Canadian BMX racer Tory Nyhaug is a star on the rise. After making his Olympic debut at London 2012, Nyhaug finished second at the 2014 World Championships and won gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games. What’s it like to be one of Canada’s most popular young action sports athletes? CBC followed him for a day to find out.
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Brad Simms visited Russia in 2016 for a location check. South region turned out to be full of spots that are waiting to be hit in 2017.
BMX icon Dave Mirra, who died in February, suffered from the type of chronic brain damage that has shown up in the brains of dozens of football players, a University of Toronto neuropathologist has concluded. Multiple neuropathologists confirmed the diagnosis.
Mirra is the first action sports athlete to be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative disease that can lead to dementia, memory loss and depression. He died on Feb. 4 from … More