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SPORTSRECREATIONBIATHLON16TuesdayJanuary272015BRIEFSSPORTSNWTJudoteamclaimspodiumpositionsatSaskatchewanOpenYouthfromtheNWTJudoAssociationclaimedsomeofthetoppositionsattheSaskatchewanOpenheldinReginaonJan.24and25.AthleteMasonBruneaustartedoffthecompetitionstrongforTeamNWTtakingtwogoldmedalsintheU21andseniordivisions.NolanEl-liottalsotookagoldintheU14division.WilsonElliottcapturedabronzefortheteamintheU18category.Allinallcoachesandathleteswerehappywiththeirperformancesovertheweekend.AthleteMasonBruneauwithcoachMarioDesforgesandacoupleofgolds.HayRiverbiathletebeatspersonalrecordatworldtournamentByDALICARMICHAELAHayRiverbiathletedidhishometownproudwhenhebestedhisownrecordlastweekdemonstratinghisever-improvingskillsontheworldstage.BrendanGreen28nishedfthoutof103competitorsinanInternationalBiathlonUnionWorldCupeventheldinAntholzItaly-hispersonalbestachievementintherace.InanastoundingperformanceGreenwasjustunderfoursecondsawayfromplacingonthepodiuminthe10-kmsprintand24secondsbehindtherst-placecontestant.Healsoshotcleanhittingallofhistargetsforthefourthraceinarow.Lastyearheplacedeighthinthesameracehispreviousbestcareerresult.MembersofGreensfamilyhadjustar-rivedinItalyandwerepresenttoseetheirsondominateinthecontest.WhenaskedbyarepresentativeoftheIn-ternationalBiathlonUnionifthisracewasthebestcompetitionofhislifeGreenchuck-ledbeforeanswering.Itwasoneofthebestforsurehesaid.Iguessitsthersttimewherereallygoodskiingandperfectshootinghavereallycometogetherforme.AsaresultofhisnishGreengottostartSaturdays12.5-kmraceinfthposition.Heheldastrongleadinapodiumpositionformostoftheracebeforefallingbehindandlandingin18thplace.HeadingintothatsprintGreenwasqui-etlyoptimistic.IlljustdothebestIcantrytofocusontheprocedureandnottheresultshesaid.Itsbeenagreatyearfortheathletewhosteppedawayfromthesportformostof2012and2013withabackinjury.Lastyearhecamebackstrongandcom-petedforTeamCanadaintheSochiWinterOlympicswherehetookhomethetitleofCanadasfastestmalebiathlete.HayRiverbiathleteBrendanGreennishesfthinthemens10kmsprintattheInternationalBiathlonUnionWorldcupraceJan.22shootingcleanforthebestperformanceofhiscareer.PhotocourtesyofHayRiverSkiClubPhotocourtesyofNWTJudoAssociation