Tuesday, March 17, 2009

AB Championships Get Good Local Press Coverage

The Alberta Natural Track Championships were held in Grande Prairie this past weekend and the local newspaper, The Daily Herald Tribune has a great feature story on the event:

"It was a fitting end to the Alberta Luge Championships.

John Gibson was hoisted on the shoulders and carried to the podium by fellow national team members Kaj Johnson and Greg Jones.

It wasn’t just because Gibson had managed to beat his teammates on his way to gold in the senior men’s division. The show of appreciation was also because Gibson had organized the tournament, giving the group of 16 natural luge racers a rare chance to compete against each other.

.... Full Story Here"


Congratulations to John, both on his win and on putting the event together on short notice!

Here are the times from all the runs:

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Alberta Championships