Canada Selects Five To Join Scott and Renner On World Cup

Canmore, Alta.—Canada’s presence on the World Cup cross-country ski circuit will get a little thicker for the remainder of the season as Cross Country Canada named an additional five athletes that will join the nation’s top skiers, Beckie Scott and Sara Renner, over the next three months in Europe.
 

George Grey, of Rossland, B.C., and Chris Jeffries, of Chelsea, Que., will strap on the skis this weekend, January 17-18, to begin competing on the World Cup circuit in Nova Mesto, CZE. The 24-year-old Grey has been a workhorse this season, consistently placing in the top of the pack on the Haywood NorAm Canada Cup circuit, the nation’s premier development race series. 
 

Jeffries has had to overcome some early-season adversity after experiencing a summertime injury, but is peaking at the ideal time. The 26-year-old is finally showing signs of being back in top-racing form after posting consecutive second-place finishes. Grey and Jeffries both put Canada on the podium at the U.S. Championships last week, an event loaded with strong international talent.