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NWTbiathleteOlympicsboundSportsRecreationBiathlon20TuesdayJanuary72014ByMARIACHURCHAfterashortracingseasonpackedfullofhighsandlowsHayRiverbiathleteBrendanGreenhasqualiedtorepre-sentCanadaontheOlympicteamboundforSochiRussiainFebruary.GreenfacedanalchancetomaketheOlympicteamatdomestictrialsinCanmoreAlta.inlateDecemberafternarrowlymissingqualifyingattheWorldCupbiathlonracesinAustria.GreenjoinssevenothermenandwomenbiathleteswhoqualiedtorepresentCanadainSochi.ThisgroupofathletesmaybethemostunderratedteaminCanadianOlympicsportbutwearefiercelydriventocapitalizeonourpositionofyingundertheradarandmakesomenoiseinSochiChrisLindsayhigh-performancedirectorwithBiathlonCanadasaidinapressrelease.ForthersttimeeverwearenamingafullteamofathletesthatnearlyallhaveOlympicexperienceandthatisasignicantcompeti-tiveadvantageineldingabiathlonteamthatisreadytolegitimatelychallengefortheOlympicpodiumforthersttimeinnearlytwodecades.Greenwasanunderdoggoingintotheseasonthisyearaftermissingmuchof2012andearly2013duetosurgeryforaherniateddisk.PhotocourtesyofBrendanGreenBrendanGreenisOlympicsboundafteragoodshowatdomestictrialsredeeminghisWorldCupnishinAustriathatcamejustshortofOlympicqualication.YellowknifesnowcrossracerstartsseasonoffwithpodiumnishBrandonBradburyasnowcrossracerfromYellowknifebroughthomeasilverandasixthplacenishathisrstraceoftheseasoninSaultSteMarieOnt.inlateDecember.Snowcrosstherapidlyex-pandingsportofprofessionalsnowmobileracingispredominantlyseenincentralCanadabuthasbeengainingmomentuminwesternprovincesandtheterritories.Bradburyssuccessattherstraceoftheseasonputshimclosetothetopinhiscat-egory.ThesnomobilersnextchanceatacompetitionwillbeonJan.18and19ataraceheldinRouyn-NorandaQue.EndgoalfortheraceristheDaycoNationalCanadianSnowcrossChampionshipsthisyeartobeheldinBarrieOnt.NWT-YukonLadiesCurlingChampionshipsplayintoovertimeFourteamstooktheirsweepersandsliderstotheicelastweek-endtodeterminethetopfemalecurlingteaminthetwoterrito-ries.AftertheweekendplayTeamKoltunfromtheYukonandTeamGalushafromtheNWThadthetopscoresbutatieforcedplayintoatiebreakermatchMonday.TheteamswereneckandneckbutTeamKoltunmanagedtopulloutaheadandwinthegame6to4.TeamKoltunwillgoontocompeteatthe2014ScottiesTournamentofHeartswhichwillbeheldinMontrealinearlyFebruary.SPORTSBRIEFSPhotoNWTCurlingNWTJudoAssociationlaunchesfirstNorthernbookaboutJudoTheNWTJudoAssociationhaslaunchedanewbookthathasthedistinctionofbeingtherstNorthernbookwrittenaboutJudo.ThebooktitledChuteswasco-writtenbyNorthernauthorsMax-enceJailletandMarioDesForgesandfollowsthestoryofClaireLafontainefromYellowknifeandRyanGrandjambefromFortSimpsontwoteensinJudowhoareonajourneytotheOlympics.Ontheirjourneytheteenslearnthattheexperiencemeansnotonlyhavingfunwithfriendsbutover-comingchallengesandultimatelydiscoveringtherespectthatthesportofJudoteaches.Theassocia-tionhostedabooklaunchtocelebratethereleaseofChuteslastweekatlAssociationfranco-cul-turelledeYellowknife.Bothauthorswerepresenttosignbooksavailableforpurchaseforthersttimeanddiscussthebook.