Posted on 11 April 2013
Tags: 24 hour, ccc, cross country, Lappe, nordic, ON, Ontario, ski, skiing, Thunder Bay, Werner Schwar, xc
April 11, 2013 (Thunder Bay, ON) – The 16th Annual 24 Hour Relay, in support of the Lappe Nordic Ski Club and the National Development Centre wrapped up Sunday morning at 11am. This year’s event included the traditional 24-hour event, as well as new 6 and 12 hour events. Twenty-eight teams took to the trails starting Saturday at 11 am with many goals in mind. Participants skied on teams, in pairs, and even alone. This year’s events brought many skiers from out of town, including St.Paul, MN and Winnipeg, MB.
Werner Schwar defended his 24 Hour solo men’s title with a total of 285.15km covered. Event organizers were thrilled to have enough snow for the event as in the past it has been cancelled due to lack of snow. This year, there was enough snow for the event, and to make things more difficult for skiers snow continued to fall well into the evening….
Read more HERE.
Posted on 09 January 2013
Tags: Canada, centre, cross country, Haywood, Junior, Lappe, NorAm, nordic, ON, Ontario, photos, race, ski, skiing, Thunder Bay, trials, U23, xc
January 09, 2013 (Thunder Bay, ON) – Here are some great photos from last weekend’s Haywood NorAm and U23/Junior trials, Jan. 5-6, at the Lappe Ski Centre in Thunder Bay as athletes made their bids for selection to the various upcoming World Championship teams. Results HERE. Read more about the races: Day 1 HERE, Day 2 HERE.
- Emily Nishikawa. © John Sims
- Andrea Dupont. © John Sims
- Emily Nishikawa, Andrewa Dupont, Alysson Marshall. © John Sims
- Brent McMurtry leads. © John Sims
- Jones, Couturier, Johnsgaard, Widmer. © John Sims
- Michael Somppi goes head-to-head with Jesse Cockney. © John Sims
- Alysson Marshall (bib 3) escapes a crash during the semi-final rounds. © John Sims
- Kara Jaspers (bib 13) jumps over a fallen Alana Thomas (bib 8) during the semi-finals. © John Sims
- Kara Jaspers (bib 13) jumps over a fallen Alana Thomas (bib 8) during the semi-finals. © John Sims
- Junior Men's podium, l to r: Dominique Moncion-Groulx, Alexis Turgeon and Ezekiel Williams. © John Sims
- Graeme Killick (110) sets a hard pace as Brian McKeever (116) stays right on his tail. © John Sims
- Brent McMurtry (108) double poles up the last hill before the finish with Matthew Wylie (128) and Gerard Garnier (118) in tow. © John Sims
- Colin Abbott (109) leads Andy Shields (112), Jordan Cascagnette (129), Sebastien Townsend (119) and Yannick Lapierre (122) around a tricky, technical corner during a semi-final heat. © John Sims
- The action couldn't get much tighter as Jesse Cockney (bib 102) leads a group around a tight fast turn during a semi-final heat. Jesse went on to capture third place in the final. Following on his heels are: Colin Abbott (109), Andy Shields (112), Jordan Cascagnette (129) and Sebastien Townsend (119). © John Sims
- Michael Somppi (bib 105) leads the charge against Knute Johnsgaard (bib 106) and Brian McKeever during semi-final heat action. © John Sims
- Graeme Killick (bib 101) shows great athletism and cat-like reflexes to avoid going down like the less fortunate Frederic Touchette (bib 111) in a semi-final heat. © John Sims
- Kara Jaspers (bib 13) jumps over a fallen Alana Thomas (bib 8) during the semi-finals. © John Sims
- Cendrine Browne (bib 203) skis ahead of Sophie Carrier-Laforte (bib 209) as another competitor takes a spill. © John Sims
- Third place finisher Emily Nishikawa (bib 1) leads women's sprint winner Andrea Dupont (bib 2) up the final climb with second place skier Alysson Marshall (bib 3) close on their heels. © John Sims
- Phil Widmer (bib 101) escapes a crash during the senior men's sprint semi-finals. Widmer won the event beating Patrick Stewart-Jones and Jesse Cockney to the line. © John Sims
- Senior men's sprints: Brent McMurtry (108), Michael Somppi (105) and Phil Widmer (101) set a hard tempo during the men's final event which was was by Widmer. © John Sims
- Men's senior sprints podium (l-r): Jesse Cockney, Philip Widmer, Patrick Stewart-Jones, Graham Nishikawa and Brent McMurtry. © John Sims