December 27, 2013 (Oberhof, GER) – The 8th annual Tour de Ski starts tomorrow and SkiTrax caught up with Justin Wadsworth, the Head Coach of the Canadian XC Ski Team, for his take on the team’s lacklustre start to the season and outlook ahead. Canada has done well at the Tour over the years with Devon Kershaw coming 4th overall in 2012, Ivan Babikov posting the fastest time up Alpe Cermis in 2009, and Alex Harvey and Len Valjas both landing on the podium last year in Val di Fiemme, Italy in the 15km CL. In this interview Wadsworth talks about the health and fitness of the team, Valjas’ ongoing knee problems following his surgery in Aug., Perianne Jones re-joining the squad in Asiago, Harvey’s DSQ and missing the final in the Team Sprint in Asiago, and the team’s hopes to be in the medal hunt at the Tour…

Justin Wadsworth Interview