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Haywood NorAm Multi-stage Eastern Canadian Championships Will Be Hosted By Club Skinouk of Gatineau

Ben TheyerlJanuary 27, 2011

Gatineau’s Club Skinouk will host the Haywood NorAm Multi-stage Eastern Canadian Championships on February 11-12-13, 2011. Races will be held on Nakkertok-South trails, in Cantley, Quebec. Club Skinouk will be hosting its fourth Eastern Canadian Championships since 2005. The Championships take on a new format this year by spanning over three days in a mini tour de ski series. The Event winners will be crowned at the conclusion of the three races as they cross...

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Grey, Jones Win Skate Distance at Nor-Ams in Thunder Bay

Inge ScheveJanuary 10, 2011

Sunday marked the final day for the Nor-Am races at Thunder Bay, Ontario, which also doubled as Canadian World trials for Junior Worlds, U23 Worlds and the 2011 World Championships in Oslo. However, both the men’s and the women’s winners had already secured their tickets earlier in the week.

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Whirlwind Day for Brooks at Sovereign Lake

Inge ScheveDecember 14, 2010

Holly Brooks of Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Club won the 10K skate race with almost a minute to spare to Caitlin Compton (CXC) in second place in extremely soft conditions. That was just the first race of the day.

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NorAm Season Preview – Mini-Tours and New Faces!

Kieran JonesNovember 24, 20101

On the Canadian Nor-Am Circuit, things are going to be drastically different this year, both in the athletes competing, and in the events they will be contesting. Here are three things to watch for: 1) New race formats! Cross Country Canada (CCC) has gone mad for the mini-tour concept, and with three on the schedule, expect some interesting results. 2) New faces. After a home Olympics, many of the top Canadian domestic skiers, both male...

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Work and Skiing: Martin Rosvall Challenges the Pros

Inge ScheveAugust 9, 20103

Most of his competitors train full time; Martin Rosvall, 32, works full time. In March, Rosvall was 15th overall at the Vasaloppet, after having led the podium finishers large portions of the way from Sälen to Mora. No small feat for an amateur.

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Canmore Alberta Cup concludes: Gaiazova, Widmer, Jewett, and Neumann take wins

December 8, 20094

This weekend’s Alberta Cup in Canmore, Alberta, hosted a distance skate and a classic sprint. The fastest Canadian racers who were not already on the World Cup competed, including the racers who had placed in the top spots at the West Yellowstone Supertours. Dasha Gaiazova and Shayla Swanson, who took first and third at the West Yellowstone sprints, finished first and second at Canmore, with Andrea Dupont placing 3rd. In the men’s sprint, Phil Widmer topped the results. Frédéric...