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The tenets of athlete development are that the Alberta World Cup Academy will:
- provide programs that are unique in Canada, are athlete centered, and that set new standards for athlete performance.
- prepare athletes to be ready for entry to national teams and for international success.
- support all athlete with the same levels of technical support, regardless of their performance profile or scholarship status
- accommodate full time year round training and competition schedules. Only athletes that have graduated from high school are eligible.
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 | Video of Shayla Swanson's World Cup sprint in Valdidentro, Italy on February 14th. » more » |
| |  | Jess Cockney turned in his career best international result today, finishing 3rd in the junior men's free sprint at the OPA competition in Bayerischer Wald, Germany. The result comes as a big boost for Jess... » more » |
| |  | Kevin Sandau turned in his best race of the season today in Zwiesel, Germany, finishing an impressive 6th place in the OPA 15km classic race. » more » |
| |  | Shayla Swanson was the lone Academy skier on World Cup today, placing 46th in the 10km classic event in Valdidentro, Italy. » more » |
| |  | All the details on the Alberta World Cup Academy athletes. » more » |
| |  | Today is a sad day... it's our last day in Livigno. Even though this is my second trip to Livingo, the effect is the still the same, awe struck, star struck, mind boggling. Call it what you will, Livigno, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful places in the world. » more » |
| |  | Shayla Swanson did the first European World Cup race of her career today in Valdidentro, Italy. Shayla finished 43rd in the skate sprint. The skate sprint is not Shayla's strongest event and the result is a good indication of her form heading into next week's World Championships... » more » |
| | | Photos of Academy athletes on the OPA Tour in Austria, Germany and Italy. » more » |
| |  | On Friday we officially started the OPA tour. We drove to Lyon after the junior relays on Friday. On Saturday we drove for over 10 hours to get to Bad Goisern, Austria where we're spending a few days training before heading to the first races. » more » |
| |  | Let's face it, skiing is an individual sport. But is it always? By my calculations, 6.8 hours out of my training year are spent racing. So then what about the rest of the time? I train with my team, call it 550 hours. I travel with my team, about 95 days, 2280 hours... » more » |
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