Ski racer Jan Hudec will have a secret weapon in his arsenal next weekend at the World Cup season opener in Lake Louise. The Olympic bronze medallist will wear a new helmet designed especially for him by 10-year-old Dylan Kwan, who was diagnosed with a liver condition, biliary atresia, at eight weeks. As part of the Helmets for Heroes program created by retired ski racer Brad Spence, Kwan researched Hudec on the Internet and discovered his nickname is Panda. As such, the back of the helmet depicts an angry panda designed to scare the racers behind Hudec in the starting gate. “It’s fierce,” says Hudec, 34. “A panda that you think might win something. He even looks fast...
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