LatestNews Archive - August, 2008

Tara Whitten at the 2008 Track Cycling Canadian Championships Saturday, August 30 Whitten Wins Points Race at Track Cycling Nationals - By: Canadian Sport News
Tara Whitten of Edmonton upset Olympic team member Gina Grain of Burnaby to win the gold medal in the women's points race on Friday at the Tim Hortons Track Nationals cycling competition at the Burnaby Velodrome... [
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Friday, August 29 'You go from the top of the world to pushing paper, answering phones' - By: The Globe and Mail - Patrick White
When the torch is extinguished and the medals are unpacked, Olympians crash fast from their adrenalin highs and ask: So ... now what? ... [
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Thursday, August 28 Athlete Excerpts: Devon Kershaw
I finished off that great New Zealand training camp that I yammered on about in my previous post and it remained completely astounding. Believe it. The snow actually got better in our final week down under, with even more kilometers of trails opening up for our gliding enjoyment... [
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Alberta World Cup Academy, Haig Glacier, July 2008 Monday, August 25 Alberta World Cup Academy: 3 Month Report - By: Mike Cavaliere
It has been three months since we launched the Alberta World Cup Academy, and while these months have been a blur of exciting progress for the team, it is time for an update. This morning I had time to hop on my bike ride and digest everything that has happened... [
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kates.jpg Monday, August 25 Heinz Niederhauser Scholarship Recipient
Adam Kates is the first recipient of the Heinz Niederhauser Coaching Scholarship... [
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Sunday, August 24 Inspired Winter Olympian: Alex Harvey - By: VANOC
While waiting to be part of the competition at his first Olympic Winter Games in 2010, Harvey can feel his own excitement and thrill of competition building while tracking the achievements of the Canadian team in Beijing... [
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ma2.png Sunday, August 24 Haywood Report: The Hidden Ranges of the World - By: Mark Arendz
When we are on the road, traveling because of training camps or because of competitions there are certain essentials we all need... [
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Thursday, August 21 Theriault & McKeever racing well in New Zealand - By: FIS
Competition in the 2008 FIS Australia – New Zealand Cup (ANC) for Cross-Country Skiing has been hot over the last two weeks, with athletes from Canada, Japan, Switzerland and France taking on the locals from Australia and New Zealand... [
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Foothills Nordic Ski Club Logo Monday, August 18 Foothills Nordic Ski Club seeks promotion & recruitment coordinator
Foothills Nordic Ski Club (FNSC) is an active, full service ski club, and are the national club aggregate champions for the past 7 years in a row. As one of the largest ski clubs in the country, FNSC is currently seeking a Promotion and Recruitment Coordinator... [
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hak.jpg Friday, August 15 ZRS: Lenes receives Shane Stevens Award for Sportsmanship
Following the recent Checchi Open, the ZRS organizing committee has decided to award Haakon Lenes the first Shane Stevens Award for Sportsmanship... [
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haig 2 Friday, August 15 Athlete Excerpts: Dasha Gaiazova
Ooops, it has been over a month since last time I wrote something here... [
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rings.jpg Thursday, August 14 Four candidate cities for the 1st winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012 - By: FIS
Harbin (China), Innsbruck (Austria), Kuopio (Finland) and Lillehammer (Norway) were selected by the IOC Executive Board as shortlisted Candidate Cities for the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games ... [
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gavin dan battle.JPG Monday, August 11 Carleton Invitational Race Recap - Now with Race Photos!
On a hot August morning at the Canmore Nordic Centre, the 2008 ZRS Running Circuit continued with the Carleton Invitational... [
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Friday, August 8 Excellent snow conditions for the FIS Australian – New Zealand Cup - By: Finn Marsland / FIS
The 2008 FIS Australia – New Zealand Cup (ANC) for Cross-Country Skiing will begin next weekend, kicking off with the Australian Sprint Championships at Perisher Valley on 9th August... [
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Chris Cook, Justin Wadsworth, Andrew Newell, Torin Koos in New Zealand, July 2008. Thursday, August 7 Torin Koos: Skiing in New Zealand - By: usskiteam.com
Recently, Torin Koos, along with some of his teammates on the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team, took part in an on-snow training camp in New Zealand. As Koos trained in New Zealand, his teammates did the same in a variety of places including Alaska, British Columbia, and Idaho... [
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Wednesday, August 6 Norwegian summer events - By: FIS
In the last two weeks, two invitational races for Cross-Country skiers took place in Norway... [
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Monday, August 4 Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games detailed schedules released - By: VANOC
Enthusiasts of the 2010 Winter Games can further plan the experience of a lifetime with today’s release of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games detailed competition schedules ... [
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Monday, August 4 ZRS: Checchi/Shevchenko Results
The second Zylberberg Race Series event of the season, and first on roller skis, was held this past Saturday at the Canmore Nordic Centre... [
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