CALGARY – Alpine Canada is pleased to announce its nominations for the Canadian Ski Teams for the 2017-18 season. Athletes have been nominated to the team having met selection criteria and/or coaches’ discretion and/or invited to participate in selected camps and competitions. 2017-18 CANADIAN ALPINE SKI TEAM NOMINATION World Cup Men – Senior Benjamin Thomsen (Windermere,…
It was a huge day for Canada on home snow in Blue Mountain, Ontario with Canada closing out the day with double first-place finishes, a second-place, two Crystal Globes and a Rookie of the Year. Included in those wins was Whistler’s Marielle Thompson, won Sunday’s Audi FIS World Cup Finals, supported by Mackenzie Investments race,…
Alpine Canada’s Marielle Thompson claimed the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup Cross Alps Tour women’s title, finishing as the overall tour leader following six races over 14 days. The tour wrapped up on Thursday with the second of two races held at the Innichen track in Italy. In the final day of competition, Thompson…
VICTORIA, BC – After wrapping up her first year at the Canadian Sport Institute’s Canadian Sport School in Victoria, para-alpine and cycling athlete Mel Pemble is working towards her goal of qualifying for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. “It is so much better, [Sport School] gives me set time to do school work,” said Pemble…
CALGARY – The 2016-17 season marks a World Championship year for Alpine Canada Alpin’s (ACA) teams, all of which are gunning for and have potential to be podium contenders. ACA announces 35 richly talented alpine, para-alpine and ski cross athletes, who will form the respective national teams that will storm the World Cup circuits, throwing…
KRANJSKA, Slovenia – Three-time Olympian Mike Janyk, the leading Canadian slalom skier of his generation, announced Thursday that he plans to hang up his skis at the end of the season. The 31-year-old from Whistler, B.C., who famously won bronze at the 2009 world championships, is set to take part in his final World Cup…