December 12, 2019
CANMORE, ALTA.— Canada’s best senior and junior cross-country skiers will kick off the 2019/20 Haywood NorAm Series at the home of Nordiq Canada, toeing the line for three races at the Canmore Nordic Centre, December 6-8. More than 600 athletes will be competing in the premiere developmental competition series for cross-country skiing on the continent. The weekend will include the first race of the AltaGas Sprint Series on Friday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. The...
December 12, 2019
POKLJUKA, Slo.—Canada’s Dahria Beatty sprinted to the bronze medal at the Opa Cup in Pokljuka, Slovenia on Saturday. Completing her final tune-up before hitting the start line on the World Cup next weekend in Davos, Switzerland, the 25-year-old put her summer training to the test where she crossed the line in third spot in the skate-sprint race. “I felt strong in the heats and am happy with my podium finish,” said the Whitehorse-based Olympian. “It was a good...
December 12, 2019
The following are the top seven (7) female and male athletes on the ranking list for the 2020 YOG selections as outlined in the Competition Trip Selection Criteria 2019-20. Appeals of the ranking list must be submitted in writing to Shane Pearsall before Monday, December 9, 10:00 AM MST. The athletes listed below will be subject to criteria eligibility before being selected to the YOG team. Women Sprint Classic Total Jasmine Drolet 80 100 180 Liliane Gagnon 100 29...
December 8, 2019
CANMORE, Alta.—The Canadian flag was raised above the silver and bronze-medal steps of the senior podium at the Haywood NorAm on Sunday in Canmore, Alta. Jack Carlyle, of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., cranked out a silver medal performance in the men’s 15 kilometre race, while Katherine Stewart-Jones (Chelsea, Que.) snagged the bronze in women’s 10-kilometre skate-ski individual start. Carlyle battled through the chilly mountain air and up and down the punishing hills...
November 14, 2019
CANMORE, Alta.—Olympians Dahria Beatty and Jesse Cockney topped the field in the Nordiq Thunder skate-ski distance races under ideal conditions at the Canmore Nordic Centre on Thursday. Dahria Beatty, who hails out of the Whitehorse Ski Club, dusted the women’s field in her four trips around the four-kilometre loop. The 25-year-old Beatty clocked a winning time of 18:43.3 in her final pre-season tune-up. “I’m really happy with my fitness overall. I felt that...
