GOLD-MEDAL-WINNING SNOWBOARDER TO CARRY TORCH IN OSOYOOS
The winner of the first-ever Olympic gold medal for snowboarding will be carrying the Olympic Torch in Osoyoos in January.
Ross Rebagliati, who captured gold at the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998— and became the subject of controversy after testing positive for marijuana following his gold-medal finish— said he received the news last week that he’ll be a torchbearer on one leg of the torch’s cross-Canada journey when it passes through Osoyoos on January 24 and 25.