Carlyle’s Euro-Trip pays off

Jack Carlyle pulled off the best European result of his young career with a 38th place finish in Bruksvallarna, Sweden on Nov. 11, and performed well in the men’s 10 km freestyle race on Nov. 17 against a field of World Cup calibre skiers. Carlyle finished 67th, about...

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...

Taking the East by storm

Maya MacIsaac-Jones won three medals, while Dominique Moncion-Groulx took a gold in the sprint and bronze in the classic race to earn consideration for World Cup starts in Quebec City. MacIsaac-Jones battled with American Anne Hart all weekend, and came away with a...

Cowboy hats aplenty on Whistler podium

The Academy men swept the sprint podium, as the team dominated the Western Canadian Championships in Whistler B.C., Jan 21-23. With Knute Johnsgaard away on the World Cup, AWCA alumnus Jesse Cockney stepped in to take the open men’s title Friday (Jan. 21) in the skate...

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...