by Nancy Richard | Nov 22, 2017 | Academy, Academy News, Dahria Beatty, Emily Nishikawa
AIAWCA women are super troupers in Sweden Deep in the land of ABBA, two athletes completed their last tune up before embarking on the final leg of their Olympic journey. At a glance, head coach Chris Jeffries believes his skiers are on track for a successful ‘winner...
by Nancy Richard | Feb 22, 2017 | Academy, Academy News, Dahria Beatty, Knute Johnsgaard
With a blistering trip around the skate sprint track in Otepaa, Estonia, Dahria Beatty is one step closer to becoming a full-fledged Canadian Olympian . Beatty finished 29th in February 18th’s World Cup race for her third top-30 race of the season, meeting Cross...
by Nancy Richard | Feb 9, 2017 | Academy, Academy News, Athletes, Dahria Beatty, Maya MacIsaac-Jones
Beatty top Canadian at U23 world championships AWCA star Dahria led the Canadian contingent at the World Junior/U23 championships in Soldier Hollow, Utah, locking in three top-20 performances over the week long event to solidify her role as the nation’s top prospect....
by Nancy Richard | Jan 23, 2017 | Academy, Academy News, Antoine Hebert, Athletes, Dahria Beatty, Delphine Duvernay Tardif, Jack Carlyle, Julien Locke, Knute Johnsgaard, Maya MacIsaac-Jones, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt, Patrick Stewart-Jones
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...
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....
