LatestNews Archive - December, 2005 |
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Saturday, December 31
Neumannova Wins Home World Cup<
National heroine Katerina Neumannova won the women’s World Cup 10K freestyle race Saturday while Vincent Vittoz of France captured the men’s 15K. No Americans or Canadians raced<... [
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Wednesday, December 28
Photo of the Week: The Rabid Canadian Fans<
Kevin Sandau was one of the many Canadian super-fans out supporting the hometown racers at the World Cups in Canmore last week. Although his coach Robin McKeever was sick and unable to race, his fans did have the most creative material out there<... [
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Tuesday, December 27
Exel Racing Team Update: Cultivating a New Crop of Skiers<
- By: Karla Mika
Christmas ski schedules and snow forecasts can be highly unpredictable but each year one thing is certain, come Christmas Eve I will be in Kincardine, Ontario. This year was no exception. Since Christmas Eve fell on Saturday night I believed I had plenty of time to finish work on Friday, go for a ski at Highlands Nordic<... [
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Tuesday, December 27
Don't miss Divas on Skis this weekend!<
Join the Exel Racing Team for the first Divas on Skis day this weekend at Hardwood Hills, Ontario (just north of Toronto) on December 31st! You and all your girlfriends are cordially invited to kick start your New Year's resolutions by joining the Exel Racing Team for a full day of skiing, health & wellness<... [
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Wednesday, December 21
Exel Racing Team Update: The World Arrives in Canada<
- By: Adam Kates
have to admit that when I heard that the World Cup was coming back to Canada after an absence of over a decade I was skeptical that it would be well attended by the Nordic super powers of the world. This skepticism was largely fueled by the fact that most top European racers were poorly represented<... [
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Monday, December 19
Scott and Renner Silver in Team Sprint<
Canada's cross-country ski queens, Beckie Scott and Sara Renner, teamed up to win their first ever silver medal in the team sprint relay on Sunday at the Alberta Centennial World Cup in Canmore, Alta<... [
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Sunday, December 18
Sprint Relay Silver: Pictures from the World Cup<
- By: Dan Roycroft
Beckie and Sara again showed incredible dominance winning the Silver Medal in Sunday's World Cup Sprint Relay. It came down to a close sprint finish with Germany, and earned Canada another medal to cap on the most incredible week of racing in Canadian history.<... [
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Saturday, December 17
Scott Gold Again<
Beckie Scott was first out of the garage, and led the world's elite cross-country skiers down the picturesque nordic highways of the Canmore Nordic Centre en route to claming the gold medal in the women's 15-kilometre classic race on Saturday morning<... [
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Friday, December 16
Digica Computers joins Exel Racing Team as World Cup Sponsor<
Independent Nordic Development Initiative for 2010 is proud to announce their partnership with Digica Computers Inc. Digica has signed on to be the official World Cup sponsor of the Exel Racing Team, providing the ski technician support required for the World Cup competitions currently taking place in Canada<... [
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Wednesday, December 14
Exel Racing Team Update: Bring it On!<
- By: Tara Whitten
Four weekends in a row of racing is a tough schedule for any competitor. For me, it has been an even bigger challenge, as interspersed with the racing I have had a class presentation, two research papers, and one final exam with two more just around the corner<... [
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Tuesday, December 13
Gold and Bronze - Pictures from the World Cup<
- By: Dan Roycroft
Beckie Scott and Sara Renner thrilled the home crowd with gold and bronze in the World Cup Sprint on Sunday. With breakthrough performances by many of the other Canadian's, this World Cup was an amazing display of the powerhouse sprinters in Canada.<... [
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Saturday, December 10
Beckie Takes Silver in first Canadian World Cup in 11 Years<
Beckie Scott stole the show in front of thousands of screaming Canadian fans on Saturday, winning a silver medal in the women's 15 kilometre pursuit race at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre near Vernon, B.C - the first time a World Cup cross-country skiing event has been held in Canada in more than a decade<... [
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Wednesday, December 7
Canadian's defend home turf in Silver Star Night Sprint<
The inagural Silver Star Night Sprint saw some impressive international racing and some breakout performances by Canada's up-and-coming sprinters. Chardra Crawford and Phil Widmer both made it to the final 4 while Sean Crooks made it into the top 8 and Sara Renner claiming the bronze.<... [
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Wednesday, December 7
Exel Racing Team Update: Racing the World<
- By: Rhonda Sandau
After a long summer of hard training, the racing season has gotten rolling in a hurry. We have just completed our second weekend of competition, and already the first selection races of the winter are over. Last weekend, all seven members of the Exel Racing Team gathered in Canmore, Alberta<... [
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Sunday, December 4
Scott and Grey Take Second NorAm Wins<
Canada's Beckie Scott and George Grey will enter their first World Cup races of the season next week at home with another gold medal under their belt. The two Canucks won their respective races at the Haywood NorAm<... [
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Saturday, December 3
Silver Star Night Sprints Field Beefing Up<
The start list for the Silver Star Night Sprints is looking like a World Class field with the inclusion of multiple World Championship gold medalist Marit Bjoergen, defending Olympic Champions Beckie Scott and Tor Arne Hetland and defending World Sprint Champion Emelie Oehrstig<... [
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Saturday, December 3
Get ENERGIZED at Silver Star’s Night Sprints Dash for Cash<
Come on up for the most energized Nordic event in North America this year – Silver Star’s Night Sprints Dash for Cash! Olympic and World Cup Nordic racers from 23 nations will be skate sprinting madly around a 650 metre course at the centre of Silver Star Mountain Resort, with $10,000 in cash up for grabs<... [
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Friday, December 2
CCC Selects Ivan Babikov to Team 2010<
In a move sure to get uparalleled action on the skifaster.net discussion board, Cross Country Canada has announce the selection of Ivan Babikov to Team 2010 of the National Ski Team program for the balance of the 2005/06 competitive season<... [
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