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Feb. 8, 2008
The Province
Ross lives with controversy
Rebagliati says medal woes opened a lot of doors
It's been exactly a decade since Ross Rebagliati's Olympic gold medal threw him on to front pages around the globe.
Tonight, in Kelowna, the 36-year-old snowboarder will meet with friends, "tip back a couple of cold ones" and remember that day in Nagano, Japan.
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Feb. 7, 2008
The Vancouver Sun
No more smoke and mirrors
Gold medallist Rebagliati comes clean on finding fame without the fortune
Ross Rebagliati has a confession to make: He wasn't telling the whole truth all those years ago.
No, no, no. Not about that. He still contends the marijuana found in his system hours after becoming the first man to win a gold medal in snowboarding at the 1998 Nagano Olympics was due to second-hand inhalation (other people had been smoking it at a party).
Rather, it's about how Rebagliati found his way onto Canada's snowboard team in the first place.
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Oct. 26, 2007
Globe and Mail
Pro athletes make a sport of real estate
Ross Rebagliati may be known as the first snowboarder to win Olympic gold, but his real estate investments have put him at the top of his game... Today he owes his success to a series of property investments, including the ones he's made in Kelowna Mountain resort, where he's also director of its snowboard and skiing academy.
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Aug. 1, 2007
Castanet.net
Gateway to Adventure
It is one of the most exciting and uniquely natural residential resort projects, Kelowna Mountain, being planned with the theme, Gateway to Adventure. Owners Nicola and Mark Consiglio are creating this new site on the 700 acres they own in the Upper Mission.
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July 25, 2007
CHBC
Lance Armstrong and the Tour of Courage
View CHBC's coverage of Lance Armstrong and the Tour of Courage.
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July 25, 2007
Kelowna Daily Courier
Lance Armstrong to pedal for charity
Renowned cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is coming to Kelowna for the BC Cancer Foundation Tour of Courage Challenge Ride Sept 22.
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July 25, 2007
Kelowna Capital News
Armstrong pedals into Kelowna for fundraiser
The BC Cancer Foundation has announced Kelowna Mountain in the Mission will be the location for the start of an 80 km fundraising ride featuring cancer survivor and international cycling champion Lance Armstrong.
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July 7, 2007
Castanet.net
Rebagliati moves to Kelowna
Getting snowboarding tips from Olympic snowboard champion Ross Rebagliati is something most kids only dream about. The creation of Kelowna Mountain, a new ski resort planned on Chute Lake Road, may make that dream a reality after officially signing Ross Rebagliati as their new director of Snowboarding and Skiing.
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CHBC
Kelowna Mountain hires Ross Rebagliati
Ross Rebagliati discusses his new position as the Director of Ski and Snowboard Operations at Kelowna Mountain.
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May 6, 2007
CHBC
Tour of Courage
View CHBC's coverage of Lance Armstrong and the Tour of Courage.
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January 19, 2007
Kelowna Capital News
City ski resort proposed above Mission
If they were looking to generate buzz, developers Mark and Nicola Consiglio couldn’t have picked a better time to spread the word about their vision for a Mission-area ski resort.
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January 17, 2007
Kelowna Daily Courier
Big Plans for South Slopes
Kelowna could be home to a new ski resort and large subdivision south of the Upper Mission.
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January 17, 2007
Castanet.net
Kelowna Mountain
It's a mega-project that will change the landscape of Kelowna and it's moving full steam ahead.
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