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Canmore, Alberta – For a second year in a row, Canmore will be the stage for Fast and Female’s Sports Day in Canada for Women celebration. Set for Saturday September 17, 2011 at the Canmore Collegiate High School and held in conjunction with CBC’s Sports Day in Canada, the fundraising event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and feature dancing, fitness stations, yoga and inspiration for women of all abilities between the ages...

Alaska Camp Fueled By Push To Promote Women’s Skiing

About 15 women and their coaches from the U.S. Ski Team (USST), the Canadian National Ski Team (CNST), Alaska Pacific University (APU), and select elite juniors and U23s recently finished up two weeks of training in Anchorage, AK for the first ever “North American Women’s Training Alliance” camp. FasterSkier caught up with former Dartmouth College teammates Rosie Brennan, now at APU, and Sophie Caldwell, a U23 in her senior year, in the days following their...

Ottawa, ON / Canmore, AB – Last Sunday, Ottawa’s Rideau Canoe Club was the playground for a day of inspiration led by Olympic Cross-Country skier Perianne Jones and retired elite Kayak racer Tory Tuttle. The dynamic and accomplished duo partnered with past and future Olympians to host more than 100 young female athletes for a Fast and Female event of fitness, fun and motivation. “It was a busy day, jam packed with activities, and all...

Montreal, QC / Canmore, AB (May 16, 2011) – La Belle Province will be getting its share of Fast and Female love on June 12, 2011 in Montreal when Olympic gold medalist in cross-country skiing and Fast and Female Founder – Chandra Crawford – sets to host a Fast and Female FitFest presented by Best Buy. The event will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. (check in at 3:30 p.m.) at the Mont Royal...

Ottawa, ON / Canmore, AB (May 9, 2011) – Female athletes between the ages of 9 to 15 from the Ottawa region are about to get a boost of inspiration from local Olympian Perianne Jones and elite athlete Tory Tuttle as they host a Fast and Female event on June 12 at the Rideau Canoe Club. Jones, a Fast and Female ambassador since 2005 and a member of the Nakkertok Ski Club, just wrapped up...

Fast and Female’s Northern Youth Empowerment Weekend Presented by First Air Gives Girls Wings

Norman Wells, NT / Canmore, AB (April 15, 2011) – Fast and Female hosted its second Northern Youth Empowerment Weekend in the Norman Wells, Northwest Territories on April 8, 9, and 10, 2011. A total of 46 female skiers between the ages of 9 to 19 from nine NT communities were joined by six ambassadors, three instructors, nine chaperones and 10 volunteers for this unique weekend aimed at inspiring and motivating aboriginal girls in cross-country...

Fast and Female Concludes 2011 US Winter with Fabulous X-Country SkiFest in Ketchum, Idaho

Ketchum, Idaho / Canmore, Alberta: Fast and Female hosted its third and final X-Country SkiFest of the year on American snow this past Sunday in Ketchum, Idaho. Held under clear and sunny skies, the event was highlighted by the participation of 70 female ski enthusiasts between the ages of 7 to 19 years who had the opportunity to spend a morning of inspiration with 23 ambassadors – 7 of which are Olympians. As part of...

Glitter and Glory at the First Fast and Female Ski Cross Pow Wow presented by Best Buy

http://www.canadaskicross.ca/2011-Canadian-Championships The Fast and Female Ski Cross Pow Wow presented by Best Buy was made possible thanks to key event partners such as Winsport Canada, Ski Cross Canada, Alpine Canada, and Alberta Alpine. The event also enjoyed the support of many enthusiastic volunteers. Fast and Female’s national sponsors – including Best Buy, Buff Multifunctional Headwear, Cold-FX, Clarins – also provided key resources for the event. For a complete list of Fast and Female national program...

Normal Wells, NT / Canmore, AB – Fast and Female will be hosting its second Northern Youth Empowerment Weekend in the Northwest Territories on April 8, 9, and 10, 2011. Following a successful event held in Yellowknife in 2010, the Fast and Female team is traveling to Norman Wells this year for a stimulating weekend aimed at aboriginal girls in cross-country skiing between the ages of 9 to 19 years old. This once-in-a-lifetime camp will...

Canmore, Alberta / Chugiak, Alaska – Three months ago, Alaska’s cross-country skiing superstar and Fast and Female ambassador – Holly Brooks. As planned, this past Saturday, 200 enthusiastic female skiers between the ages of 9 to 19 joined Randall and Brook at the Chugiak High School in Chugiak in Alaska for a unique afternoon of on-snow ski drills, inspirational presentations, dancing and yoga. “Our ski stations were the most fun yet,” admitted Randall who is enjoying...

Fast and Female at Gould Academy is a Success

Calgary, Alberta/Bethel, Maine – Fast and Female’s third annual US X-Country Ski Festival held on Sunday, January 9 in Bethel, Maine will go down in history as a tremendous success.  Hosted by Gould Academy, the event saw 140 girls from Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire between the ages of 9 to 19 years old take part in a day of inspiration with female Olympic ambassadors and US Cross-Country Ski Team athletes Morgan Arritola and New...

Fast and Female Enters “PostapocOlympic” Future

At a Fast and Female event in early December, a multi-time World Cup medalist stood in awe of what the program was offering to young girls. “It’s amazing what can change the course of a kid’s life, and hopefully this will change it for the better,” she said. Chandra Crawford? Kikkan Randall? Nope. This time, it was top Canadian alpine skier Kelly VanderBeek. Fast and Female, which was founded by Crawford in 2005, is a...

Canmore, Alberta – Fresh from her two medals won in sprint events on the World Cup Circuit already this season, Alaska-born Cross-Country skier and Fast and Female Ambassador – Holly Brooks will be hosting 250 young female skiers between the ages of 9 to 19 years old at the Chugiak High School in Chugiak (Alaska) for a unique afternoon of inspiration, skiing, healthy eating and yoga. Title sponsored by the Anchorage Women’s Clinic, this year’s event...

Catching Up with Quick Canadians: An Interview with Chandra Crawford and Dasha Gaiazova

Chandra Crawford and Dasha Gaiazova are currently the only women on the Canadian World Cup squad. But their lack of teammates hasn’t held them back so far: Crawford, a 2006 Olympic gold medalist, won the FIS sprint in Rovaniemi that weekend, and Gaiazova skied to 24th place in the World Cup sprint in Kuusamo, en route to 48th place overall in the mini-tour. Crawford didn’t have an excellent start to the World Cup season, but...

Calgary, Alberta – With the onset of winter, Fast and Female is preparing to host its third Annual US X-Country Ski Festival. After being held for two consecutive years in Anchorage, Alaska, the 2011 Annual US X-Country Ski Festival will travel to Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine and take place on Sunday, January 9. On this special occasion, more than 150 female cross-country skiers and biathletes between the ages of 9 to 19 years old...

Canmore, Alberta – Are you looking for a unique holiday gift idea this year? If yes, then offer the gift of health, wellness and fun by signing up a girl friend to the 2011 Fast and Female Women’s New Year Fit-Fest to be held on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Canmore’s (AB) Athletic Evolution Gym. “Last year’s event was a tremendous success,” said Chandra Crawford, Fast and Female Founder, President and 2006 Olympic gold medallist. “We...

Fast and Female Needs Your Support for its 2011 Programming!

The ever-popular Fast and Female retail product line is a great way for fans of Fast and Female to support the society’s programs. To this effect, all proceeds from the sale of Fast and Female products are invested in supporting the hosting of female youth programming. New this year, Fast and Female is also selling hot Fast and Female hoodies by Lululemon. To kick start your holiday shopping and offer a gift that looks good...

Crawford Back in Business

In North American cross-country skiing, there are few bigger names than Chandra Crawford. The 27-year-old Canadian National Ski Team (CNST) member has an Olympic gold from Turin, Italy in 2006, multiple World Cup medals, is the brains and face for her own organization, Fast and Female, and was featured on an episode of MTV’s Cribs. Yet despite her high profile, at the recent CNST camp in Quebec City, Chandra Crawford was generous enough to allow...