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Monday, January 31
6th Annual Thunder Bay Nordic Fest Raises $10,000<
- By: Jim Cameron
The 6th annual Thunder Bay Nordic Fest or “Feast” stormed through the City on January 22nd, raising over $ 10,000 for the Thunder Bay National Team Development Centre<... [ click to read more ] |
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Monday, January 31
Zylberberg and Jones Take Eastern Canadian Skate Titles<
Ottawa residents Perianne Jones and David Zylberberg both took to the top step of the podium at the Eastern Canadian Championships yesterday<... [ click to read more ] |
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Monday, January 31
Gaiazova Cashes in at Italy's Marcialonga<
Dasha Gaiazova scored big, placing third in yesterday's Marcialonga Ski Marathon in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Gaiazova finished 24 minutes behind women's winner Cristina Paluselli of Italy<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, January 30
Cross-country skiing: an ultimate sport!<
- By: Denis Angers
Le Blizzard Ski Club from Val-Bélair, near Quebec City has been organizing sprint competitions at night<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, January 30
Crooks and Bisson Dominate Eastern Canadian Champs Classic<
Sean Crooks and Christine Bisson both stormed their way to victories on the largely flat classic course at the Eastern Canadian Championships and Canada Cup in Hull, Quebec yesterday<... [ click to read more ] |
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Thursday, January 27
Sandau and Widmer Take 4th Place in Super Tour Sprint<
The Canadian contingent competing in the Super Tour Sprint race in Telemark, Wisconsin gave the Americans a run for the money on Wednesday. Canada's Phil Widmer led the men's race after qualifying in 1st place<... [ click to read more ] |
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Thursday, January 27
Scott Wins Street Sprint in Switzerland<
Beckie Scott quickly found her way back onto an international podium after winning an invitational sprint event in Pontresina, Switzerland on Wednesday<... [ click to read more ] |
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Wednesday, January 26
Haywood National Team Report: An OPA Coach's Tale<
- By: Eric DeNys
Joel, Eric Bailey and I arrived at the ski site at 6:30 to wade through 15 cm of standing water outside our wax cabin. It had then been raining buckets for 20 hours. The rain continued for another four hours<... [ click to read more ] |
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Monday, January 24
Scott and Renner 4th in World Cup Team Sprint<
Canada's one-two punch of Beckie Scott and Sara Renner charged for the podium at a World Cup cross-country team sprint relay in Pragelato, Italy on Sunday, but came up a whisker short<... [ click to read more ] |
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Monday, January 24
Babikov Dominates Minnesota Super Tour Races<
The US Super Tour series continued this weekend with two distance races in Mount Itasca, MN. With close to six inches of fresh snow overnight, Saturdays skating course proved to be quite challenging. The Europeans dominated both the women's and men's field<... [ click to read more ] |
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Monday, January 24
Haywood Report: The Worst Day in Classic Racing<
- By: Devon Kershaw
OK - so I have been in Oberstdorf for a week, and I have seen a ton of wacky things happen. If ever you find yourself complaining of the weather, please be thankful you do not live here<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, January 23
Canadian Duo's Gamble Pays Off to Make Podium Charge at World Cup<
Canada’s one-two punch of Beckie Scott and Sara Renner charged for the podium at a World Cup cross-country team sprint relay in Pragelato, Italy on Sunday, but came up a whisker short finishing fourth<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, January 23
Kershaw 10th in U23/OPA Mass Start Skate<
Devon Kershaw turned in a impressive performance today at the U23 Intercontinental Championships with a 10th place finish in the 15km mass start skate race, which was good enough for 8th in the U23 category<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, January 23
Betcherman 4th in Mt.Itasca SuperTour Classic<
- By: Jim Cameron
Canada's Tasha Betcherman took a fourth place finish in Saturday's 10km Classic Super Tour Cross Country race in Itasca, Minnesota. On the men’s side Ivan Babikov resumed his winning ways<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, January 22
World Universiade Update: Adventures of a Bathroom Nature<
- By: Magi Scallion
Sunday-race morning dawned (January 16th) in the usual sunshine-manner of Seefeld, Austria. Most of the teams' mood and physical disposition matched the weather<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, January 22
Canadian's Post Strong Results at OPA and U23<
After difficult conditions and challenging waxing in Friday's pursuit races, where Chandra Crawford posted the top women's result in 14th and Devon Kershaw posted the top men's results in 17th<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, January 22
Scott 17th, Grey 35th in World Cup Pursuit<
Pragelato, ITA-Beckie Scott continued to lead the way for Canada’s men’s and women’s cross-country skiers after finishing 17th in a World Cup 15 kilometre pursuit race on Saturday in Pragelato, Italy<... [ click to read more ] |
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Friday, January 21
National Team Haywood Report: Madison’s Capitol Square Street Sprints<
- By: Sean Crooks
Illegal street racing is a growing problem in many cities. Racing through downtown streets, though tight corners, moving at dangerous speeds with no regard for the safety of others or themselves<... [ click to read more ] |
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Wednesday, January 19
Racing in Seefeld: An update from the battle ground<
- By: Shayla Swanson
Unfortunately, friday the 14th, sprint day marked a day of mass surrender for team Canada. Despite a strong showing by all, placing in the top 16 and advancing to the final heats proved to be a difficult<... [ click to read more ] |
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Wednesday, January 19
US Ski Team Names 13 to Worlds Team<
Thirteen cross country skiers, including seven 2002 Olympians, have been named to compete next month in the World Nordic Ski Championships in Germany, U.S. Nordic Director Luke Bodensteiner announced<... [ click to read more ] |
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Tuesday, January 18
Gaiazova wins silver in Italy<
Canada's future Olympic cross-country skiers made their first strides towards the podium at the Opa Continental Cup on Sunday, with Montreal's Dasha Gaiazova winning a silver medal in the women's 5-kilometre free technique<... [ click to read more ] |
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Tuesday, January 18
Madison Capitol Square Sprint Results<
- By: Jim Crooks
The first ever Madison Capitol Square Sprints took place with a Canadian contingent adding their names to the impressive field of US skiers<... [ click to read more ] |
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Monday, January 17
Gord’s Ski Newsletter Vol.7, No.5: Ups and Downs<
- By: Gord Jewett
As I sit in the airport in Minneapolis taking advantage of one of the coveted wireless hotspots that are miraculously springing up around the globe, I have a moment to reflect on the season<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, January 16
Scott Sprints to 5th in Nove Mesto<
The Olympic gold medallist finished fifth on Sunday in a World Cup sprint in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, in just her second event of the season<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, January 16
Swanson 38th, Puiras 45th at World Universiade<
Shayla Swanson was the top Canadian in today's 5km skate race at the World Universiade in Seefeld, Austria. Swanson finished in a time of 14 minutes and 16.5 seconds, one minute and 20.3 seconds behind<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, January 15
Scott 15th in First World Cup of Season<
Nove Mesto, CZE-Beckie Scott picked up her World Cup racing career where she left off nearly a year ago, finishing in the top of the pack with the world's elite after posting a 15th-place result in Nove Mesto<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, January 15
SuperTour Sprints Circle Capitol<
The $120,000 cross country SuperTour resumes Sunday with 1-kilometer classic technique sprint races involving many of the premier cross-country skiers in North America around the Wisconsin Capitol<... [ click to read more ] |
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Friday, January 14
Scott and Renner headline talented group of veterans and rookies named to World Championship team<
Beckie Scott will lead one of the strongest Canadian cross-country ski teams ever assembled when the Vermilion, Alta. native makes her return to the World Cup circuit this weekend, with nine other Canucks<... [ click to read more ] |
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Friday, January 14
World Universiade Update: Austrians are Interesting<
- By: Shayla Swanson
Austrians are interesting people. The young ones are tobaganing, the middle age are sunning themeselves on patios open in the winter and the elderly are showing everyone else what it means to be fit<... [ click to read more ] |
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Friday, January 14
Bisson Narrowly Misses Sprint Qualifying at World Universiade<
Christine Bisson of Laval University led the Canadian team at the World Universiade Games in Seefeld, Austria, with a 20th place finish in the women's 1km skate sprint<... [ click to read more ] |
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Monday, January 10
Johnson and Dussault Take Final US National Races<
Olympian Andrew Johnson, who started the U.S. Cross Country Championships by winning his first title on his 27th birthday after finishing<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, January 9
Koos, Williams Win US Sprints Gold<
Olympian Torin Koos and college skier Lindsay Williams braved howling winds and intermittent granular snowfall Saturday to win classic technique sprints on Day Four<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, January 8
Veerpalu, Bjoergen Win Otepaa World Cup<
Estonain national hero Andrus Veerpalu won the World Cup men's 15K classic race Saturday by a whopping 42 seconds over Norwegian Frode Estil with a time of 37:17.1<... [ click to read more ] |
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Friday, January 7
Canada Cup Pursuit Photos<
- By: Dan Roycroft
Photos of the women's 5+5km Canada Cup Pursuit race on Jan 6th. Heavy snow made for very difficult conditions and a real battle against the elements as much as the competitors.<... [ click to read more ] |
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Friday, January 7
Renner, Kershaw Win Canada Cup Pursuit in Canmore<
Canada’s Sara Renner and Devon Kershaw powered their way across the finish line to the top of the podium in a Haywood Canada Cup pursuit race in Canmore<... [ click to read more ] |
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Thursday, January 6
Alberta Cups 3 & 4 Postponed Due To Cold Weather<
The Alberta Cup Races 3 & 4 scheduled for January 8 - 9 in Canmore, have been postponed to January 29 - 30 due to the predicted cold temperatures<... [ click to read more ] |
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Thursday, January 6
National Team Haywood Report: Making a team into a Team<
- By: Gord Jewett
It has been eight months since the first National Ski Team camp of the year at Mount Assiniboine Lodge and it seems like it was ages ago. When the team first assembled it was a mixed bag of athletes<... [ click to read more ] |
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Wednesday, January 5
Babikov Strikes Again<
Ivan Babikov kept American men off the top step of their own podium for the second race in a row today at the US National Championships in Soldier Hollow, Utah. After a dominating win<... [ click to read more ] |
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Wednesday, January 5
Goldsack, Kershaw, Crawford and Gaiazova All Win Gold in Canada Cup Team Sprint<
Organizers of the Haywood Canada Cup Team Sprint in Canmore caught a bit of a break on Tuesday as temperatures warmed to acceptable racing levels during the first Madshus Team Sprint<... [ click to read more ] |
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Monday, January 3
Canmore Canada Cup Team Sprint Schedule Change<
The Jury has met and the schedule for the Classic Team Sprints on January 4th has been confirmed with a changed start time<... [ click to read more ] |
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Monday, January 3
Babikov Destroys field at US Nationals 30km Free<
As preliminary results come in from the US Nationals in Soldier Hollow, Utah, it appears Ivan Babikov has stormed to an impresive win by over a minute ahead of Andrew Johnson and Carl Swenson<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, January 1
Canada Cup Classic Team Sprints postponed<
With the weather forecasts trending unfavorably the jury has postponed the Classic Team Sprints to Tuesday, January 4th<... [ click to read more ] |
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