June 1, 2004 – Cross Country Canada is pleased to recognize the following
athletes who have been named to the 2004/2005 National Development and
National Talent Squads.

2004/05 National Development Squad

Jeff Seguin – North Bay Nordic, ON
Skeets Morel – Georgian Bay Nordic, ON
Mark Doble -Team Hardwood, ON
Graham Nishikawa – Whitehorse SC, YK
Christine Bisson* – Nordique Mont Ste Anne, QC

*sprint consideration

2004/2005 National Talent Squad

Purpose
The aim of the National Talent Squad is to identify talented
athletes just below the NST Team 2014 level in the Junior Boy and Girl age
classes for the current season and provide recognition of their performance
as Canada’s up and coming talent pool.

Selection Process
The National Ski Team Committee (NSTC) made the
selections for the 2004/05 National Talent Squad based on consideration of:
results at the Canadian Championships; the CPL standard of 78 and 80 for
first and second year Junior Boys/Girls respectively; and the NST selection
list for any Junior Boys/Girls who were close to making Team 2014. Points
were not used as an absolute measure of performance due to regional
disparities, age and gender factors. Parameters for consideration from
Canadian Championships included: the top-3 aggregate champions for both
Junior Boy/Girls and the aggregate champion Juvenile Boys/Girls; and the
number of medals won at the Canadian Championships.

Benefits
Each athlete selected to the Talent Squad will receive a letter
from the NST recognizing their achievement and a special edition Talent
Squad t-shirt.

The 2004/05 Talent Squad is as follows:

Viktoria Koskenoja – Soo Finnish, ON
Brittany Greer – Whitehorse XC, YK
Natasha Kullas – Porcupine Ski Runners, ON
Alex Harvey – Nordique Mont Ste-Anne, QC
Christian Ruel – Skibec, QC
Robert Martin – Porcupine Ski Runners,AB
Mathieu Angers – Skibec, QC
Snow, Adam – Foothills Nordic Ski Club, AB
Sven Niederhauser – Kanata Racers, ON
Frederic Touchette – Nordique Mont Ste Anne, QC
Greg Field – Big Thunder Nordic, ON
Kevin Throop – Team Hardwood, ON
Nicolas Poirier – Club Defi TM, QC
Jesse Winter – North Bay Nordic, ON
Francois Dumont – Club Skinouk, QC
John Rennie – Nakkertok Ski Club, ON
Jean-SebastienCoutu – Club Defi TM, QC
Remi Doiron – Club Defi TM, QC
Harry Seaton – Team Hardwood, ON
Haakon Lenes – Banff Ski Runners, AB

Due to the large number of athletes that has reached this status compared to
previous years, the NSTC has selected a smaller group that are eligible to
attend an NST Junior camp on a cost-shared basis. These athletes are:

Viktoria Koskenoja Alex Harvey
Brittany Greer Natasha Kullas
Haakon Lenes Christian Ruel
Nicolas Poirier

These athletes will be contacted shortly with more details.

Cross Country Canada would also like to recognize the following athletes
that have been accepted as part of CCC’s 2004/2005 training centre program.

Centre national d’entraînement Pierre Harvey

Jean-S̩bastien Coutu РDefi, QC
Christian Ruel – Skibec, QC
Christine Bisson – Nordique Mt. Ste. Anne, QC
(Development Squad)
Graham Nishikawa – Whitehorse, YK
(Development Squad)
Claude Godbout – Skibec, QC

Thunder Bay National Team Development Centre

Kerrie Fabius – Big Thunder Nordic, ON
Jeff Cameron – Big Thunder Nordic, ON
Robert Bewick – Laurentian Nordic, ON
Jeff Sequin – North Bay Nordic, ON
(Development Squad)
Chris Butler – Big Thunder Nordic, ON
(National Junior Team)
Mallory Deyne – Porcupine Ski Runners, AB
Skeets Morel – Georgian Nordic, ON
(Development Squad)
Mark Doble – Harwood Hills, ON
(Development Squad)