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Canadians Tackle Long Days and Epic Amounts of Monopoly at Haig Training Camp

Kieran JonesJuly 30, 2010

During the month of June, the Canadian National Ski Team (CNST) tackled the usual Haig glacier ‘Yo-Yo’ Camp. Featuring 23 days of skiing, intervals, distance workouts and traveling from high to low altitudes and back again, the ‘Yo-Yo’ camp has been a fixture on the CNST schedule for the last couple of years. The training camp has always been a difficult one, due to its length and its strenuous workouts. The 2010 edition featured four...

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Williams Trades Skis for Running Shoes

Kieran JonesJuly 11, 2010

On July 1st, (otherwise known as Canada Day in the Great White North) Canmore, Alberta hosted its Canada Day Fun Run. Despite the title, it was, in fact, a race, as dozens of local skiers toed the start line. Canmore is home to both Canada’s National Cross Country Ski Team, National Biathlon Team, the Alberta World Cup Academy National Development Center, as well as several powerful Canadian clubs–and the nordic sports were well represented. The 8 k course...

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Renner Retires To The Real World

Linnaea KershawJuly 1, 2010

Sara Renner is getting a crash course in normal living. Since announcing her retirement from skiing after her final race—the 30 k race at the Olympics, she’s jumped into the “real life of motherhood and work” with both feet. “It’s really eye-opening the amount of stuff you do in a day when you don’t ski [train],” she said. “It’s so busy!” Renner is now balancing motherhood with a new position—she and her husband, Thomas Grandi,...

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Harvey Gets Back On The Bike For One More Race

Linnaea KershawJune 30, 2010

Alex Harvey’s training schedule is already busy, but he’s still taking some time out to squeeze in the 2010 Canadian National Mountain Biking Championships in Canmore in mid-July. “It’s a good opportunity since I’m already here,” he said in a phone interview. “It’ll be a really hard workout for me.” Harvey was a very promising mountain bike racer in the junior category, but when the time came to move up to senior, he had to...

Racing Results World Cup

Joensson Dominating in Olympic Tune-Up

Topher SabotFebruary 6, 20102

Canmore, Alberta – Emil Joennson (SWE) showed he is in fine form to challenge for Olympic gold, skiing to a convincing win in the men’s classic sprint on a sunny Saturday. John Kristian Dahl (NOR) took 2nd, but will now head home to Norway as he did not make the Norwegian Olympic team. Dario Cologna (SUI) capped a fine weekend with his 2nd podium, finishing 3rd. Tough Course, Tough Heats After a gruelling 15km on...

Racing World Cup

Capturing a World Cup Classic Sprint Qualification

FasterSkierFebruary 6, 2010

Once again FasterSkier’s Win Goodbody gives us a look at this morning’s action of the classic sprint qualification at the Canmore World Cup.

Racing World Cup

Sprint Day in Canmore – Video Preview and Photos

FasterSkierFebruary 6, 2010

Canmore, Alberta – Rumor has it that there are days when the sun does not shine in Canmore, but over the course of two World Cup weekends, we have yet to see it. Cold, hard tracks await the sprint qualifier set to start in less than an hour. The stadium is still in shadow, and the snow will remain cold for the qualifier. Nat Herz chatted with US Coach Pat Casey. Interview below, with photos...

Racing World Cup

Canmore World Cup Photos – Day One

FasterSkierFebruary 5, 2010

FasterSkier’s Win Goodbody is part of our team that has ventured to Canmore for the World Cup races this weekend. Here is a look at the action through his camera lens.

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Race Time Canmore

FasterSkierFebruary 5, 2010

The sun has come up over the mountains, warming the stadium from the overnight chill. It is another beautiful day in Canmore. We are just over 30 minutes from the start of the women’s 10km individual freestyle race. The track is firm, and the snow a bit colder than expected. 66 women are slated to start on the challenging 5km loop. The men will follow at 12:30 for the 15km event. Nat Herz checked in...

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Canmore World Cup Team Named

FasterSkierJanuary 9, 2010

The following athletes have qualified to start the Canmore, Alberta World Cups February 5-6, 2010. The USSA SuperTour discipline lists were used to determine the team based on events this season in West Yellowstone, Bozeman, and Anchorage. Distance – February 5th: Women: Kikkan Randall, USST/APU;  Holly Brooks, APU;  Caitlin Compton, Go! Training;  Laura Valaas, APU;  Rebecca Dussault, CXC Vertical Limit;  Nicole Deyong, SVSEF;  Liz Stephen, USST/BMA;  Kristina Trygstad-Saari, BSF;  Morgan Arritola, USST/SVSEF;  Rosie Brennan, Dartmouth...

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Williams and McKeever take 30/50km classic NorAm in Hayward

December 22, 2009

The third race in the Hayward NorAms, a 30/50km individual start classic, took place this morning at the Canmore Nordic Center. Madeleine Williams won the women’s race by almost 30 seconds over Brittany Webster. Dasha Gaiazova, who has won the two previous sprint races this weekend, was third, two minutes behind Williams. In the men’s race Brian McKeever topped the field with a comfortable 1 minute, 12 second margin. Brent McMurtry and Kevin Sandau rounded out the podium in second...

Biathlon Racing

Canmore North American Biathlon Cup

FasterSkierDecember 7, 2009

The Canmore Nordic Center did an excellent job preparing separate courses so that an Alberta Cup XC Ski Race and North American Cup Biathlon Races could be held simultaneously on the same weekend. Since the Biathlon Races were held mostly on the cross country side the preceding weekend – the Biathlon races were held on a 2.5 km loop. It was supposed to be near 0 F races for both Sat and Sun. Warmer then...

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