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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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Canadian NorAm Preview: Peaking for Pre-Olympic Trials

Stephanie DroletDecember 5, 2013

Because the Olympics only come around every four years, domestic races hold even more value in the months leading up to the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. In Canada, they’ll determine who will fill approximately four remaining spots on the Olympic nordic team. The fun starts this weekend at Sovereign Lake, British Columbia.

Racing World Cup

Canadians Fall Short in Pursuit, Hope to Rebound in Lillehammer

Lander KarathDecember 1, 2013

The high hopes for today’s final stage of the Ruka Triple, in Kuusamo, Finland failed to materialize for the Canadian National Team, as they were unable to place anyone in scoring position. The Canadian men fell short of their expectations with Ivan Babikov, a traditionally strong distance skate skier, giving the team it’s best result in the 15k pursuit, with 37th place overall.

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The Four: Alberta World Cup Academy

Alex KochonNovember 19, 2013

With almost the same number of athletes as last year, the AWCA in Canmore, Alberta, has fewer women this season, but coach Chris Jeffries is pleased with the team's training quality despite some injuries. "The group is very focused this year and more mature," he says.

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Six Canadians and Five Americans Make Season-Ending Red Group

Audrey ManganMarch 28, 20131

With the conclusion of Period IV of the 2012-2013 season we tally who's in and who's out of the coveted Red Group in the most recent World Ranking Lists, from the American and Canadian perspectives.

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Valjas Rebounds from Illness with Eighth in Lahti

March 9, 2013

Len Valjas (CAN) led the Canadian men on Saturday in Lahti, Finland, with an strong eighth place finish. His performance was just as fueled by frustration as it was fitness. Valjas toed the line today after a miserable run of sickness. “I was sick for nine days,” he said. “I had strep throat, then a chest cold, and laryngitis. It felt good to get out of bed.” The timing of the sickness couldn’t have been worse,...

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Notes and Quotes: Thomas and Killick Take Western Canadians in Grande Prairie

Gerry FursethFebruary 27, 2013

Canada's domestic series, the NorAms, wrapped up in Grand Prairie, Alberta, this weekend, where Graeme Killick of the Alberta World Cup Academy and Nakkertokk racer Alana Thomas won grueling but exciting three-day minitours. We caught up with podium finishers for their comments on the race.

Continental Cup Results

Somppi Wins Another 15 k Skate; Brennan Takes 10 k at Easterns

Alex KochonFebruary 2, 2013

Two Alberta World Cup Academy athletes topped the podium on the second day of Eastern Canadian Championships, with Michael Somppi winning another 15 k freestyle and Kate Brennan tallying her second-career NorAm win in the 10 k at Nakkertok Ski Club.

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Nishikawa Siblings Sweep Skiathlon at NorAm World Trials

Gerry FursethJanuary 3, 2013

For the second time this season, the Nishikawa siblings pulled out a NorAm victories on the same day at the World Junior/U23/Senior World Sprint Trials in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Emily won the women's 15 k skiathlon by 9.1 seconds and Graham took the men's 30 k by 3.7 seconds.

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Valjas Solid in Seventh, Cockney Surprises in Ninth in Canmore World Cup Sprint

Alex KochonDecember 16, 2012

Jesse Cockney of the Alberta World Cup Academy pulled off the greatest race of his career, finishing second in Saturday's skate sprint qualifier then finishing ninth overall at the World Cup in Canmore. Lenny Valjas notched seventh for his best result of the season, and Phil Widmer made the heats for 15th overall.

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Cockney Rises to the Occasion, Second in Sprint Qualifier

Alex KochonDecember 15, 20121

Jesse Cockney didn't forget what it felt like to finish dead last on Thursday and pulled out the second-fastest qualifying time on Saturday in the 1.3 k skate sprint at the Alberta World Cup in Canmore.

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At Home in Canmore: The Canadian Up-And-Comers

Audrey ManganDecember 12, 2012

Thirty Canadian men and women will be putting on World Cup bibs in Canmore this weekend. Some are old pros and some are competing in the first World Cups of their lives.

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Notes and Quotes: Québec Individual Sprint Edition

Alex KochonDecember 9, 2012

Still waiting to hear from your favorite North American skier that failed to qualify for the Quebec World Cup heats on Saturday? We've got their responses.

Canadian National Ski Team Racing World Cup

Split-Second Slipup Costs Harvey and Kershaw Team Title

Alex KochonDecember 7, 20121

Friday's World Cup team sprint did not go as Alex Harvey or Devon Kershaw had planned with a late crash derailing their podium run. The two settled for fifth in the men's final, Lenny Valjas and Jesse Cockney placed 10th, and all the Canadians were looking forward to Saturday.

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Cockney, McMurtry Join Forces to Win Canadian Nationals Team Sprint

Alex KochonMarch 17, 2012

QUEBEC CITY – Two tiny specks charging toward the finish, Graham Nishikawa and Jesse Cockney appeared to merge into a single lane, and then suddenly jolted in opposite directions. Whatever made them move must have been significant, and it could have explained why Nishikawa lost his lead and ultimately the classic team sprint at the Canadian Ski National Championships on Saturday. Turns out it was just water in the tracks on a balmy afternoon at...

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AWCA Men Work Together; Women Sweep Top 4

Alex KochonFebruary 5, 2012

The art and appeal of racing usually boils down to the unexpected. One can guess who will win, pick the favorites and anticipate the moves, but nothing is ever over ’til, well, it’s over. In two entirely different pursuit races Sunday in Cantley, Quebec, the odds and work ethic played out for the Alberta World Cup Academy (AWCA). In the men’s 30 k classic pursuit, Graeme Killick and Jesse Cockney set out to aidi teammate...

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Cockney Nabs Third NorAm Sprint Victory (updated)

Alex KochonFebruary 4, 2012

Note: This recap has been updated to include quotes from third-place finisher Harry Seaton. Heat after heat, Jesse Cockney may have been racing around the same 1.4-kilometer sprint course in Cantley, Quebec, but in his mind, he was at the U23 World Championships on Friday. Cockney, 22, had been trying to visualize what it would be like in Erzurum, Turkey, ever since he officially qualified for the U23 trip in mid January. It helped that...

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Cockney Trusts in Tactics, Skis to Secure Sprint Win

Alex KochonJanuary 21, 2012

The fifth man at the top of the last hill leading down into the stadium, Jesse Cockney was fairly confident he’d win the final. The 22-year-old Canadian Senior Development Team member had a few things going for him – knowledge of the course, confidence in himself and confidence in his skis. Cockney’s calculations played out, as the Alberta World Cup Academy (AWCA) skier slingshot past his competitors and kept the lead to the finish of...

Continental Cup Racing

Widmer Leads AWCA Sweep in Whistler Freestyle Sprint

Audrey ManganJanuary 14, 2012

New-fallen snow at Whistler Olympic Park created additional excitement on Saturday during the Haywood NorAm freestyle sprints in Whister, BC. The deciding factor became who could best adjust to the slow powder while navigating the usual sprint-day tangles. Phil Widmer (Alberta World Cup Academy) led the men’s A-final from the start, and crossed the line in first to headline an AWCA podium sweep with his first victory of the season. Teammates Graham Nishikawa (AWCA) and...

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Technical Course Makes for Interesting Weekend in Rossland

Alex KochonDecember 21, 2011

ROSSLAND, British Columbia — There had been a few slips and trips and a couple of wrong turns along the way, but as competition drew to a close on Sunday, race organizers were pretty content. Crashes like the one that nearly took out every man in the fourth quarterfinal heat, and course confusion, which happened to at least two racers in the mass start, were not all that uncommon, said Rossland NorAm Chief of Competition...

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