Starbucks: “Backside triple cork 1440.” In…
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Q&A with one of Canada’s top teen skiers: Sean Pettit
He’s been called the future of skiing for several years, and it’s still true
Whistler, B.C. // Age: 19
He landed his first sponsors at the age…
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Top east-coast surfer: Nico Manos
Building a go-anywhere, do-anything surfing community on the East Coast is what Nico Manos is all about, from his Lawrencetown Beach surf school to his…
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Whitewater champion: Nick Troutman
Learn more about this young up-and-coming freestyler
Beachburg, Ontario // Age: 23
Ask Nick Troutman what he’s looking forward to in his career, and he’ll say seal-launching…
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Q&A with pro cyclist Emily Batty
Learn more about the young cross-country cyclist who’s ranked in 3rd in Canada
Brooklin, Ontario // Age: 23
Emily Batty grew up at bike races, passing water…
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Trail riders & builders: The Coastal Crew
The story of B.C.’s Kranked 7 mountain bikers – a group of trail-builders who have become internationally famous riders.
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