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Inspired: Canmore’s 2020 Art Walk in the Woods

The cowbells, lycra, and the spine of the Northern Rockies as the serrated backdrop would have been part of the World Cup scene in Canmore, Alberta this past March. We all know the story: the global pandemic became a whip crack. The racing was canceled. Now, imagining the scene in Canmore, it’s easy to become wistful. Beyond the racing, visitors to Canmore missed an opportunity to experience six temporary art installations near the World Cup,...

Canadian Nationals Canceled (Press Release)

Below is the press release from Nordiq Canada regarding the cancellation of the 2020 Canadian Ski Championships from March 25-April 2. CANMORE, Alta.—In support of Canadian efforts to minimize the transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Nordiq Canada in consultation with the local organizing committee at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Ski Club, have chosen to cancel the 2020 Canadian Ski Championships, scheduled for March 25 to April 2. The safety and health of athletes, coaches, volunteers and...

Kowalczyk Crushes Canmore Classic Sprint; Canada’s Renner Takes Third

In the men’s classic sprint in Canmore on Saturday, there were all kinds of tactics in play. In the women’s version, there was just one: go like hell, and leave everyone else in the dust. That was Justyna Kowalczyk’s M.O. today. Using the massive engine she’s developed by racing every event in her path, the Polish dynamo crushed her competition in every single heat she skied on Saturday. In the final, she had more than...

Where Were the Norwegians?

For the last few weeks, Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland has been training five to six hours a day. Seriously. We asked her four times, just to be sure. Granted, she said that only three to four of those hours were skiing—the rest were in the gym. But it’s still a lot of volume in advance of a World Cup. Kowalczyk’s approach to her training underscores athletes’ varying strategies during this final period leading up to...

Italy Strong at “Home Away From Home” – Top 2 in Men’s 15km

Canmore, Alberta – Italian Pietro Piller Cottrer wouldn’t mind moving his family to Canmore.  “I just need to teach them English and we can come,” he said following his 2nd place finish in today’s 15km individual start freestyle.  According to Piller Cottrer, Canmore is very similar to his home in the Italian Dolomites.  “I have always raced very well here, and have now finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th in Canmore.” Piller Cottrer joined teammate...

In Canmore, World Cups Set to Start Under an Olympic Shadow

For the first time in five years, a true world-class field will toe the line tomorrow for a race in North America. While there’s no Northug in town, a solid international field is in Canmore for this weekend’s distance skate and classic sprint World Cup races. Cologna, Teichmann, Legkov, Kowalczyk, Majdic—the gang’s all here. Not to mention full rosters of Americans and Canadians jazzed to throw down in front of their home crowds. But while...