Archive | April, 2010

Qualification Criteria for Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck 2012

– The International Olympic Committee Executive Board has released the qualification criteria for the first edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to be carried out in Innsbruck (AUT) in 2012. All six … READ MORE →

43 Recipients Invested into the Order of Canada – Clara Hughes Promoted

(Ottawa, ON) – Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall today. The Governor General, who is Chancellor and … READ MORE →

Job Opportunities with CXC

– CXC Team Vertical Limit is seeking for an assistant coach and race support manager to work full time with post graduate, U23 and senior athletes. Ideal candidate needs to have racing experience in … READ MORE →

Camp Fortune NORDIX Course Testing Video

(Camp Fortune, QC) – At a balmy +28 deg. C, some xczone skiers tested out the NORDIX course to be used next week at the Camp Fortune NORDIX competition, which will feature a $1,000 … READ MORE →

Job Opportunities – Whistler 2010 Sport Legacies

(Whistler, BC) – Whistler 2010 Sport Legacies will pride itself on a strong team, made up of some still reeling from the Games experience, others with fresh perspective. Shared by all will be a … READ MORE →

CCC Seeks Site to Host 2011 World Junior / World U23 Championship Trials

– Cross Country Canada is inviting Clubs interested in hosting the 2011 World Junior and U23 Championships Trials to submit a letter of interest to CCC no later than Friday, April 7, 2010. This … READ MORE →

Sport Alaska Third Annual Spring Gala and Silent Auction – May 1

(Fairbanks, AK) – The third annual Sport Alaska Spring Gala and Silent Auction will take place at the Birch Hill Cross Country Ski Center on May 1 from 7-11 p.m. This is an adult … READ MORE →

US Biathlete Walt Shepard from Maine Winter Sports Passes the Torch

(Portland, ME) – It was Walt Shepard’s passionate pursuit of the sport of biathlon that inspired, initiated, and developed the Maine Winter Sports Center into a window of economic opportunity and a source of … READ MORE →

Tour of Barents Kicks off April 7

(Vadsoe, Norway) – Tour de Barents, new multi-stage Norway-Finland event kicks off next Wednesday in Vadsoe, Norway with 5/10 km Classic races. Even though 2009/10 season has been long and demanding, many big names … READ MORE →

Russian Sprint Tour Stage 1 – Novikova and Pasini Win

(Yekaterinburg, Russia) – Valentina Novikova (RUS) and Renato Pasini (ITA) won Stage 1 of the Sprint Tour in Russia. Thousands of spectators gathered in the city of Yekaterinburg to watch the competition on a … READ MORE →

Truckee Vacation and Second Compartment Syndrome Surgery

(Vail, CO) – Before coming to Vail for my second compartment syndrome surgery I spent eight days in snowy Truckee, California, and two days in the Bay Area with friends, Joanne Reid and Eliska … READ MORE →

Congratulations!  

-Congratulations to Beckie Scott and Justin Wadsworth on the birth of their daughter, Brynn Jasmin Wadsworth, who was born last night in Banff and is a welcome sister and playmate for son Teo. We received … READ MORE →

Kikkan Randall’s Race Tails: The Season Finale in Northern Maine

– Here is top American female XC skier Kikkan Randall’s season wrap-up report after her last competitions of the 2009/10 season in Fort Kent, Maine. The Olympian is looking forward to some well-deserved time … READ MORE →


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