Archive | March, 2018

Mark Arendz Earns Biathlon Bronze at 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

(Pyeongchang, Korea) — Earlier this week, Mark Arendz wanted to come out of his first biathlon race of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games with something around his neck and got the silver medal.
On Tuesday, … READ MORE →

2018 Ski Nationals Kick Off at Lappe Nordic with Team Relays CL and 5/10km CL on Days 1 and 2

(Thunder Bay, Ont.) – The 91st edition of the Ski Nationals got underway at Lappe Nordic in Thunder Bay on Saturday, March 10 with sunny weather and the Team Relay competition.
Nakkertok claimed victories in … READ MORE →

Brian McKeever Wins 20km Gold to Become Canada’s Most Decorated Winter Paralympian

(Pyeongchang, Korea) – Brian McKeever stamped his name in the record books as Canada’s most decorated Paralympic winter athlete after winning his 14th career medal, 11th gold, in Monday’s 20-kilometre visually impaired cross-country ski … READ MORE →

USA’s Gretsch Grabs 2nd Gold, Cnossen Adds Silver and Masters Bronze at Paralympic Winter Games

(Pyeongchang, Korea) – It was another three-medal day for the U.S. Paralympic Nordic Skiing Team as Kendall Gretsch (Downers Grove, Illinois) led the way with gold in the cross-country competition, while Dan Cnossen (Topeka, … READ MORE →

Canada’s Collin Cameron Fights for 5th in Challenging Nordic Sit-Ski Race at Paralympic Winter Games

(Pyeongchang, Korea)—Fresh off a historic bronze-medal biathlon performance, Canada’s Collin Cameron was charging for the podium once again – this time coming up just short finishing fifth in a 15-kilometre sit-ski race – at … READ MORE →

USA’s Diggins Nails Historic 2nd in Women’s Holmenkollen 30k FR as Bjoergen Claims Record 7th Win

(Holmenkollen, NOR) – The USA’s Jessie Diggins claimed a landmark podium finishing second in the women’s 30k freestyle race at the legendary Holmenkollen behind Norwegian superstar Marit Bjoergen who claimed a record 7th victory.
It … READ MORE →

Canada’s Harvey 9th as Cologna Wins Holmenkollen 50 km FR – USA’s Patterson 16th

(Oslo, Norway) – Canada’s Alex Harvey claimed a strong 9th in the men’s 50km FR at the famed Holmenkollen as Dario Cologna (Sui) edged out Martin Johnsrud Sundby for win by the toe of … READ MORE →

Team USA Rallies For Top-10 Finish in IBU World Cup Mixed Relay as Italy Triumphs – Canada 17th

(Kontiolahti, Finland) – Team USA rallied from 18th place to finish ninth in the Mixed Relay with one penalty and 11 spare rounds as Italy took home the victory with one penalty and 13 … READ MORE →

Canada’s Crawford & Gow 7th as France’s Chevalier & Guigonnat Win IBU Single Mixed Relay in Kontiolahti

(Kontiolahti, Finland) – Team Canada’s Rosanna Crawford and Christian Gow claimed 7th with six spares in the Single Mixed Relay as Team France, with Anais Chevalier and Antonin Guigonnat, came from behind to claim … READ MORE →

SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup 2017/18 Contest Standings after Drammen

(Toronto, ON) – We’re pleased to present the standings for the SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup Contest following Drammen, Norway, where the USA’s Jessie Diggins snagged her first Classic sprint podium finishing third and … READ MORE →

Gretsch and Cnossen Win Team USA’s Historic 1st Olympic or Paralympic Biathlon Gold Medals

(PyeongChang, Korea) – It was a historic day for the U.S. Paralympic Nordic Skiing Team as Kendall Gretsch (Downers Grove, Illinois) and Dan Cnossen (Topeka, Kansas/Navy) won the first-ever gold medals in biathlon for … READ MORE →

Canada’s Arendz Wins Silver & Cameron Claims Historic Bronze at 2018 Paralympic Games on Day 1

(PyeongChang, Korea) – Mark Arendz celebrated his third career Paralympic biathlon medal, while Collin Cameron fired his name into the history books as the first Canadian male to reach the Paralympic podium in the … READ MORE →

Canada’s Crawford 12th and USA’s Egan Career-best 13th in IBU WCup Women’s 7.5km Sprint at Kontiolahti

(Kontiolahti, Finland) – Canada’s Rosanna Crawford claimed a strong 12th-place finish followed by the USA’s Clare Egan who raced to a career-best 13th in the 7.5km Women’s Sprint in Finland at round 7 of … READ MORE →

USA’s Bailey 16th & Nordgren 17th in Men’s 10K Sprint at Kontiolahti – Shipulin Wins, Canada’s Green 34th

(Kontiolahti, Finland) – The USA’s Lowell Bailey claimed 16th and teammate Leif Nordgren followed in 17th for two top-20 performances in the men’s 10km sprint in Kontiolahti, Finland as the BMW IBU World Cup … READ MORE →

USA’s Erik Bjornsen Career-best 18th in Men’s Sprint CL at Drammen – Klaebo in Charge

(Drammen, NOR) – The USA’s Erik Bjornsen led the North American men with a career-best 18th as Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo took home another victory winning the men’s 1.2km city Sprint in downtown Drammen.
Klaebo’s … READ MORE →

International Women’s Day 2018 #PressforProgress #IWD2018

– March 8 sees the annual International Women’s Day 2018 #PressforProgress campaign kick off for the year ahead. The IWD campaign theme provides a unified direction to guide and galvanize collective action. #IWD2018 is not … READ MORE →

USA’s Diggins Snags First Classic Sprint Podium at Drammen World Cup

 (Drammen, Norway) – The USA’s Jessica Diggins claimed her first classic sprint podium finishing 3rd in the women’s 1.2 km city sprint in Drammen. Norway’s Maikken Kaspersen Falla took the win over Sweden’s Stina Nilsson … READ MORE →

SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup 2017/18 Contest Standings after Lahti

(Toronto, ON) – We’re pleased to present the standings for the SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup Contest following Lahti, Finland, where the USA’s Kevin Bolger delivered a breakthrough 11th-place result in the men’s 1.4km … READ MORE →

Team R.A.D Program for 2018-19 – Applications Welcome

– Team R.A.D stands for Real Athletic Development. The program operates year-round for cross country skiers and biathletes, that are in the Learn to Compete and Train to Compete stage of development. The objective … READ MORE →

Icarus Wins Oscar for Best Documentary

– Icarus by Bryan Fogel, which exposed Russia’s state-sponsored Olympic doping program, won best documentary at the Academy Awards on Sunday. The Oscar-winning film plunges into a vast doping scandal involving a Russian scientist Grigory … READ MORE →

CBC to Provide Extensive Coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games March 9-18

– Team Canada’s athletic excellence and relentless hunt for medals continues. With five days until the start of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games and 55 Canadian athletes in competition, CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s Paralympic Network, announced … READ MORE →

Stephen Novosad Joins Cross Country Canada’s Staff Team

– The CCC family is thrilled to welcome Stephen Novosad from Val David, Quebec, as CCC’s new Technical Coordinator of Coaching Development. Novosad brings a wealth of expertise, built on many years of teaching, … READ MORE →

Canada’s Kershaw 25th as Poltoranin Wins Men’s 15km CL at Lahti Ski Games – USA’s Bjornsen 32nd

(Lahti, Finland) – Canadian veteran Devon Kershaw led the North Americans in 25th finishing in the points in the men’s 15km CL at the Lahti Ski Games as Kazakhstan’s Alexey Poltoranin took the win.
Russia’s … READ MORE →

USA’s Bjornsen 7th in Women’s 10km CL at Lahti Ski Games – Parmakoski Wins

(Lahti, Finland) – The USA’s Sadie Bjornsen powered to a strong 7th-place finish in the women’s 10km CL World Cup race that was part of the Lahti Ski Games in Finland this past weekend.
Finnish … READ MORE →

USA’s Levins 6th and Canada’s Bankes 8th in Pursuit as 2018 IBU Junior Worlds Wraps Up

(Otepaa, Estonia) – American Chloe Levins capped off her IBU Junior Worlds with another flower ceremony claiming 6th-place in the Junior Women’s 10km Pursuit as the championships wrapped up on Sunday. Canada’s Megan Bankes … READ MORE →

Canada’s Grandbois 15th in Pursuit on Final Day of 2018 IBU Youth Worlds – USA’s Cervenka 24th

(Otepaa, Estonia) – Canada’s Leo Grandbois claimed 15th with four penalties in the Youth Men’s 10km Pursuit on the final day of the 2018 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships. Vaclav Cervenka was the top American … READ MORE →

Breakthrough 11th for USA’s Bolger in 1.4km Sprint at Lahti – Record Win for Pellegrino, Canada’s Locke 42nd

(Lahti, Finland) – American Kevin Bolger delivered a breakthrough 11th-place result in the men’s 1.4km Sprint FR in Lahti as Italy’s Federico Pellegrino made history taking his 10th victory to become the most successful … READ MORE →

USA’s Caldwell 8th in Women’s 1.4km Sprint World Cup at Lahti World Cup – Canada’s Beatty 34th

(Lahti, Finland) – The USA’s Sophie Caldwell led the North American charge finishing 8th in the women’s 1.4km Sprint FR as the FIS World Cup resumed at the Lahti Ski Games following the Pyeongchang 2018 … READ MORE →

USA’s Levins Nails 7th in Junior Women’s Sprint at IBU Junior Worlds – Canada’s Bankes 9th

(Otepaa, Estonia) – American Chloe Levins placed seventh in the junior women’s 7.5km sprint for her second top-10 at Worlds, with just one penalty at 1:31.7 off the winning time. Megan Bankes led the Canadians … READ MORE →

Canada’s Paradis 15th in Youth Women’s 6km Sprint at 2018 IBU Youth Worlds – USA’s Cervenka 24th

(Otepaa, Estonia) – Canada’s Pascale Paradis claimed 15th in the Youth Women’s 6km Sprint with two penalties at 1:04.3 behind Elvira Oeberg of Sweden who won gold despite one missed target. Finland’s Heidi Nikkinen finished … READ MORE →

USA’s Levins 6th in Junior Women’s 12.5km at 2018 IBU Junior World – Canada’s Moser 8th, Bankes 9th

(Otepaa, Estonia) – Team USA’s lone competitor, Chloe Levins from Rutland, Vt., delivered a stellar 6th place in the junior women’s 12.5km individual with three penalties at the 2018 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships as … READ MORE →

USA 9th in Youth Men’s Relay and Canada 10th in Women’s Race on Day 3 at 2018 IBU Youth Worlds

(Otepaa, Estonia) – Team USA’s Vaclav Cervenka, Camren Nielsen and Garrett Beckrich raced to a 9th-place finish in the 3×7.5km Youth Men’s relay using 15 spares with three penalties on Day 3 of the … READ MORE →

Team Canada 9th in Junior Women’s Relay on Day 2 at 2018 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships

(Otepaa, Estonia) – Team Canada’s Emily Dickson, Nadia Moser and Megan Bankes took home a 9th-place finish in the Junior Women’s 3x6km Relay won by France. The Canucks used 14 spares with one penalty … READ MORE →

Canada’s Paradis 6th in Youth Women’s 10km on Opening Day of 2018 IBU Youth/Junior Worlds

(Otepaa, Estonia) – Canada’s Pascale Paradis delivered a top result finishing 6th with one missed target in the Youth Women’s 10km Individual at the 2018 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships kicked off on Feb. 26 … READ MORE →


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