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Nordiq Canada Rolls Into 2023
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Nordiq Canada Rolls Into 2023

Gerry FursethJanuary 18, 2023

Canada is in the rebuilding part of the success rollercoaster, with many changes to the High Performance team and the development programs. Since May 1st, Chris Jeffries has joined Nordiq Canada (NC) full time as the High Performance Director, Robin McKeever has transitioned from the extremely successful Para program to become the Olympic Stream Head Coach. NextGen coach Eric de Nys and Dev coach Matt Smider are in their first full year in those roles...

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An Inside Look at the Canadian Olympic Prep Camp
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An Inside Look at the Canadian Olympic Prep Camp

Gerry FursethJanuary 29, 2022

The Canadian Prep Camp in Sovereign Lake and SilverStar, BC prior to the 2022 Beijing Olympics sounds like a nordic skier’s heaven. A two-week ski vacation with 100 kilometres of perfectly groomed snow. A private room above a great coffee shop (pain au chocolate!) and next door to some great beer. January weather just below freezing with enough falling snow to make every day a hardwax day. Two weeks of what locals call superhero snow. A...

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A 2021 Overview of Developments for Nordiq Canada
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A 2021 Overview of Developments for Nordiq Canada

Gerry FursethDecember 8, 2021

Last season, Canada held no races, posted no domestic results, and, in general, vanished into the pandemic fog. Travel restrictions meant that many Canadian skiers didn’t see any skiers from other regions. Which skiers made progress and which regressed over the last 20 months? We finally have hints after the first races last weekend. What is new? Lots. What happens next? Keep reading.  Athlete Progress Following the opening FIS races, part of the Western Canada...

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Juggling Two Roles, Ward Seeks an Olympic Biathlon Medal for Canada
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Juggling Two Roles, Ward Seeks an Olympic Biathlon Medal for Canada

Chelsea LittleJune 19, 2017

When Biathlon Canada missed most of the season due to a rare virus. For Smith, the health issues have passed and Ward reported that he was back to training a full load. Crawford and Green, he concluded, were overtrained. The winter taught the team some painful lessons that they are learning from and he is confident that the athletes will be back to their prior form this year. “One thing as a team we have...

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After Two Seasons, Biathlon Canada and de Nys Part Ways
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After Two Seasons, Biathlon Canada and de Nys Part Ways

Gabby NaranjaApril 22, 2017

For the past 13 years, Eric de Nys has been ingrained in the sport of cross-country skiing and its offshoots, including biathlon. He spent 10 years as a coach on Cross Country Canada’s national team, leading the women’s World Cup team in his final two years there. Based in the same town and out of the same training facilities in Canmore, Alberta, de Nys parted ways with the national team after the 2014 Olympics and October 2015, de Nys...

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The Next Le Guellec? Grandbois Canada’s Third IBU Youth World Champ
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The Next Le Guellec? Grandbois Canada’s Third IBU Youth World Champ

Alex KochonFebruary 22, 2017

It was raining hard on Wednesday at the biathlon stadium in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. Like, cats and dogs, “des grenouilles” (frogs, in French), or “junge Hunde” (puppies, in German). But that didn’t stop Biathlon Canada press release. told Biathlon Canada. “It has always been my goal to be like him so to follow that path and do what he did is an amazing feeling. “The nicest message I received today was from JP,” he continued. “He...

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Czech and British Biathlon to Boycott Tyumen World Cup, Other Teams Consider Joining
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Czech and British Biathlon to Boycott Tyumen World Cup, Other Teams Consider Joining

Chelsea LittleDecember 20, 2016

In response to evidence of widespread doping in Russia, the Czech Biathlon Union became the first to discuss a boycott. The Czechs will not attend a World Cup stage to be held in Tyumen, Russia, in March; they have been joined by the British Biathlon Union. Several other countries say they hope that the International Biathlon Union will move the event. But the Russian Biathlon Union put out a defiant press release denying any involvement in doping. A Boycott Grows At the...

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Tandy, Beaudry Snag Final Two Spots on Biathlon Canada’s World Cup Team
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Tandy, Beaudry Snag Final Two Spots on Biathlon Canada’s World Cup Team

Gabby NaranjaNovember 18, 2016

Five days after Biathlon Canada’s team selection time trials, Biathlon Canada finalized its team for Trimester 1 of IBU World Cup racing. National-team members Megan Tandy and Sarah Beaudry secured the final two spots on the women’s squad, joining their teammates Rosanna Crawford and Julia Ransom. "I am really excited to head to Europe and improve on my performances from trials," Beaudry explained.

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Canadian National Team Changeup: De Nys No Longer Women’s Coach, Starts Junior Program
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Canadian National Team Changeup: De Nys No Longer Women’s Coach, Starts Junior Program

Katie BonoApril 14, 2014

Canadian Women's World Cup Coach Eric de Nys is in the process of starting a new junior-training program in Canmore after parting ways with the national team. “With the World Cup team being what it will be next year, it just can't justify having that many coaches there,” he says. “We had to do some restructuring and part of that was eliminating a job.”

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Tough Day for Canada at Davos Sprint, But Valjas and Crawford Are On the Comeback Trail
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Tough Day for Canada at Davos Sprint, But Valjas and Crawford Are On the Comeback Trail

Chelsea LittleDecember 16, 2013

The Canadian team was locked out of the quarterfinals in Sunday's World Cup sprint, leading team members and coaches to call it a "bad day". But two team members who are recovering from health issues - Lenny Valjas and Chandra Crawford, who made her season debut at this level - looked at the sprint qualifier as a way to gain fitness on their upward trajectories, regardless of results.

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Before Olympics, U.S. and Canadian National Teams Train at Both New and Familiar Venues
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Before Olympics, U.S. and Canadian National Teams Train at Both New and Familiar Venues

Audrey ManganJune 19, 2013

The first World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland, isn’t until the end of November, but when you start to break down the North American training schedules by camp and month, the off-season suddenly looks much shorter. The Canadian and U.S. national teams will be training in New Zealand, Canmore, Alaska, Truckee, Bend, Lake Placid and Park City at various points between now and when the season begins.

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