For serious athletes it doesn’t get any bigger than the Olympics. This weekend more than 130 paddlers will compete in the fight of their lives to get one step closer to stardom in the 2008 Olympic Team Trials Whitewater Slalom. Come out to show support your favorite contender on their quest for the gold and enjoy the festivities. Catch all the action from the Red Bull Energy Zone or the YMCA Kids Zone and enjoy fireworks, beer, wine and live music. $10-$20. U.S. National Whitewater Center, 820 Hawfield Road. 704-391-3900. www.usnwc.org.
This article appears in Apr 23-29, 2008.
