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12TuesdayFebruary172015YouthcompeteatNWTSkByDALICARMICHAELConditionsweretoughthisyearattheNWTSkiTerritorialsasyoungathletesbroketrailthroughapatchofpowderyfreshlyfallensnowbutwiththepromiseofwarmthandahotlunchwaitingforthemeachdeterminedskierracedtheirhardesttothenishline.About30youthfrompreschooltohighschooltrekkedoverthegentleslopesoftheFortSmithSkiClubinfreestyleandclassiccross-countryracesonFeb.14and15.MostoftheracershailedfromtheSouthSlaveregionaresultofthecommunityonlydiscoveringthatitwastohosttheracelastminuteinJanuary.ItsnotabadthingsaidcoachKevinSmith.WhileSmithwouldhavelikedtoseehisteamcompeteagainstawiderrangeofskillsfromacrosstheterritoryhewashappytheyhadtheopportunitytobuilduptheircondenceastheywentheadtoheadwiththeirfriends.AftertheracesonSaturdaycompetitorsandtheirparentswereinvitedtoplayinthepoolatthecommunitysrecreationcentrebeforeenjoyingdinnertogether.MiniAtomBoys-0.5kmfree1KaydTrue2TalonTrue3SethMercrediMiniAtomGirls-0.5kmfree1AbbeyZimmer2KennaMacDonald-Taylor3RalstonRutherford-SimonAtomBoys-1kmfree1IsaacZimmer2JosephCox3RoenTrueAtomGirls-1kmfree1TaylorPorter2OliviaCox3RileyVenemaPee-WeeBoys-2kmfree1LeifAubrey-Smith2OlieJohnsonPee-WeeGirls-2kmfree1AnaisAubrey-Smith2SarahPorter3ClaireMacMillanRecreationalYouth-2.5kmfree1EleanorMacMillan2HannahNickersonMiniMidgetGirls-3kmfree1DanikaBurke2AmelieAubrey-Smith3FinnlayRutherford-SimonJuvenileGirls-5kmfreeCalistaBurke2015SkiTerrOlympiccross-countryskierSharonFirthtellscompetitorsandtheirparentsaboutheryouthwhensheandherlatetwinsisterShirleyFirth-LarssonwouldtraineveryyearinInuvikdeterminedtomakeittothewintergames.HeresheoldsherOlympicuniform.SpecialguestandformerOlympicathleteSharonFirthhandsoutmedalstoSaturdaysaroundtheirneckaftereachcompetitorgottobitedownonadeliciouscookiemedal.EventhoughCalistaBurkearisingstarinskiingandbiathlonfromtheSouthSlavewastheonlyparticipantinthejuvenileagegroupshewashappytohavethechancetopracticehersport.SPORTSRECREATIONCROSS-COUNTRYSKIINGSaturdayResults