Okanagan men named to Canadian Olympic team

By Charlotte Helston
January 21 2014 04:01 AM

OKANAGAN – Two Okanagan skiers are Sochi-bound.

Justin Dorey, 26, of Vernon and Matt Margetts, also 26, of Penticton were named to the Canadian Olympic team today in the halfpipe category.

Dorey was born in Calgary, calls Vernon home, and currently lives and trains in Whistler. He was part of the Silver Star Freestyle Club as a kid and made the national team in 2007. Check out his full bio—and find out why his nickname is ‘Bone’—on his Freestyle Ski page.

Margetts was born in Victoria and now hails from Penticton. He learned to ski at 13 and is the first skier to land a double cork 900. Learn more about him here.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Charlotte Helston at chelston@infotelnews.ca, call (250)309-5230 or tweet @charhelston.

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Charlotte Helston grew up in Armstrong and after four years studying writing at the University of Victoria, she came back to do what she loves most: Connect with the community and bringing its stories to life.

Covering Vernon for iNFOnews.ca has reinforced her belief in community. The people and the stories she encounters every day—at the courthouse, City Hall or on the street—show the big tales in a small town.

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