US NATIONALS 2017

   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....

The breakthrough: Beatty cracks top 30

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...

Rossland spells revenge for embattled AWCA skiers

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...

TRAVELING JACK CRASHES IN NORWAY

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...

SILVERSTAR SUNDAY: TEAM TAKES ITS LUMPS IN SOVEREIGN LAKE

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...

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...