May 12, 2007 (Montreal, QC) – Quebec’s cross-country ski team roster for next season has been announced.
Team Quebec (Équipe du Québec) 2007-2008
Four skiers at the Pierre Harvey national training centre (CNEPH) are on the Quebec team while simultaneously being on the national junior team. These are:
– Alex Harvey (Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges)
– Frédéric Touchette (Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges)
– Julien Nury (Saint-Nicolas)
– Charles Brassard (Jonquière)
Équipe du Québec Program
Men
– Nicolas Poirier (Joliette)
– François Bussières (Québec)
– Christian Ruel (Saint-Jean-Chrysostome)
– Marc-Antoine Larochelle-Rancourt (Saint-Jean-Chrysostome)
Women
– Alexia Pichard-Jolicoeur (Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges)
– Maryse L’Heureux (Trois-Rivières)
– Stéphanie Drolet (Saint-Faustin-Lac Carré)
– Sophie Harvey (Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges)
Équipe du Québec Development Group
Men
– Jérôme McEniry (Saint-Lambert)
– Anthony Laroche (Loretteville)
– Benjamin Hébert (Sainte-Julie)
– Mathieu Fortin (Mont Tremblant)
– Étienne Richard (Saint-Alexis)
Women
– Caroline Drolet (St-Faustin-Lac Carré)
– Virginia Lehoux-Gagnon (Saint-Lambert)
– Émilie Chartrand (Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges)
– Camille Pépin (Sorel-Tracy)
– Mylène Croteau-Champagne (Rock Forest)
Training plans for summer 2007 include a trip for select athletes to the refrigerated tunnel in Vuokatti, Finland.
Both Harveys on the Quebec team are children of former Olympic skier, Pierre Harvey.