Alpine Insurance AWCA names 2017/2018 squad

With an eye on the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Alpine Insurance Alberta World Cup Academy has announced its stable of high calibre skiers for the 2017/2018 season. Dahria Beatty, Knute Johnsgaard and Emily Nishikawa appear to be locks for Canada’s Olympic team, while...

AWCA Youth Prep for Ski Nationals

The 2017 Ski Nationals in Canmore is the next big event for the AWCA’s younger athletes, and the team has been training hard at the Canmore Nordic Centre in the lead-up to the big event, March 18-25. Luke Gerwing, Thomas Manktelow and Delphine Duvernay-Tardiff...

Bouffard-Nesbitt Torches the Qualifier, Gerwing shows promise

For someone who spent most of their summer on crutches, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt still has speed to burn. The 24-year-old smoked the field by two seconds in Saturday’s open women’s sprint qualifier, and ended the day as the top Canadian and fourth overall...