QUEBEC CITY – Two tiny specks charging toward the finish, Graham Nishikawa and Jesse Cockney appeared to merge into a single lane, and then suddenly jolted in opposite directions. Whatever made them move must have been significant, and it could have explained why Nishikawa lost his lead and ultimately the classic team sprint at the Canadian Ski National Championships on Saturday. Turns out it was just water in the tracks on a balmy afternoon at...
QUEBEC CITY – As Alana Thomas stood in the finish pen on the Plains of Abraham and looked back beyond the line, she smiled as Perianne Jones cruised down the final stretch. The Canadian National Team member was going to win by a mile – or maybe a kilometer, figuratively speaking in Canadian terms. While Jones didn’t quite have a full lap on the 11 other teams in the open classic relay at the Canadian...
This year, the Haywood Canadian National Championships have been pushed back a week to accommodate a special group – Canada’s World Cup elite, which are returning in force to put on a show for the home crowd in Quebec. With Alex Harvey, Devon Kershaw, Chandra Crawford and all the major Canadian stars slated to participate, the fields will be some of the deepest in North America all season. The Canadian World Cup squad has turned...
RUMFORD, Maine – Swirling around the Black Mountain venue was news that Justin Freeman was done. After 16 consecutive U.S. Cross Country Championships, including his recent appearance at this year’s nationals, the 35-year-old Olympian, national champion and brother of current U.S. Ski Team veteran, Kris, wouldn’t be back. Of course, that all depended, Freeman said in phone conversation on Saturday. “It’s my last consecutive nationals,” he clarified. “It’s unlikely that I won’t be back.” Soon...
Cross Country Canada is pleased to announce that it has awarded the 2011 Haywood Ski Nationals to the Canmore Nordic Cross Country Ski Club. The event will take place at the Canmore Nordic Centre in Mid-March of 2011. This will be one of the biggest events the Canmore Nordic club has ever hosted. The Haywood Ski Nationals encompass both junior and senior competitions and includes the Canadian Colleges and University Championships (CCUNC) and the Para-Nordic...
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Rebecca Dussault (Saab Salomon Factory Team) skied to a 58 second win over Brooke Gosling in women’s 30km Mass Start at Canadian Nationals. Ekaterina Vinogradova was third and Shayla Swanson fourth. In the men’s 50km, Gord Jewett edged Mike Sinnott (Saab Salomon Factory Team) by 2.9 seconds. Noah Hoffman was just 6.5 seconds back in third, and Graham Nishikawa +7.7 in fourth. The following is Dussault’s recap of the race:
Duntroon, Ontario – The Canadian National Championships are underway. Both the Team Sprint and the 5/10km freestyle have been completed. 5/10km Freestyle – Monday, March 9th Robin McKeever took another stride closer to putting his name in the cross-country skiing history books as having won the most Canadian Championship medals ever after claiming the gold on Monday at the Haywood Ski Nationals in Duntroon, Ontario. The 35-year-old McKeever, who has guided his younger brother Brian to seven...