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August 2013
Co-editors: Cathy Sturgeon, Martine Zilligen & Chris Dornan
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PARTNERS AND SPONSORS |
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Funding partners:
- Sport Canada
- Own the Podium
- Jemini Foundation
- National Winter Sport Association
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Podium partners:
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SUPPORT CCC! | |
From children learning to ski in our Jackrabbit programs to our National Ski Team athletes taking on the world, Cross Country Canada is there, every step of the way.
Help turn a young skier's dream into reality! |
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BMO CCC MASTERCARD |
Every time you use your BMO Cross Country Canada MasterCard to make a purchase, a payment is made to CCC from BMO Bank of Montreal at no additional cost to you. Reward yourself. |
| PROJECT PODIUM | |
There has never been a more important time to support Cross-country skiing in Canada. After a remarkable 2012 season, we now stand firmly among the top ski nations in the world. The bar has been raised. Our expectations have never been higher. As a member of Project Podium you have an exclusive opportunity to be part of our team as we set our sights on Sochi 2014.
Funding from this program will go toward providing our skiers with the coaching, training and support that they need to take on the world.
For more details, please visit Project Podium. |
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EC3D Compression Apparel
Check out EC3D's Compression Gear to help improve blood circulation for maximum efficiency and endurance, reduce muscle fatigue minimize recovery time!
Get them today from our CCC Store!
Remember that all proceeds from the Cross Country Canada Online Store go directly towards the National Ski Team, Para-Nordic Ski Team and CCC Youth Development Programs!
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 Job Corner...
Part-Time Assistant Coach - Nakkertok Nordic
Please visit the Jobs section on our website for more information.
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Cross Connections
Dear Cross Connections subscriber,
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 appreciate it and helps us improve.
Martine Zilligen
Marketing Coordinator
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 PROBAR Joins Cross Country Canada`s Official Supplier Pool
Canada's cross-country ski athletes will fuel up their charge to the podium with PROBAR, thanks to a new deal struck on Thursday with the whole food company and Cross Country Canada.
A hunger-destroying bar that is made from pure nutritional goodness, with no chemical additives, the tasteful energy bar will play an important role in ensuring athletes have the energy required for an intense training and competitive season.
PROBAR's all natural high-performance nutrition will also be available for purchase through Cross Country Canada's Online Store, where all proceeds from sales go towards the National Ski Team, Para-Nordic Ski Team and Cross Country Canada Programs.
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2013-14 Skill Development Programs Enrollment Kits
Check out the new Skill Development Program Enrollment Kits for the 2013-14 ski season: Track Attack Buff, Jackrabbit Sauce Toque, Racing Rocks Buff Headband & Racing Rocks t-shirt!
The Skill Development Program (SDP) is comprised of three levels or stages, Bunnyrabbit, Jackrabbit and Track Attack. The overall objective of the program is to assist children in the development of a love of the outdoors, a healthy lifestyle, excellent technical skills and a good level of physical fitness within a sport environment.
Find out more about CCC's Skill Development Programs!
Photos: Peter Collins
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Canadians Podium at Winter Games New Zealand FIS ANC Events
A quality international field featuring Olympic medallists and world champions provided spectacular action at the Audi quattro Winter Games NZ FIS Australia New Zealand Continental Cup (ANC) Cross-Country Skiing Sprint at Snow Farm.
In the Men's race, Devon Kershaw took Bronze on the 1.6km course, while silver went to Alexei Petukhov from Russia, and Gold to Andrew Newell from the U.S. Ski Team.
On the Women`s side, after a great qualification round where Perianne Jones qualified in 3rd and Dasha Gaiazova in 4th, Dasha took silver in the final, while 3rd place went to Anastazia Kuzmina of Slovakia, and 1st place to Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland.
Full article
Brian McKeever and Erik Carleton also had some excellent racing at Snow Farm. McKeever was second to Poland's Maciej Kreczmer in the Men's 15 km CL Mass Start on August 10th with fellow Canuck Erik Carleton 3rd. The next day, in the Men's 10km Free, McKeever challenged Kreczmer again with Russian studs Alexey Petukhove in 3rd and Anton Gafarov (Rus) 4th, followed by Carleton in 5th.
Full article
Photo: Gary Duncan
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 FIS Technical Delegate Certification Seminar and Update
A FIS TD Certification Seminar and Update will be held at the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park from October 18-20, 2013, in collaboration with Cross Country Canada and the Alberta World Cup Society.
The FIS TD Certification Seminar and Annual OC/TD Update is intended for any North American TDs who needs to maintain their current certification or who need this experience as a pre-requisite for their next certification level.
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2013/14 CCC & FIS Race Licenses Are Now Available for Purchase
CCC Race License
The 2013/14 CCC race licenses applications are now available online or by mailing in the attached paper form.
You must have a current race license or a Supporting Member Day license to compete in CCC sanctioned events.
NOTE: You must be a member of a registered CCC club before your license application will be processed.
FIS Race License
To apply for a FIS race license, please complete the CCC FIS Race License Application and the FIS Athlete Declaration Form.
The cost is $45.00 (non-refundable) if your application is submitted before January 1st, 2014. After January 1st, 2014 it will be processed at a cost of $110.00. Don't be late!
NOTE: Your FIS license will not be processed until your CCC license is renewed or bought for the 2013/2014 season.
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CCC Store August Special!
Receive a National Ski Team signed Athlete Card with every order!
Remember that all proceeds made from the CCC Store go towards supporting the National Ski Team, Para-Nordic National Ski Team and CCC Development Programs. Why shop elsewhere?!
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 Sports Day in Canada - November 30, 2013
Sports Day in Canada, presented by ParticipACTION, CBC and True Sport, will be held this year on Saturday, November 30, 2013 in communities from coast to coast to coast. This national celebration of sport, from grassroots to high-performance, is an opportunity for all Canadians to celebrate the power of sport, build community and national spirit and facilitate healthy, active living.
We encourage you to get your community, club, school or organization involved by hosting a Sports Day in Canada event. Plan something new, or register something you're already doing and invite the public to join you. We'll support you with an event manual and promotional tools on our website (posters, eblasts, media kit). Plus, if you register your event online you may receive a free Celebration Kit that includes materials such as banners, tattoos and posters.
Be sure to enter the 'Get Out and Play' contest for a chance to have your event featured on the Sports Day in Canada broadcast!
If you register your event by September 27th, 2013 you will receive a FREE Event Celebration Kit with posters, t-shirts, banners and fun giveaways (while quantities last).
PLUS, as an additional incentive for x-country ski clubs only, if your club registers an event for Sports Day in Canada, let us know as you'll be entered into our very own Cross Country Canada "Sports Day in Canada" contest for a chance to win:
- A visit to your club this winter by the one and only "KLISTER", Cross Country Canada's mascot.
- 12 x "Vikings"' T-shirts for draw prizes at your club
- 12 x Cross Country Canada branded water bottles
- A signed National Ski Team poster for your clubhouse
So here you go, TWO contests for your efforts of organizing one event!
Let's 'Get Out and Play' this November and unleash the power of good sport!
Full details
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 Whitehorse's Annual JP Classic on CBC's Only In Canada
The 2nd Annual JP Classic was held on July 25th in Whitehorse, Yukon and featured one of the most competitive international fields seen in any ski race in the country in the past years! Both male and female categories won by Whitehorse skiers of course. You'll recognize a lot of familiar faces!
Check out the race highlights featured on CBC National news "Only in Canada"!
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Meet a Legend: Beckie Scott
FIS Newsflash interviewed Beckie Scott on her decision to retire in 2006, her career highlights, being on the WADA Athlete Committee and more. Check out the full interview !
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Video - Nakkertok Training Camp in Lake Placid
Nakkertok Ski Club's Junior Development athletes were in Lake Placid this summer for their Dryland Training Camp. Nakkertok is very appreciative of their National Winter Sport Association grant which is helping to develop the club's racing programs.
Thanks to volunteer parent, Corina Zechel for creating this video.
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Summer XC Adventures Photo Contest!
To thank our fans for following us online, we are giving away World Cup Race bibs signed by our National Ski Team athletes! It's as easy as snapping and sending! Are you xc skiing this summer? Roller skiing or Nordic walking in the mountains? Hanging out at your cottage with your awesome looking CCC Cap? Or maybe just chillin' on a sunny day sipping your coffee from a CCC mug you got at an event?
Send us your cross country ski-themed photos from your summer adventures at info@cccski.com for a chance to win!
Email subject line must contain the words "Summer adventures photo contest". All pictures will be posted in a Facebook Album to share with fellow xc ski fans!
We'll be drawing two winners on September 2nd, so make sure you send your photos in by August 31st!
No purchase is necessary to enter or win. You must "Like" CCC's Facebook page to win. This contest is open to all Canadian residents.
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 2013 True Sport Give Back Challenge
As a proud member of the True Sport movement, Cross Country Canada believes in the difference that sport can make in the everyday lives of Canadians; to achieve this, sport must first and foremost provide a positive experience for participants. Cross Country Canada recognizes the True Sport Principles for Sport as a guiding light in defining the sport experience and proudly displays the "True Sport Lives Here" on all events and materials, which embody the principles of good sport common to all Canadians.
Are you a True Sport member that likes to give back to the community?
By entering the True Sport Give-Back Challenge, True Sport members could win one of three cash prizes worth $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 to continue their work in advancing the True Sport Principles and the values of fairness, excellence, inclusion and fun.
Learn more about the True Sport Give-back Challenge
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NST Athlete Blog Update - Lenny Valjas
After our second training camp of the summer in Bend, OR I rushed back to Canmore to have my knee surgery the next day. I have been dealing with a bad knee for almost 5 years now, but lately it was bothering me more and more. The surgery went well but it's too early to tell if it's made a difference. Recovery so far has been a slow and boring process, the first week was for sure the toughest. I am so used to being active and always on the move, keeping myself busy, so to be stuck lying down icing almost all day was pretty much the worst kind of torture for me. After getting through the first week, I was given the green light to start physio and walking. The team set me up with a really amazing physio in Calgary to help me get better. I am making sure that I am doing everything I can since this is a pretty serious setback.
Full article
 | Breaking News: I was given the Ok to go stand up paddling this morning,
felt awesome to be back on the water!! Photo: Lenny Valjas |
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 Strong is the new skinny out in the social media world Credit: CBC
Strong is the new skinny and fit is the new thin for women, according to a growing trend on social media. Go on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and you're sure to see plenty of women showing off their muscles with pride.
Toronto's Fit Chicks boot camp owner Laura Jackson says it's a shift in ideals that's happening offline as well. "Clients used to come to lose weight and get skinny," she says. "Now they come and say they want to get stronger." But experts are asking whether strong is just the new culprit in the body-image battle women and girls have always faced.
'Are we just shifting the ideal from a thin body to a muscular body?' asks Tara-Leigh McHugh, a body image expert at the University of Alberta. (CBC)
Read CBC's full article
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National Ski Team Alumni - Sharon Firth
 In the spirit of Throwback Thursdays we are throwing it back to the National Cross Country Ski Team. These athletes represented our sport and country with pride and should be commended for their hard work and dedication. CCC has created a new section on its website to honor these athletic stars, and find out what they are up to now!
In this issue, we are pleased to feature NST athlete from 1970-84, Sharon Firth!
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Video-clip of the Para-Nordic World Cup Team from New Zealand
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Quote of the Month 
"The surgery went well but it's too early to tell if it's made a difference. Recovery so far has been a slow and boring process, the first week was for sure the toughest. I am so used to being active and always on the move, keeping myself busy, so to be stuck lying down icing almost all day was pretty much the worst kind of torture for me."
...Lenny Valjas
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Did You Know...
- Devon Kershaw hosts an annual Share the Road bike ride event every August in his hometown of Sudbury, Ont.. Bicyclists participate in a ride to raise awareness of bicycle safety, the benefits of bicycling in terms of healthy lifestyles and the importance of sharing the road.
- National Ski Team athlete, Graham Nishikawa, tied the knot last month with Olympian Madeleine Williams. The wedding was held in Nishikawa's hometown of Whitehorse, and was well attended by National Ski Team athletes.
- Lenny Valjas underwent surgery on his knee this summer that has been bothering him over the last five years. Recovery and physio work is well under way to have the lanky Canuck ready for the start line this winter.
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