Etiket: Crosscountry
Damage in cross-country ski centers | The magicians
It’s been a tough winter for outdoor enthusiasts. They had to work hard to find snow for skiing or ice for skating. Fortunately, there are now refrigerated ice rinks and…
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup | Antoine Cyr achieves his goal with a top 10 in the final ranking
He drew on his reserves and constantly kept pace with the leading group, but finished 26e of the 20 kilometer freestyle mass start of the Falun Cross-Country Skiing World Cup…
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup | Antoine Cyr stops in the quarter-finals of the sprint in Sweden
(Montreal) Cross-country skier Antoine Cyr’s day ended in the first elimination round on Friday at the World Cup classic sprint in Falun, Sweden. Posted at 4:17 p.m. [email protected] Sportcom Fourth…
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup | Antoine Cyr 0.44 seconds from a first medal
(Montreal) Cross-country skier Antoine Cyr sneaked into the final of the classic sprint on Tuesday at the World Cup in Drammen, Norway. After two races where he narrowly reached the…
Cross-country skiing | Antoine Cyr ranks in the top-20 in the sprint in Minneapolis
Best Canadian cross-country skier of the day, Antoine Cyr came up against the eventual gold medalist in the free sprint on Saturday and was stopped in the quarter-finals at the…
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup | An unexpected ninth place for Liliane Gagnon
Cross-country skier Liliane Gagnon had an exceptional day in the 20 km freestyle mass start at the World Cup in Groms, Switzerland, when she placed ninth. This is the best…
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup | Eighth, Antoine Cyr remains as hungry as ever
Eighth in the 20 km classic mass start of the Oberhof cross-country skiing World Cup, Antoine Cyr signed his second best result of the season. Saturday in Germany, the Quebecer…
Cross-country skiing | Antoine Cyr remains in the top 20 at the Tour de Ski
The Tour de Ski resumed on Wednesday near Davos, Switzerland, with the holding of a second freestyle sprint. Cross-country skiers Antoine Cyr and Olivier Léveillé both improved the result they…
Take your first steps in cross-country skiing
“Anyone who can walk can enjoy recreational cross-country skiing. This activity can also become very demanding, when practiced over long distances or when you accelerate the pace,” underlines Laurent Bourgoin,…
Cross-country skiing | A first top-20 this season for Katherine Stewart-Jones
Katherine Stewart-Jones achieved her best result of the season on Sunday, moving up to 18e place in the 10 kilometer individual start event in classic style at the World Cup…
Cross-country skiing | Antoine Cyr finishes 16th in the sprint
Only 9 hundredths of a second deprived cross-country skier Antoine Cyr of a place in the semi-final of the classic sprint on Saturday, at the World Cup in Östersund, Sweden.…
Cross-country skiing | Léo Grandbois full-time in the World Cup
(Montreal) Léo Grandbois put away his biathlon rifle in 2019 in order to redirect his athletic career towards cross-country skiing. Four years, surgeries and a pandemic later, he’s part of…
Cross-country skiing | Katherine Stewart-Jones closes in on the top 20
Katherine Stewart-Jones moves one step closer to a first top 20 in the cross-country skiing World Cup this season. Sunday, at the 20 km mass start freestyle in Ruka (Finland),…
Ruka Cross-Country Skiing World Cup | Good start for Katherine Stewart-Jones and Antoine Cyr
Katherine Stewart-Jones and Antoine Cyr had similar outings in the Ruka Cross-Country World Cup 10K Classic Individual Start, as they both finished in the Top-30 on Saturday in Finland. Posted…
Cross-country skiing | The “100% quality” life of Antoine Cyr
The best cross-country skier in Canada wouldn’t trade his daily life for anything in the world despite a life of dedication. He eats well, in bed at 9:30 p.m., drinks…
Cross-country skiing | Antoine Cyr has arrived at his destination
Gone are the days of uncertainty during which the future of Canadian cross-country skiing was in jeopardy. Gone are the days when Nordiq Canada was desperately looking for its next…
Cross-country skiing | In their first start, Stewart-Jones and Gagnon finish ninth
Gathered for the first time in a World Cup team sprint, cross-country skiers Katherine Stewart-Jones and Liliane Gagnon finished ninth in the freestyle final at the Lahti stop in Finland…
Cross-Country World Cup | Canadians finish 12th in mixed relay
Quebecers Antoine Cyr, Katherine Stewart-Jones and Liliane Gagnon teamed up with Albertan Russell Kennedy to conclude the 4×5 km mixed relay of the Falun Cross-Country World Cup at the 12e…
Cross-Country World Cup | Katherine Stewart-Jones finishes 20th in first women’s 50k
For the first time in her career, cross-country skier Katherine Stewart-Jones found herself on the starting line of a 50 kilometer race. The challenge was colossal and the effort provided…
Cross-country skiing | “We clearly exceeded all our objectives”
Antoine Cyr and Olivier Léveillé teamed up with Graham Ritchie and Xavier McKeever on Friday in the 4 x 10 kilometer relay at the World Cross-Country Skiing Championships in Planica,…