by Nancy Richard | Oct 17, 2017 | Academy, Academy News, Annika Hicks, Antoine Hebert, Athletes, Capital Region Training Group, Coaches, Dominique Moncion-Groulx, Etienne Hébert, Michael MacIsaac-Jones
Alpine Insurance AWCA, CRTG give back to sport through Northern Camp When it comes to cross-country ski champions, Northern Alberta has a rich history. Beckie Scott changed the sport from Athabasca. Olympians such as Graeme Killick, Amanda Ammar, Jamie and Amanda...
by Nancy Richard | Sep 30, 2017 | Academy, Academy News, Alpine Insurance, Annika Hicks, Dahria Beatty
New Zealand camp casts spell on Canadians, as quest for speed marches onward Bursting through dark mountains like a crimson flame in the tempest, the Canadian women conquered the glaciated trails of New Zealand as their quest for untapped speed and strength drew them...
by Nancy Richard | May 26, 2017 | Academy, Annika Hicks, Antoine Hebert, Athletes, Dahria Beatty, Dominique Moncion-Groulx, Etienne Hébert, Jack Carlyle, Laurence Dumais, Luke Gerwing, Michael MacIsaac-Jones, Patrick Stewart-Jones, Thomas Manktelow
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...
by Nancy Richard | Feb 9, 2017 | Academy, Academy News, Annika Hicks, Athletes, Julien Locke
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...
by Nancy Richard | Jan 30, 2017 | Academy, Academy News, Annika Hicks, Athletes
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...