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Canmore NorAm: Notes, Quotes, and Selections

Gerry FursethDecember 17, 2018

Canmore hosted the second NorAm of the 2018/2019 season on December 13th, 15th, and 16th. The event also served as U23 and Junior World trials. By the end of the weekend, starts at the U23/Junior World Championships and the World Cup’s Tour de Ski would be earned. This event was originally scheduled for Whistler Olympic Park but had to be moved as a result of heavy rain and inclement weather forecasted into the immediate future. The...

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Canada’s Jones and Gaiazova Atkins on Russian Doping’s Ripple Effects

Jason AlbertNovember 22, 2017

On Nov. 9, news broke that

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Last of Canada’s World Cup Female Veterans, Jones Plans Her Next Move

Alex KochonMay 1, 2015

After feeling like health issues stunted her career two seasons ago, two-time Olympian Perianne Jones decided to give it one more year and go out on a high note. She did so, staying healthy and logging some career-best distance results in her final season with the Canadian national team.

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Nishikawa Cracks Top 30 in Falun 10 k, Jones Tallies Another Distance Best in Last Race

Alex KochonFebruary 24, 2015

With the pressure off, the Canadian women posted some career-best performances on Tuesday in the 10-kilometer freestyle individual start at 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Emily Nishikawa took 30th, and Perianne Jones placed 32nd in what she said would probably be her final international race.

News Racing Results

Stephen Leads North Americans in 11th in World Champs Skiathlon Despite Fatigue

Lander KarathFebruary 21, 2015

Liz Stephen was the top North American in Saturday's 15 k skiathlon after she raced to 11th behind winner Therese Johaug. She said the result was unexpected given remaining fatigue from the prior week's training.

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Valjas 14th, Jones 24th for Canada in World Champs Sprint

Lander KarathFebruary 19, 2015

Alex Harvey wasn't the only Canadian to race in Thursday's World Champs classic sprint. Lenny Valjas finished 14th overall for the men after placing third in his quarterfinal, while Perianne Jones placed 24th.

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Caldwell Leads Four North American Women Into Heats in World Champs Sprint Opener

Alex KochonFebruary 19, 2015

Four North American women advanced to the heats on the first day of medal competition at the 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, with American Sophie Caldwell leading the crew in 21st in Thursday’s classic-sprint qualifier. Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk won the qualifier by 0.24 seconds, and Kikkan Randall missed advancing by 3.22 seconds in 36th.

News Racing World Cup

Harvey Charges to Second Place; Krogh Takes World Cup Sprint Lead

Lander KarathFebruary 14, 2015

Canada's Alex Harvey rocketed to his best non-stage World Cup result this season with a second-place finish in Saturday's 1.2 k classic sprint in Östersund, Sweden. He closely followed race victor Finn Hågen Krogh, who overtook Italy's Federico Pellegrino in the World Cup sprint standings.

Canadian National Ski Team General News

Cross Country Canada Names Nine to 2015 World Championships Team

BrainspiralFebruary 9, 2015

Three of nine athletes met Cross Country Canada's primary standards for selection to the 2015 World Championships Team, and CCC named another six skiers to the team on Monday.

News Racing World Cup

Valjas, Cockney Make Davos Sprint Quarterfinals for Canada

Colin GaiserDecember 21, 2014

Canadians Lenny Valjas and Jesse Cockney skied well enough to finish in the points in the final race before the holiday break, a 1.3 k freestyle sprint on Sunday in Davos, Switzerland. It was Cockney's best individual World Cup result in more than two years.

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Notes and Quotes: Davos World Cup Sprint

BrainspiralDecember 15, 20141

Check out the quotes that didn't make it into our race reports this weekend, from FasterSkier's on-site coverage from the Davos World Cup 1.3 k sprint.

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Top Canadian, Harvey 33rd in 10 k Skate, Slips to 11th in Lillehammer Mini Tour

Alex KochonDecember 6, 2014

Rock-solid and fast conditions on the second day of the Lillehammer mini tour didn't work to the Canadians' favor, with Alex Harvey struggling with his left leg about 3 kilometers into the 10 k freestyle and Ivan Babikov feeling like he couldn't turn it into high gear.

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Seven Canadians Miss Qualifying; Jones & Cockney within Tenths of a Second of Top 30

Alex KochonDecember 5, 2014

While Alex Harvey was the only Canadian to make the heats on Friday, at least two of his teammates -- Perianne Jones and Jess Cockney -- were less than a second off the mark in the World Cup skate sprint in Lillehammer.

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Harvey Leads Canada with 14th in Kuusamo Sprint; Rest of Team Feels On Track to Improve

Chelsea LittleNovember 29, 2014

Alex Harvey came close to making the semifinals in the classic sprint, but like many in the field he struggled with icing klister over the top of one of the course's biggest hills. The rest of his team - Lenny Valjas, Devon Kershaw, and Perianne Jones - didn't make the heats.

General Interviews

Canadian World Cup Preview: Same Faces, Fresh Perspective

Alex KochonNovember 28, 20141

The four-man Canadian World Cup Team we've come to know over the years is back at it again, and has been training for the last two weeks with four other top domestic skiers -- Perianne Jones, Emily Nishikawa, Graeme Killick, and Jesse Cockney. This week, most of the team will test its stuff with the best of them at the World Cup opener in Kuusamo, Finland.

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Jones Tops Gällivare Women’s Classic Sprint; Harvey Second and Three Canadian Men in Final

Alex KochonNovember 22, 2014

Regulars for the last week in Gällivare, the Canadians put themselves in the mix in Saturday's classic sprints with Perianne Jones winning the women's final, Alex Harvey taking second to Russia's Sergey Ustiugov in the men's final, Lenny Valjas placing fourth and Jess Cockney bringing it home in sixth.

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Sargent, Newell Climb to Top in Frozen Thunder Classic Sprint (with Photo Gallery)

Alex KochonOctober 25, 20143

There are a couple things one can count on in Canmore, including solid tracks and quality snow, even in October. At the first unofficial sprint of the North American season on Friday, more than 120 racers found both for the Frozen Thunder classic sprint, and organizers added what could be a new tradition to the mix: a zero-elimination format.

General Lifestyle

Put to Work in Nicaragua, Nine Canadians Got Dirty for Skiers 4 SchoolBOX

Ezekiel WilliamsAugust 26, 2014

Nine Canadian skiers, headed by Olympian Perianne Jones, were involved in the fundraising and on-site construction work of a school in Nicaragua. Fasterskier talked earlier this month with Jones and a couple of her "Skiers 4 SchoolBOX" accomplices about their experience this spring.

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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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Gaiazova, Graham Nishikawa Finally Champions in Canadian Nationals Skate Sprints

Alex KochonMarch 21, 2014

Dasha Gaiazova beat out fellow Canadian World Cup teammate Perianne Jones to the line to win Thursday's freestyle sprint A-final for her first victory of the week at Canadian Nationals. Paralympic guide Graham Nishikawa overcame jet lag for his first senior-national title.

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