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Chris Dornan, Cathy Sturgeon and Martine Grenon |
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- Sport Canada
- Own the Podium
- Jemini Foundation
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Cross Connections
Dear Cross Connections subscriber,
Thank you for tuning into our Cross Connections newsletter every month.
We look forward to keeping you up to date on all the latest news throughout the season. Please send us your feedback as we greatly appreciated it and helps us improve.
Happy Skiing!
Martine Grenon-Lafontaine
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Alex Harvey and Devon Kershaw Celebrate Gold and Bronze Medals in Sweden
The World Championship winning teammates made history becoming the first Canadian men to share the individual World Cup podium. Alex Harvey captured his first World Cup medal in Falun, Sweden on the same course his legendary father, Pierre, won his first of three World Cup medals. Devon Kershaw locked up second spot in the overall World Cup Finals with his bronze-medal finish on Friday. Kershaw is the first Canadian male to finish in the top-three of the overall standings.
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Canadian Men's Team, 4th Best in the World!
After every World Cup race, FIS calculate the standings for the Nations Cup, based on the number of World Cup points (top 30 skiers) that each skier collects for their country.
In the past Canada hasn't been much of a factor in the overall standings, particularly because of the challenges associated with travelling from Canada to all of the races, and also because of a lack of program depth.
In the last few seasons the team performances have picked up and the National Ski Team program have started to use Nation's cup standings as one of the benchmarks to evaluate team performance. For this year the team goal was to finish 11th, with a long term goal from the strategic plan, to be ranked among the top 6 nations in the world by 2018.
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Attention All Female Athlete Skiers!
Come out to meet and speak with Canada's National Ski Team women on March 23rd, 2012 during the Haywood Ski Nationals at 1:00 PM at Château Mont Sainte-Anne.
Introductions and panel-style Q and A discussion will be moderated by CCC Women's Committee co-chairs; Beckie Scott and Milaine Theriault.
Presentations will include information on balancing school and sport, managing performance pressures and how to keep the joy in racing.
Come to meet the Team and ask questions on any topic!
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Call to All Coaches at the Haywood Ski Nationals!
Please join Dr. Sharleen Hoar and Justin Wadsworth on March 23rd, 2012 during the Haywood Ski Nationals at 3:30 PM at Château Mont Sainte-Anne for an afternoon with the experts! With introductions by Cross Country Canada's Women's Committee Co-Chairs, Beckie Scott and Milaine Theriault, the afternoon will be split in two sessions.
The first session will be presented by Dr. Sharleen Hoar, World Cup Cross-Country Ski Team Psychologist. She will discuss and explore tools and techniques for coaches to successfully maximize the physical, emotional and athletic potential of their female athletes. This session will be followed by a Q and A session.
The second session will be presented by Justin Wadsorth, Head Coach of the National Cross Country Ski Team where basics training philosophies, beliefs and advice for high performance cross country ski racing will be discussed. This session will be followed by interactive Q and A session and an inspirational video.
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 Request for Bids to host the 2013 Haywood NorAm World Jr/U23 Trials
The CCC Events Committee is requesting event bids to host the 2013 Haywood NorAm World Jr/U23 Trials. The event will be held on January 3, 5, 6, 2013 and will consist of middle and long distance pursuit competitions, junior and senior sprints and interval start competitions.
Clubs interested in hosting the 2013 World Jr/U23 trials should communicate directly to Dave Dyer, CCC Events Director at ddyer@cccski.com by March 21, 2012.
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Fast and Female Invites Girls for an Afternoon with Olympians Perianne Jones and Madeleine Williams in Mont Sainte-Anne!
Come ski, dance and be inspired at Mont-Ste-Anne on March 18, 2012!
All participants receive a Fast and Female t-shirt, buff and will enjoy a healthy lunch. Free seminars for parents.
Register Now!
*Please note that this activity is subsidized by Cross-Country Canada! |
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Jackrabbit Toque Design Contest: Vote for the Best Design!
A HUGE Thank you to all of you awesome Jackrabbits for participating in next year's Jackrabbit Toque design!
With support from sauceheadwear.com, Jackrabbit skiers have presented their creative enthusiasm for next year's Jackrabbit Toque. We have had an incredible response from many clubs all over the country.
We now need you to vote for your favourite Toque design on Facebook!! All you have to do is click on the "Like" button! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cross-Country-Canada/138553616175807
You have until March 31st to ''Like" a design! Don't miss your chance! The winner will be the Toque design that has the most "Likes"!
Jackrabbit Toque Design Contest finalist will be announced on Facebook March 31st 2012. |
Thank You to Lazer Graphics
Cross Country Canada would like to congratulate long-time supporters John and Mary Carolyn Hart on their recent retirement after the successful sale of their Peterborough-based print and design business Lazer Graphics to The Vincent Press.
A sponsor of Cross Country Canada since 2002, Lazer Graphics was founded in Peterborough by John and Mary Carolyn in 1989. The company printed products such as flyers, pamphlets and brochures and also developed marketing campaigns, trade-show displays and branding materials. It was known for supporting both its local community and the Canadian cross-country ski community by providing complimentary or discounted print and design services for numerous projects and initiatives, including Cross Country Canada's long running and immensely successful Project Podium Calendar fundraising campaign. Mary Carolyn Hart, known as MC, won Businesswoman of the Year through the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce in 2010. In addition to sponsoring CCC, the couple has been involved in many community programs, including the Peterborough YMCA and Festival of Trees.
Best of luck to John and MC in their retirement and our most sincere thanks for their tremendous support over the past 10 years. |
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Cross Country Canada 2012 Annual General Meeting
The 2012 CCC Annual General Meeting will be hosted by the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club in conjunction with Cross Country Yukon in Whitehorse, YT from June 7th to June 10th, 2012.
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Cross Country Canada Board of Directors Nominations
The Board Nominating Committee is now assembling a slate of candidates to be considered for election to the Board of Directors of CCC. This election will take place at the CCC Annual General Meeting, 7-10 June, 2012, in accordance with CCC's Bylaws.
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Women's Committee Corner: Kathy Davies Video
Check out this great video made by the Women's Committee profiling Kathy Davies and her experience at the World Junior/U23 Champs in Turkey!
 | | Spotlight on Kathy Davies - Coach at the 2012 XC Ski World Junior and U23 Champs |
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Call to All CCC Race License Holders! Credit: Greg Kilroy
Please note that the CCC Annual Athletes' Meeting will take place during the Haywood Ski Nationals 2012, on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 4:00 PM (Second Floor of the Rang St. Julien Chalet in Mont Ste-Anne).
Check this link for more details
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McCreary Ski & Outdoor Club, MB - Introduction to Community Coaching Credit: Pam Little
McCreary Ski & Outdoor Club held a successful Introduction to Community Coaching course in March. Thanks to Cross Country Association of Manitoba for sending Rob Kirchmann out to the country from Winnipeg to facilitate the course for our club. Six club members plus a skier from the Neepawa completed the ICC course. We had an action packed day at our local ski area at the McCreary Golf & Country Club. The best part was a fun practical session where local families volunteered to be our students. Thanks to an Investors Group Community Coaching Conference Grant our club was able to provide this important course. We are now prepared to start a Bunnyrabbit & Jackrabbit program for our communities.
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National Talent Squad Program 2012-13
The National Talent Squad (NTS) 2012-13 Program is aiming at better preparing athletes in the early part of the L2C stage to benefit from NDC programs when they reach that level of performance and development. The program is delivered by each of the 4 National Development Centres (NDC) in collaboration with divisions' provincial team programs and the athletes' personal coaches. Program outline and selection criteria |
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 Milaine Theriault to be Inducted to the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame 2012
The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting six new members into the hall during this year's induction ceremony being held at the Fredericton Inn on June 9.
Milaine Thériault, of St-Quentin, is the first New Brunswick athlete to have competed in three Winter Olympic Games ('98, '02, '06). She skied for Team New Brunswick in the 1991 Canadian Winter Games and went on to compete at the national senior level with first place finishes in '93, '98,'99, and '00. As an international competitor, Theriault has many top-30 finishes, including a second place showing at the Women's Relay in 2001. Her career has earned her a number of awards, including SportNB's female athlete of the year award in 2002.Theriault is the co-chair of the Cross Country Canada's Women's Committee.
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Did You Know.....
- If Devon Kershaw is to maintain second spot on the Overall World Cup standings it would be the most successful finish by a Canadian male cross-country skier. Beckie Scott is the only other Canadian athlete to finish in the top-three in the overall standings. The two-time Olympic medallist finished second overall in 2006.
- Only seven Canadian cross-country ski athletes have reached the podium more than once in one season: Pierre Harvey, Beckie Scott, Sara Renner, Chandra Crawford, Devon Kershaw; Alex Harvey; Lenny Valjas
- Devon Kershaw became the fourth Canadian athlete to win two gold World Cup gold medals in one season. Others to accomplish the feat include: Pierre Harvey (1988); Beckie Scott (2006); and Chandra Crawford (2008).
- Topping the charts at 6'6", Len Valjas is also on the podium as one of the tallest athletes on the World Cup
- Canada had eight athletes contribute to our overall World Cup point total (four male and four females) marking one of the most successful team efforts in the history of the program.
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 Quotes of the Month
"Devon Kershaw has gone further than any cross-country skier from this country has ever gone before. He's put in more miles, spent more time on the road and had more success than anyone might have imagined. He has made a huge impression in arguably the deepest and most hotly contested of the winter sports - a sport that has been dominated by eastern Europeans and Scandinavians in the past; a pursuit that has, for the most part, eluded North American men until Kershaw came along. He alone has been on the podium four times, had two wins and finished an inspiring fourth overall in the gruelling nine-stage Tour de Ski through Germany and Italy. He's a Canadian Nordic knight constantly searching for new territory to conquer."
 ....Scott Russell, CBC Sports
"We knew Len was capable of these performances. He trains alongside Devon <Kershaw> and Alex <Harvey> every day so we know his speed is there. Len is a very smart skier and knows where to make his move which is huge in sprint racing. It is amazing for sure to do this now, especially on courses in Scandinavia. It is pretty incredible."
...Justin Wadsworth, head coach, Canadian Cross-Country Ski Team |
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