by Nancy Richard | Jan 18, 2017 | Academy, Academy News, Athletes, Dahria Beatty, Delphine Duvernay Tardif, Julien Locke, Knute Johnsgaard
First came the exploding van window. Then came the bed bugs. Then the rain and faulty brakes. Yet despite harsh race conditions and unexpected SNAFUs, the Alberta World Cup Academy emerged with five medals from the U.S. Nationals in Soldier’s Hollow, Utah Jan 7-12....
by Nancy Richard | Dec 20, 2016 | Academy, Academy News, Athletes, Dahria Beatty, Knute Johnsgaard
For the second week in a row, Dahria Beatty has achieved a new personal best on the World Cup circuit, proving she can compete with the best skiers in the world. Fresh off of a 26th place in the Davos, Switzerland skate sprint, Beatty crushed the 10 km skate race in...
by Nancy Richard | Dec 20, 2016 | Academy, Academy News, Athletes, Jack Carlyle, Julien Locke, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt
After getting their butts kicked last weekend in Silver Star, the AWCA senior skiers stepped up in a big way in Rossland, BC. Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt, Julian Locke and Jack Carlyle brought great performances, much to the delight of coach Scott Perras. “For...
by Nancy Richard | Dec 13, 2016 | Academy, Academy News, Athletes, Jack Carlyle, Uncategorized
A bad fall sabotaged an otherwise quality race for Jack Carlyle, who finished up is Scandanavian Cup tour in Lillehammer, Norway. Carlyle was running in the top 40 for most of Saturday’s 10 km skate race, but with half a kilometre to go, the Sault skier crashed...
by Nancy Richard | Dec 13, 2016 | Academy, Academy News, Athletes, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt
Loaded with many of Canada’s top ski prospects, there have been many days in the Alberta World Cup Academy history where the team has utterly dominated the field, filling the team van with medals and flowers. Then, there are the tough days. The character...
by Nancy Richard | Dec 13, 2016 | Academy, Academy News, Athletes, Luke Gerwing, Maya MacIsaac-Jones, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt, Patrick Stewart-Jones
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...
