Alison Mackie Skis to 15th at Nordic Junior World Ski Championships

Alison Mackie Skis to 15th at Nordic Junior World Ski Championships

February 2, 2023

WHISTLER, B.C.—Canadian teen, Alison Mackie, posted her second-straight top-15 finish at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships to lead the Canucks in the 10-kilometre individual start skate-ski race on Thursday at Whistler Olympic Park. The 17-year-old continued her breakthrough week with a hard-fought battle in a pure endurance race, clocking a time of 28:36.0. “I was trying to stick to the people in front of me and catch them, and that really motivated me to...
Sasha Masson Gains Valuable Learnings in Sprint Qualification at Nordic U23 World Ski Championships in Whistler

Sasha Masson Gains Valuable Learnings in Sprint Qualification at Nordic U23 World Ski Championships in Whistler

January 29, 2023

WHISTLER, B.C.—Sasha Masson had the nation on his shoulders as the lone Canadian to qualify for the classic cross-country ski sprint heats at the Under-23 World Ski Championships in Whistler, B.C. on Sunday. Competing in just his second World Ski Championships, and first in the Under 23 category, the 20-year-old Masson skied to his best finish in 23rd at the ultimate nordic test for athletes ages 16-23 years old. “The whole goal was to qualify (for the heats) so...