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Funding Partners:
- Sport Canada
- Own the Podium
- Jemini Foundation
- National Cross Country Ski
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Cross Connections
Dear Cross Connections Subscriber,
Thank you for tuning into Cross Connections newsletter. We look forward to keeping you up to date on all the latest news throughout the summer. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we wish to remind you to please consider the environment before printing this email.
Thank you and happy reading!
Martine Grenon-Lafontaine
Assistant Administrator
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 Thank you...Credit: Wanda Bogdane
As we emerge from CCC's strategic planning phase for the coming year and reflect on the phenomenal season that just closed, it strikes us the substantial impact that our sponsors and supporters have had on our sport.
It's hard to know how many people understand the powerful role that sponsors play. There are infinite areas they help us realize from that one essential training camp for an athlete on the brink of a breakthrough to ensuring that key programs - often the quiet yet vital programs - exist to provide depth to the technical foundation of our sport. Their support enables our athletes to access the best gear in the industry, hire the right staff for critical corners of the organization and ensure that young athletes across our vast country have the chance to experience the joy of cross country skiing.
To our countless suppliers to our volunteers to the generous corporate sponsors who walk alongside us as we work to fulfill our vision... "It takes a ski community to raise Olympic medallists." Given the many ways our sponsors and supporters have helped CCC, we would like to extend our warmest THANK YOU!
For a full list of current sponsors and suppliers |
Cross Country Canada Awards Alberta
and Quebec Cross-Country
Skiing World Cups in 2012
Credit: Chris Dornan
Canada's medal-winning cross-country ski athletes will be hosting the best nordic skiers on the globe for two World Cup events in December 2012, pending final contractual negotiations with both local organizing committees and formal approval by the FIS Cross Country Committee.
The Canmore Nordic Centre, which is the home training centre for Canada's National Ski Team, will host its fourth series of World Cup races since 2005, while Quebec City will host elite cross-country ski racing at the World Cup level for the first time at a a high profile downtown venue that is expected to capture the interest of the skiing world. Canmore also hosted the World Junior Championships in 1997.
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 Lake Superior Ski Division Training Camp in Thunder Bay July 1-5, 2011
Take part in one of the premier training camps in Ontario! The camp is intended for athletes aged 13 and up who participate in a year round training program or for those who are looking for a taste of a more comprehensive training experience. Hosted by Big Thunder Nordic. Featuring 2010 Canadian Olympian Stefan Kuhn and coaching staff including: Adam Kates (BT Nordic Head Coach), Eric Bailey (NDC Head Coach), Michael Somppi (NST), Lisa Patterson (CCC Eastern Canadian High Performance Coordinator), Pavlina Sudrich (OST Head Coach) and NDC Thunder Bay members.
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National Talent Squad 2011-12
CCC would like to announce members of the 2011-12 National Talent Squad (NTS). Athletes between the ages of 15 and 17 have been nominated to the team based on their overall 2010-11 race results.
The National Talent Squad (NTS) is a regional based Talent ID program aimed at preparing young athletes to benefit from NDC programs in the future. This new program from Cross Country Canada will essentially be managed and delivered by each of the 4 National Development Centres (NDC) in collaboration with the NTS athletes' personal coaches and/or provincial team program, if applicable. The goal is to have NDC's contribute and be more involved in the development of Canada's best junior athletes, in the early part of the Learning to Compete stage, and help athletes transition from club athlete to NDC athlete more efficiently.
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 Skill Development Camps 2011
During the 'Learning 2 Train' stage of the Long Term Athlete Development model, children should be encouraged to utilize their skills and explore different kinds of cross-country activities that are available to them. Athletes in this age group respond well to adventure based activities.
Full article |
2011 Cross Country Canada Annual General Meeting
The 2011 CCC AGM will be hosted by Skibec Nordique Ski Club in conjunction with Ski de Fond Quebec in Lac Delage, QC from June 9th to June 12th, 2011. For more information |
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Bids Sought for the 2013 and 2014 Haywood Ski Nationals Credit: Dave Dyer
The Ski Nationals have an 85 year history of excellence. The Events Committee is pleased to invite interested Clubs to submit bids to host the 2013 or 2014 Haywood Ski Nationals. Packages should
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George Grey, Aggregate Champion, 2011 Haywood Ski Nationals |
be prepared electronically and in hard copy and submitted by June 30, 2011.
Recent Haywood Ski Nationals in Canmore and Whitehorse have provided significant economic impact to the hosting region. Skiers from the host club realize "the Home Track advantage" as they welcome their counterparts from all regions of Canada.
Bid details can be found here
Give your developing skiers that extra edge in 2013 and 2014!
The 2012 Haywood Ski Nationals will be co-hosted by Club Nordique Mont Ste-Anne and Skibec Nordique between March 17-24, 2011.
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National Ski Team, National Development Centres & Coaching Staff Announcement 2011-2012
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Beckie Scott Selected to Canadian Ski Hall of Fame Credit: James Christie: The Globe and Mail
Beckie Scott, of Canmore Alta., has shown the way one more time for Canadian skiers.
The 11-year veteran of Canada's Nordic team - who fought for Olympic gold against drug-fuelled Eastern Bloc athletes in 2002 at Salt Lake City -- highlighted the trio selected to the Ottawa-based Canadian Ski Hall of Fame Monday.
Selected with Scott - an IOC athlete member - were Laurie Kreiner of the alpine team and Mark Labow, a pioneer of the ski patrol safety system. Inductions will take place in the fall, but a date and location haven't been set.
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Paralympic Cross-Country Skier Jody Barber Announces Retirement
One of Canada's most accomplished Para-Nordic skiers, Jody Barber, has decided to retire to focus her time on her profession as a teacher while giving back to the sports she loves - cross-country skiing and triathlon, Cross Country Canada announced on Tuesday.
Since joining the Canadian Para-Nordic Ski Team in 2008, the Smithers, B.C. resident racked up six IPC World Cup medals and one IPC World Championship podium finish in her short career.
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 REGISTER! Fast and Female FitFest presented by Best Buy set for June 12 in Ottawa
Female athletes between the ages of 9 to 15 from the Ottawa region are about to get a boost of inspiration from local Olympian Perianne Jones and elite athlete Tory Tuttle as they host a Fast and Female event on June 12 at the Rideau Canoe Club.
Jones, a Fast and Female ambassador since 2005 and a member of the Nakkertok Ski Club, just wrapped up her most successful World Cup cross-country racing season with a sixth place in the team sprint at the World Championships held in Norway and a 12th place in the individual sprint at the Stage World Cub in Stockholm, SWE.
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Stefan Kuhn Makes Transition to Coaching Ranks
Credit: Rocky Mountain Outlook
Cross-country skier Stefan Kuhn wasted no time making the transition from race course to work force, as the former Olympian has been hired to help coach the Alberta World Cup Academy. Cross-country ski insiders were aware of Kuhn's plans to retire after this season and the AWCA wasted no time locking up the sprint specialist.
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 Para-Nordic: Winter Challenge
Challenge Hivernal is a multisport event that takes place in Greater Quebec, with competitions and opportunities to try out four adapted sports (Sledge hockey, Wheelchair curling, Para-Alpine skiing and Para-Nordic skiing).
During the first edition last March, the Challenge welcomed about a hundred athletes in competitive and recreational streams. At the Para-Nordic ski race, organized in cooperation with Club Castor-Kanik, and held at the Valcartier military base, the prevailing ambience was one of healthy competition and fun. Six high level athletes contested a tight and highly emotional race. After the event, the racers stuck around and offered words of advice and encouragement to newcomers who had come to try their hand at Para-Nordic skiing.
The 2011 event was a huge success, and preparations are already underway for a second edition in Winter 2012. We hope to see a huge crowd there!
For more information, visit : www.challengehivernal.org |
Essential Guide to Grass Roots Sport & Social Media
This is a resource for community and local clubs to get started in social media. Published by FundSport.com, this ebook discusses why you should take advantage of the Internet, why you should incorporate social media, the pros and cons of social media and how to get started. The ebook is free to download. Fundsport.com's belief is even at the grass roots level, the sporting community should have access to the information and support required to turn passion into success on and off the field.
Complete Guide |
Heinz Niederhauser Coaching Award Recipient - Patti Kitler  Credit: Cross Country Ontario
Cross Country Ontario is pleased to announce that Patti Kitler is the recipient of the 2010-2011 Heinz Niederhauser Coaching Award. Patti is well known in the Ontario ski community as a dedicated coach and driving force behind Para-Nordic skiing in Ontario. Among positions filled during her long involvement with CCO are Assistant Ontario Coach, High Performance Director, Coaching Development Co-ordinator, and Para-Nordic Co-ordinator. Congratulations Patti! Heinz Niederhauser Awards Page.
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 Club Profile: Mother's Day Ski with the Menihek Nordic Ski Club Credit: Gerry Rideout
Fourteen women had a most enjoyable ski on Mother's Day May 8th, 2011. They all met at the Chalet, and then went for an 8Km on the Birches & Alf's summit with unbelievably conditions that were close to excellent and all had fun. Back at the chalet, excitement was in the air, conversation was rampant and the ladies had quite an enjoyable social with lots of food and sweets. What!! Some were heard to say, they were looking forward to ski on May 24th.
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