January 25, 2010 (Calgary, AB) – Nordic Combined Ski Canada is very pleased to announce the nomination of Jason Myslicki from Thunder Bay, Ontario to the Canadian Olympic Committee for participation at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Wesley Savill of Calgary, Alberta is the alternate for Canada’s single FIS quota position.  Myslicki received Canada’s selection as part of an internal team nomination process based on his World Ranking List Position.

“It’s an honour to represent such a wonderful group of people that have shared in my dream,” stated Myslicki. “Without the help of so many individuals and sponsors, this just couldn’t happen.  I’m so excited to have the opportunity to perform in front of them in Canada. This is an extremely rare opportunity, especially in the sport of Nordic Combined, which rarely sees international competitions in Canada. It’s been a very challenging journey to get to this point and I’m excited to show how that journey has made me a superior athlete. I’ve worked extremely hard and found a new passion for my sport and now its time to let things happen and enjoy the energy of competing at home.”

Myslicki (age 33) was named to the Nordic Combined National Team in December 1998. “Jason has made a significant contribution to our program this year through his example as a dedicated high performance athlete,” said Tannis Carlson, board Chair. “His World Cup points in Whistler’s January 2009 World Cup and yesterday in Schonach, Germany represent significant gains for our program. Our Nordic combined community is keen to support Jason at the Games – from sponsors, entry and development level athletes, to board members, volunteers and friends.”

Team Leader Max Thompson and Myslicki are in Val di Fiemme, Italy preparing for one more World Cup in Seefeld, Austria. Thompson, Canada’s other Olympian in Torino is the High Performance Director of Nordic Combined Ski Canada. “I’m excited for Jason in Vancouver. 2006 in Torino was a first for both of us, this time we’re going in with some experience and expectations,” Noted Thompson. “Jason has done all of the right things as far as preparation goes, so it’s just a matter of execution come Games time.”

The Nordic Combined program in Canada is still developing with a number of young athletes who are training and competing with their sights set on competing at the next winter Olympic Games in Sochi. “While Nordic Combined was hopeful to field a team in Vancouver, this was a challenging goal give the current state of funding for the sport and the youthfulness of the National team,” reports Tannis Carlson.  “We are looking forward to Sochi where this younger group of athletes will have an opportunity to compete on the ski jumping venue managed by Nik Petrov from our National Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Training Centre in Calgary.”