February 5, 2020
The fastest cross-country skiers on the planet are back in the Canadian Rockies, as the COOP FIS Cross Country Ski World Cup returns to the Canmore Nordic Centre on March 19 to 22nd, hosted by the Alberta World Cup Society. More information here.
February 4, 2020
CANMORE, Alta.—Nineteen young Canucks, who will one day carry the torch for cross-country skiing in in the country, are heading to Oberwiesenthal, Germany for the 2020 Junior and Under-23 World Championship Team, February 28 – March 8. Nordiq Canada will send five women and five men to the Junior World Championships, as well as four women and five men for the Under-23 events. Born out of clubs located in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec, the young...
February 2, 2020
MONT-SAINT-ANNE, Que.—Emily Nishikawa was one of five of Canada’s top cross-country skiers who climbed onto the top of the Haywood NorAm podium in Mont-Saint-Anne, Que. this weekend, which was also serving as selections for World Cup period four, as well as the World Junior and Under-23 Championships. Nishikawa, a two-time Olympian from Whitehorse, enjoyed a golden weekend, winning both the 10-kilometre classic-ski individual start race and Sunday’s 15-kilometre...
January 23, 2020
LAUSANNE, SUI.— The international experience is sure to play a key role in the development of four Canadian youngsters who delivered a mix bag of results on the cross-country ski trails at the Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland over the last week. Jasmine Drolet (Rossland, B.C.), Liliane Gagnon (Quebec), along with a couple of Whitehorse athletes, Derek Dueling and Sasha Masson, combined to deliver four top-20 finishes in two sprint and one short...
January 22, 2020
Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC: From January 30 to February 2, 2020, Mont-Sainte-Anne will host the Haywood NorAm trials, a race series that will determine which athletes will represent Canada at the upcoming World Junior/U23 Championships in Oberwiesenthal, Germany (February 29 to March 7). The events will also serve to select the athletes who will take part in the season-finale North American stops of the World Cup circuit, in Quebec City, Minneapolis, and Canmore. Read...
