Léo Grandbois Cracks Top-10 at Under-23 Nordic World Ski Championships

Léo Grandbois Cracks Top-10 at Under-23 Nordic World Ski Championships

February 24, 2022

Anna Parent leads Canadian women in 17th spot LYGNA, Nor.— Léo Grandbois was the lone Canadian to crack the top-10 in the opening race for cross-country ski athletes in the U23 category at the Nordic World Ski Championships, finishing ninth on Thursday in Lygna, Norway. The 22-year-old Quebecer squeaked into the elite group of 10 after clocking a time of 41:07.3 in the men’s 15-kilometre individual start classic-ski race. “When I start a race, I always want to get...
Junior Canadian Men Battle to Fourth at Nordic World Ski Championships

Junior Canadian Men Battle to Fourth at Nordic World Ski Championships

February 23, 2022

Canadian women team up for seventh spot in 4 x 3.3 km relay LYGNA, Nor.—The next generation of Canadian cross-country skiers finished just shy of the podium in the relay events at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships on Wednesday. The men’s team combined for a fourth-place finish, while the Canadian women placed seventh in Lygna, Norway. Four Canadian teenagers – Félix Olivier-Moreau (Mont St. Anne, Que.), Xavier McKeever (Canmore, Alta.); Sasha Masson...
Alberta Teens Xavier McKeever and Tom Stephen Ski into top-10 at Nordic World Junior Ski Championships

Alberta Teens Xavier McKeever and Tom Stephen Ski into top-10 at Nordic World Junior Ski Championships

February 22, 2022

Canada places six athletes – four men, two women, in top-20 at premier junior event  LYGNA, Nor.— Xavier McKeever and Tom Stephen hunted down the podium while leading six baby Canucks into the top-20 in the distance races that opened the 2022 Nordic Word Junior Ski Championships in Lygna, Norway on Tuesday.   Competing in his third World Juniors at just 18 years old, Xavier McKeever (Canmore, Alta.) delivered the best individual cross-country ski result of his...
Olivier Léveillé Skis to Second Top-30 Finish in Olympic Cross-Country Ski Distance Race

Olivier Léveillé Skis to Second Top-30 Finish in Olympic Cross-Country Ski Distance Race

February 19, 2022

BEIJING, Chn—Canada’s Olivier Léveillé wrapped up his first Olympic Games with his second top-30 finish of the week, finishing 27th in the men’s 30-kilometre free technique race. The Sherbrooke, Que. resident persevered through a broken ski and heavy winds that shortened the scheduled 50 kilometre race to 30-kilometres at the Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre near Beijing. Léveillé completed the course with a time of 1:15:54.3. “I’m very proud of my...