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Coach McKeever on Canada’s Unprecedented Paralympic Success and the Future

Gabby NaranjaJune 11, 2018

The 2018 Winter Paralympic Games was one for the books for Team Canada. Its athletes racked up a total of 28 medals in PyeongChang, South Korea, surpassing its previous record of 19 in Vancouver 2010. Of those 28 medals, 16 came from Cross Country Canada’s (CCC) Para Nordic skiers (which includes both cross-country and biathlon). In comparison, five of the 19 medals Canada won in Vancouver were a product of a para-nordic team made up for...

Canadian National Ski Team General News

Cross Country Canada Names 2016/2017 National Team

BrainspiralMay 3, 2016

It's a big day for national-team nominations as Canada released its list of top-tier cross-country skiers -- with six men and one woman on the World Cup A and B teams -- for the 2016/2017 season.

General News Racing World Cup

FasterSkier’s Para-Nordic Skiers of 2016: Oksana Masters and Andy Soule

BrainspiralApril 15, 2016

With the conclusion of the IPC World Cup season, FasterSkier presents its nominations for the Para-Nordic skiers of the year. Oksana Masters was undefeated in cross-country races to win her second-straight overall World Cup, while her veteran teammate Andy Soule, placed fourth overall in the Cross-Country World Cup.

General News Para Nordic Racing

Masters Ends IPC World Cup Season Undefeated in Cross Country

Gabby NaranjaMarch 24, 2016

Oksana Masters of the U.S. Paralympics Nordic team never lost a cross-country World Cup race all season en route to a convincing overall World Cup win for the second-straight year. “Oksana brought impressive consistency to her racing this season,” coach Eileen Carey told FS.