Selection Rationale Click to view Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected to the 2023 FISU World University Games in Lake Placid, USA from January 11 to January 23, 2023 . Athlete selections were based on the 2023 FISU World University Games Selection Criteria. As outlined in the selection criteria (point 3.1) to be eligible and considered for selection, athletes had to have registered an Expression of Interest (EOI) either through...
Selection Rationale Click to view Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected as the Continental Cup (COC) winners for WC P2 and selected to the World Cup P1 races in Davos, SUI. Athlete selections were based on the 2022-23 Continental Cup Selection Criteria and the 2022-23 Nordiq Canada Competition Trip Criteria. SUMMARY OF NOMINATIONS Russell Kennedy – 233 points Liliane Gagnon – 218 points Athlete...
VERNON, B.C.—Canada’s cross-country ski athletes snagged a pair of bronze medals in the first two Nordiq Cup (COC) races of the 2022-23 domestic race circuit at Sovereign Lake Nordic Club near Vernon. B.C. Olympic veteran, Russell Kennedy, led the Canadian charge on Thursday by finishing third in the 10-kilometre skate-ski race with a time of 25:28.9. “I knew my form was good from yesterday, so I knew I had it in me to do well today,” said Kennedy. “I wanted to...
Selection Rationale Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected to the Para Nordic World Cup competition team from December 5 to December 19, 2022, in Vuokatti, Finland. Athlete selections were based on the 2022-2023 Para Nordic Competition Trip Criteria and summarized in the Athlete Nomination Synopsis and Rationale. SUMMARY OF NOMINATIONS Mark Arendz – Selection trials 0 points Collin Cameron – Selection trials 0 points...
Strike, it’s often said, while the iron is hot. Even if that iron happens to be outside, in frostbite-low temperatures along a vast, undulating trail of snow. “Everyone realizes – and this wouldn’t have been the case a year or two ago – that we have a big opportunity, now,’’ says Nordiq Canada CEO Stéphane Barrette. “Things are building up throughout our community of athletes, coach development, everywhere. “The Para-Nordic program has been our...
