March 4, 2007 (Whitehorse, Yukon) – The Whitehorse 2007 Canada Winter Games are a major undertaking. In fact, these games will be the biggest event ever staged in Canada north of the 60th parallel.

The Games run for two weeks from February 23rd to March 10th, 2007. Over 3,600 athletes, coaches and managers will gather in Whitehorse to compete for a total of 1,122 medals in 22 sports. Whitehorse will also host several non-sporting venues including the Athletes Village, Mission Centre, the Media Centre, the Volunteer Centre and venues for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. It is anticipated that Canada’s national broadcasters will provide over 100 hours of television coverage.

The cross-country skiing schedule kicks off this Monday March 5-March 9, 2007.

Stay tuned to SkiTrax.com for coverage starting Monday, March 5th.

– Monday, March 5 – 7.5km, Classic, Interval Female
– Monday, March 5 – 10km, Classic, Interval, Male
– Tuesday, March 6 – 1200m sprint Free, , Female
– Tuesday, March 6 – 1200m sprint Free, , Male
– Thursday, March 8 – 10km, Free,, Mass Start Female
– Thursday, March 8 – 15km, Free,, Mass Start Male
– Friday, March 9 – 4 x 3.75km, Relay, Female
– Friday, March 9 – 4 x 5km, Relay, Male

For more information on each competition, results and news on the Canada Winter Games please click on the following link:

www.2007canadagames.ca/

Team Alberta

– Cathy Jaques – Rocky Mountain Racers
– Heidi Widmer – Foothills Nordic
– Marcia Birkigt – Camrose Nordic
– Marlis Kromm – Foothills Nordic
– Michaela Howie – Banff Ski Runners
– Curtis Merry – Edmonton Nordic
– Evan Bruce – Banff Ski Runners
– Graeme Killick – Banff Ski Runners
– Kevin Sandau – Foothills Nordic
– Tyson Smith – Foothills Nordic

Originally selected for Team Alberta but attending Junior/U23 World Championships in Italy March 12-18: Haakon Lenes – Banff Ski Runners, Brent McMurtry George Jalkotzy, Sara Hewitt, Hannah Perry – Foothills Nordic.

For more information on Team Alberta, click on the following link: www.teamalberta.org/

Team British Columbia

– Allyson Cummings – Sovereign Lake Nordic
– Maggie Finch – Sovereign Lake Nordic
– Andrea Lee – Strathcona Nordic
– Alysson Marshall – Larch Hills
– Clare Peacock – Black Jack
– Daniel Brown – Telemark
– Cameron Egan – Sovereign Lake Nordic
– Greg Finch – Sovereign Lake Nordic
– Chris Werrell – Omineca Ski Club
– Matthew Wylie – Sovereign Lake Nordic

Originally selected for Team British Columbia but attending Junior/U23 World Championships in Italy March 12-18: Jesse Heckrodt – Larch Hills.

For more information on Team British Columbia, click on the following link: www.teambc.org/

Team Manitoba

– Leah Kirchmann – Red River Nordic
– Heather Froese – Boundary Trails
– Alex Bell – Red River Nordic
– Nicole Dubois – Red River Nordic
– Amie Mathews – Kenora Nordic
– Paul Benson – Red River Nordic
– Kieran Baird – Red River Nordic
– Greg Cederwall – Kenora Nordic
– Tyler Horton – Kenora Nordic
– Daniel Peters – Red River Nordic

For more information on Team Manitoba, click on the following link: www.sportmanitoba.ca/programs/teammanitoba.php

Team New Brunswick

– Natasha Landry – Bathurst Snow Bears
– Lisa Levesque – Les Aventuriers de Charlo
– Marianne Levesque – Les Aventuriers de Charlo
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– Jessica Dahn – Wostawea
– Gabriel Landry – Bathurst Snow Bears
– A.J. Schlosser – Bathurst Snow Bears
– Pierre White – Bathurst Snow Bears
– Jean-Philippe Levesque – Les Aventuriers de Charlo
– Louis-Philippe Cyr

For more information on Team New Brunswick, click on the following link:
www.gnb.ca/sport/2007/index-e.asp

Team Newfoundland/Labrador

– Brittany Scanlon – Mount St. Margaret
– Danielle Scanlon – Mount St. Margaret
– Renee White – Deep Cove Ski Club
– Kayla Gibbons – Mount St. Margaret
– Stephanie Mahar – Mount St. Margaret
– Andrew Casey – Blow me Down
– Michael Casey – Blow me Down
– Kyle Power – Menihek Nordic
– Alex Mitchell – Menihek Nordic
– Mitchell Samson – Mount St. Margaret

For more information on Team Newfoundland/Labrador, click on the following link: www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/tcr/canadagames/Index.htm

Team Northwest Territories

– Sarah Stephen – Yellowknife
– Jaya Bastedo – Yellowknife
– Nimisha Bastedo – Yellowknife
– Sarah Hanthorn – Inuvik
– Thomsen D‚Hont – Yellowknife
– David Terry – Inuvik
– John Tumchewics – Yellowknife
– Brandan Green – Hay River
– Team Nova Scotia
– Lilla Roy – Arctic Fox
– Kate Scallion – Arctic Fox
– Meggie Soehl – Nova Nordic
– Jennie Mae Roy – Arctic Fox
– Abby Lewis – Martock
– Tyler Germani – North Highlands Nordic
– Benjamin Roy – Arctic Fox

For more information on Team Nova Scotia, please click on the following link: http://ns.canadagames.ca/

Team Ontario

– Mallory Deyne – Porcupine Ski Runners
– Alysia Garmulewicz – Kanata
– Linnea Kershaw – Big Thunder Nordic
– Natasha Kullas – Porcupine Ski Runners
– Alana Thomas – Team Hardwood
– Mark Doble – Team Hardwood
– Gavin Hamilton – XC Ottawa
– John Rennie – Nakkertok
– Len Valjas – Team Hardwood
– Jesse Winter – North Bay Nordic

For more information on Team Ontario, please click on the following link:
http://207.176.171.7/teamontario/index.htm

Originally selected for Team Ontario but attending Junior/U23 World Championships in Italy March 12-18: Brittany Webster, Pate Neumann – Highland Trailblazers, Kate Brennan – Kanata, Phil Wood – Mono Nordic, Chris Butler – Big Thunder Nordic.

Team Price Edward Island
– Duncan Sturz – Brookvale

For more information on Team PEI, please click on the following link:
www.gov.pe.ca/teampei/

Team Quebec

РSt̩phanie Drolet РTremblant
– Sophie Harvey – Mont-Ste-Anne
РMyl̬ne Champagne РMont Orford
РCamille P̩pin РSki̩lite
– Alexia Pichard-Jolicoeur – Mont-Ste-Anne
РFran̤ois Bussi̩res РSkibec
РCharles Brassard РClub le Norv̩gien
– Nicolas Poirier – Defi T.M.
– Christian Ruel – Skibec
– Julien Nury – Skibec

For more information on Team Quebec please click on the following link:
www.jeuxcanada.qc.ca/equipes/index.aspx?disc=Ski%20de%20fond

Originally selected for Team Quebec but attending Junior/U23 World Championships in Italy March 12-18: Alex Harvey, Fr̩d̩ric Touchette РMont-Ste-Anne

Team Saskatchewan

– Jessica Furlan – Regina
– Jodi Etcheverry – Saskatoon
– Hayley Robinson – La Ronge
– Christa Harder – Saskatoon
– Alana Closs – Malamute Nordic
– Matt Stachura – Bear Creek Grizzlies
– Nils Lokken – Saskatoon
– Barret Dunbar – Saskatoon
– Keewetin Trottier – La Ronge
– Scott Theede – Saskatoon

For more information on Team Saskatchewan, please click on the following link:
www.teamsaskatchewan.ca/canada_games.html

Team Yukon

– Brittany Greer – Whitehorse
– Bryn Knight – Whitehorse
– Emily Nishikawa – Whitehorse
– Janelle Greer – Whitehorse
– Heidi Brook – Whitehorse
– David Greer – Whitehorse
– Ray Sabo – Whitehorse
– Colin Abbott – Whitehorse
– John Parry – Whitehorse
– Sam Lindsey – Whitehorse

For more information on Team Yukon, please click on the following link:
www.sportyukon.com/majorGames/canadaGamesIntro.php