AWCA Youth Prep for Ski Nationals

The 2017 Ski Nationals in Canmore is the next big event for the AWCA’s younger athletes, and the team has been training hard at the Canmore Nordic Centre in the lead-up to the big event, March 18-25. Luke Gerwing, Thomas Manktelow and Delphine Duvernay-Tardiff...

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...

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...