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Alberta World Cup 2010, February 4-7 in Canmore, Alberta
The World Cup returns to Canmore, Canada in 2010! The February 5th & 6th event will be the final international races prior to the Olympic Games, as Alberta and Canada will be treated to the strongest fields North American skiing has seen in 15 years.
Canada's best will also be in action in December 2009 as they battle for the final spots on the 2010 Canadian Olympic Team in three events.
Don't miss the action at Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park!
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 | By: Al Maddox, Dale Swanson, Mike Norton In May 2009, with many of us in new roles for the 2010 World Cup, we set out to deliver this year’s World Cup at the same high standards of those in ‘05 and ‘08.
We also sought to take the 2008 feedback from FIS » download » |
| |  | Links to photos, videos and additional online coverage from a spectacular weekend of racing and World Cup festivities in Canmore. » more » |
| |  | Kowalczyk was always the number one: number one after the qualification, number one in each heat and also number one at the finish line in the final heat. She finished the 1,4 km course in Canmore clearly 7,6 seconds ahead of Ida Ingemarsdotter from Sweden. The local favourite Sarah Renner (CAN) took the third spot » more » |
| |  | Canada's Sara Renner wrote a dramatic final chapter to a remarkable World Cup career after winning the bronze medal in a cross-country skiing classic-sprint race minutes from her home at the Canmore Nordic Centre. » more » |
| |  | Kalla took her victory in the 10 km individual start race on the demanding course in the Canmore Nordic Centre in a time of 25:00.6min. The young Swedish athlete was 9,7 seconds faster than World Cup leader Justyna Kowalcyzk from Poland. » more » |
| |  | In the men's race, Olympic Champion Giorgio Di Centa (ITA) took his first ever World Cup victory. The 37-year-old top athlete finished the race, which took place under great weather conditions, ahead of runner up and team mate Pietro Piller Cottrer. » more » |
| |  | Canada’s Ivan Babikov fought his way into the top-10 in a 15-kilometre skate-ski World Cup race at the Canmore Nordic Centre on Friday afternoon. » more » |
| |  | For the first time in five years, a true world-class field will toe the line tomorrow for a race in North America. While there's no Northug in town, a solid international field is in Canmore for this weekend's distance skate and classic sprint World Cup races. Cologna, Teichmann, Legkov, Kowalczyk, Majdic—the gang's all here. Not to mention full rosters of Americans and Canadians jazzed to throw down in front of their home crowds. Dario Cologna (SUI) being interviewed at the venue » more » |
| |  | For Canada's winter Olympians the migration from the mountains of Europe and the Nordic trails of Scandinavia is almost complete. No longer the visitors, they're making their way back to friendly territory. In one week's time a generation of athletes born in the land of ice and snow will finally get their chance to play a home game and race over » more » |
| |  | For live updates and photos throughout this weekend's races, follow Alberta World Cup on Facebook and Twitter. » more » |
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