Taking the East by storm

Maya MacIsaac-Jones won three medals, while Dominique Moncion-Groulx took a gold in the sprint and bronze in the classic race to earn consideration for World Cup starts in Quebec City. MacIsaac-Jones battled with American Anne Hart all weekend, and came away with a...

Simply the best

Beatty top Canadian at U23 world championships AWCA star Dahria led the Canadian contingent at the World Junior/U23 championships in Soldier Hollow, Utah, locking in three top-20 performances over the week long event to solidify her role as the nation’s top prospect....

Hicks, Locke travel to Pyeongchang

Annika Hicks and Julien Locke joined Team Canada at the Pyeongchang, South Korea test event, nearly one year out from the 2018 Winter Olympics. Still recovering from an illness that knocked her out of commission for the first part of the year, Hicks finished 26thin...

Skiing and Waffles

If Annika Hicks were to list her two biggest passions, skiing and waffles would be at the top of the list. The ‘never say die’ distance specialist spent most of her life on the ski trails in Canmore, Alberta, fueled by maple-syrup strewn waffles. “They are the perfect...

Cowboy hats aplenty on Whistler podium

The Academy men swept the sprint podium, as the team dominated the Western Canadian Championships in Whistler B.C., Jan 21-23. With Knute Johnsgaard away on the World Cup, AWCA alumnus Jesse Cockney stepped in to take the open men’s title Friday (Jan. 21) in the skate...

Legend of Johnsgaard grows

Knute earns World Cup bronze, Olympic spot Alberta World Cup Academy stand out Knute Johnsgaard punched his ticket to the 2018 Winter Olympics with a bronze medal performance in 4×7.5 men’s world cup relay Sunday (Jan. 22) in Ulricehamn, Sweden. After watching...