January 18, 2020
ALTENBERG, Ger.— Mark Arendz put a silver lining around a week that saw Canada’s Para-Nordic squad rack up seven medals at the World Cup in Altenberg, Germany. Determined to bounce back after a disappointing effort in Friday’s race, the 29-year-old Arendz had a near perfect day on the skis and in the range to post a second-place time of 10:45.4 in the men’s standing classification. “It was much better today, and I finally felt like myself skiing again,” said...
January 17, 2020
ALTENBERG, Ger.— Canada’s Collin Cameron added to his medal haul in Germany, winning his third straight medal, at the Para-Nordic World Cup on Friday – this time in the biathlon sit-skiing sprint distance race. Feeding off one bronze and one silver finish in the cross-country ski events earlier this week, the former sledge hockey player from Sudbury, Ont. completed the medal hat trick after a stopping the clock at 14:53.2 in the five-kilometre race. “Today was...
January 15, 2020
ALTENBERG, Ger.— Brian McKeever and Graham Nishikawa bounced back to win the gold medal, while Collin Cameron battled to bronze under marginal conditions in a short distance skate-ski race at the Para-Nordic World Cup in Altenberg, Germany. A winner of 17 Paralympic medals, the 40-year-old McKeever was looking to rebound after a disappointing sprint race earlier in the week. He did exactly that on Wednesday, dusting the field in a six-kilometre race that saw the...
January 13, 2020
Mont-Sainte-Anne, 20 janvier 2020 – Le Mont-Sainte-Anne accueillera du 30 janvier au 2 février 2020, une épreuve de la série NorAm Haywood qui servira de sélection pour désigner les membres de l’équipe canadienne qui participera aux Championnats mondiaux juniors/M23 qui auront lieu du 29 février au 7 mars, à Oberwiesenthal, en Allemagne. Ces épreuves serviront également à identifier les athlètes qui participeront aux dernières épreuves de la Coupe du monde qui se...
January 13, 2020
DRESDEN, Ger.—Canada’s Para-Nordic squad sprinted to the silver and bronze-medal steps of the podium at the World Cup in Dresden, Germany on Monday. The leader of the Para-Nordic Team, Brian McKeever and his guide Graham Nishikawa, sprinted to the silver medal in the men’s visually impaired category. Women’s standing teen, Natalie Wilkie, grabbed her second sprint podium of the season with the bronze medal. “This was a good day for the team,” said Robin McKeever,...
