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Saskatchewan snowboarder McMorris named to Olympic team

Saskatchewan’s Mark McMorris. Doug Pensinger / Getty Images

SASKATOON – Regina snowboarding superstar Mark McMorris has been named to Canada’s Olympic snowboarding team.

The team’s first five members were named Friday during an announcement in Vancouver.

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McMorris, along with British Columbia’s Spencer O’Brien and Sebastien Toutant of Quebec, will participate in the slopestyle event, which is included in the Olympics for the first time.

Three-time Olympian Maelle Ricker of West Vancouver will lead Canada’s snowboard team at the Sochi Games, which start in February.

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