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...
January 20, 2020
Quebec City, Monday, January 20, 2020 – With less than two months to go before the Quebec City COOP FIS Cross-Country World Cup brings the world’s elite cross-country skiers to the Plains of Abraham March 13–15, now’s the time to sign experienced young cross-country skiers up for the COOP Mini World Cup. New for 2020, this fun event is a great way for young skiers between 5 and 12 years of age to put their skills to the test tackling a range of obstacles on the...
