National Health and Fitness Ski Day Ottawa – On Wednesday February 26th over 100 skiers and supporters of National Health and Fitness Day (NHFD) joined together to ski with parliamentarians to share their love of cross-country skiing and demonstrate the potential for urban ski trails. The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health joined MPs/Olympians Adam Van Koeverden and Lyne Bissette who both used cross-country skiing as part of their Olympic training....
TRONDHEIM, Nor.—Canada’s Katherine Stewart-Jones wrapped up the six-race Ski Tour 2020 through Scandinavia with a 29th-place finish in Sunday’s 15-kilometre women’s pursuit race. Starting in 28th place, time behind the leaders based on the overall time of the first five races which took the world’s best athletes through some of the top Nordic venues in Sweden and Norway, the 24-year-old was not able to climb any more spots up the rankings while clocking a time of...
Young Canucks enjoy career-best finishes in fourth stage of six-race Tour MERAKER, Nor.—Canada’s Cendrine Browne held on as long as she could while skiing through high winds, challenging conditions and a quick pace throughout the 34 kilometre cross-country skate-ski race, which resulted in a 25th-place finish in the fourth stage of Ski Tour 2020 in Meraker, Norway. Building on her third career top-30 distance race from one week ago, the 26-year-old from...
Gutsy Canuck delivers one of the best distance races for Canadian women in last decade, moves to 32nd OESTERSUND, Swe.—Canada’s Katherine Stewart-Jones took one of the biggest jumps on the field after putting down the ninth-fastest time in the second stage of the six-race Ski Tour 2020. Starting the women’s 10-kilometre classic-ski pursuit race in 46th place based on results from Saturday’s skate-ski race, the 24-year-old Stewart-Jones battled through extreme...
Dear Sport Partner, On the heels of the 93rd Canadian Ski Championships in the nation’s capital last spring, we officially rebranded ourselves as Nordiq Canada Our new brand signaled a bold mission by our Board of Directors and dedicated staff to encourage all Canadians to find themselves on skinny skis, with the ultimate goal of developing more high-performance athletes who are committed to chasing the international podium. Inspired by a passionate group of...
