Cross-Country Ski Athlete

Club: Edmonton Nordic Ski Club
Years on Academy: 2nd year
Your favourite place to ski? Sovereign Lake, British Columbia
Career Highlights:

• 13th: World Juniors 2023 Women’s 20km Classic
• 15th: World Juniors 2023 Women’s 10km Skate
• 23rd: World Juniors 2023 Women’s Classic Sprint

What is your best recovery meal?    Pasta
Interesting Fact about yourself?  I have played the violin for over 10 years
Equipment  Salomon, Rundle Nordic
Instagram: @_alisonmackie

Cross-Country Ski Athlete

Club: Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club
Years on Academy: First Year!
Education: 

Career Highlights: 

• 2024 National Champion 7.5km Skate
• 2024 Nationals Silver Overall U18 Girls

Favourite Place to Ski: Whistler Olympic Park
Favourite Recovery Meal: Lasagna 
Interesting Fact about Me: I love to mountain bike
Equipment: Fischer, Swix
Instagram: anika.wallin

Cross-Country Ski Athlete 

Club: Canmore Nordic Ski Club
Years on Academy: First Year
Education: U of C, Business
Career Highlights:  

• 6th place 2024 Nationals, Skate Individual
• 4th place, 2024 International Spring Series, Classic Individual

Favourite Place to Ski: Nipika, BC
Favourite Recovery Meal: Fettuccine Alfredo
Interesting Fact about Me: I used to be a ski jumper
Equipment: Salomon, Swix
Instagram: Jonas.rolseth

Cross-Country Ski Athlete

Club: Nakkertok
Years on Academy: 4th Year
Education: Health Sciences, Queen’s University
Career Highlights:

• 2nd, U20 Classic Sprint at the 2022 Canadian World Junior Trials, Canmore AB
  3rd, U20 Skate Mass Start at the 2022 Canadian National Ski Championships Whistler, BC
  4th, U20 Classic 10km at the 2022 Canadian World Junior Trials, Canmore, AB
• Canmore World Cup 2024

Favourite Place to Ski: Anywhere with Anna, Marlie and Xav
Favourite Recovery Meal: Yoghurt and Granola
Interesting Fact about Me: My favourite thing in the summer is spending time at my cottage
Equipment:  Fischer, KV+
Instagram:: katya.semeniuk

Cross-Country Ski Athlete 

Club:
Current: Canmore Nordic
Home: UofA Nordic
Years on Academy: 2nd year
Education: Engineering, University of Calgary
Career Highlights: 

• 3rd, 10km Skate 2023 Canadian World Junior Trials
• Representing Canada at 2023 World Juniors in Whistler Canada
• 2nd, 10km Classic at Canada Winter Games 2023

Favourite Place to Ski:Whistler, BC
Favourite Recovery Meal:  Bananas and Cookies
Interesting Fact about Me: I built an electric go kart
Equipment: Fischer, KV+
Instagram:noah_wc

Cross-Country Ski Athlete

Club: Big Thunder Nordic
Years on Academy: 3rd year
Education: BSc in Exercise and Health Physiology at University of Calgary
Career Highlights:

•  1st, Classic 5k at the 2022 Canadian National Ski Championship’s, Whistler because
•  2nd, Classic 10k at the 2022 Canadian World Junior Trials, Canmore AB
•  Representing Canada at the 2022 World Junior ski championships, Lygna NOR

Favourite Place to Ski: Sjusjøen, Norway
Favourite Recovery Meal: Smoothie
Interesting Fact about Me: I can juggle
Equipment: Fischer, KV+
Instagram: sarah.cullinan

Cross-Country Ski Athlete 

Club: Foothills Nordic
Years on Academy: 4th year
Education: Software Engineering at University of Calgary
Career Highlights:  

•  2nd at world juniors in them relay
•  5th at world juniors in 30km classic mass start (Voukatti)
•  7th at world juniors in 30km skate mass start (Lygna)

Favourite Place to Ski: Silver Star, Sovereign Lake
Favourite Recovery Meal: Smoothie – Quick and Easy
Interesting Fact about Me:  I started a ski stand company to help fund my skiing
Equipment: Fischer, Swix, Dissent
Instagram: @xctom

Cross-Country Athlete

Club: Overlander Ski Club
Years on Academy: First year
Education: U of C, Biology

Career Highlights

• 5th U18 Nationals Sprint 2024
• 1st aggregate BC Cup 2024

Favourite Place to Ski: Sun Peaks Resort
Favourite Recovery Meal: Toast and Peanut Butter
Interesting Fact about Me: I play the trumpet and piano
Equipment: KV+
Instagram: @xavierbwallace

Cross-Country Ski Athlete

Club: Strathcona Nordic Ski Club
Years on Academy: 5th Year
Education: Bachelor of Health Sciences – Honours Health and Society program, University of Calgary

Career Highlights: 

• 2023 U23 FIS World Ski Championships
• 1^st Open Women 10km skate 2023 National Championships
• 2^nd Open Women 30km classic 2023 National Championships
•  1^st U23 and CCUNC Aggregate 2023 National Championships
• 2022 Nordiq Canada B Tour

Favourite Place to Ski: Mt Washington or Sovereign Lake
Favourite Recovery Meal: Homemade granloa
Interesting Fact about Me: I like Vegemite
Equipment: Fischer,  Swix
Instagram: wells_amelia

Cross-Country Ski Athlete 

Club: Canmore Nordic Ski Club
Years on Academy: First Year

Career Highlights: 

• 4th place, 2024 Nationals, Skate Sprint
• 7th place, 2023 Nationals, 15K Classic Mass Start

Favourite Place to Ski: The Haig Glacier
Favourite Recovery Meal: Anything from Spice Hut
Interesting Fact about Me: I play Piano and Guitar
Equipment: Salomon
Instagram: @benf_xc

Cross-Country Ski Athlete

Club: Ski de Fond Montréal
Years on Academy: 3rd year
Education: U of C, Biology

Career Highlights: 

• 6th Senior free Sprint Nationals 2024
• 12th Senior 15km free at Nationals 2024

Favourite Place to Ski: Canmore
Favourite Recovery Meal: Spaghetti Bolognese
Interesting Fact about Me: I played soccer for 9 years
Equipment: Madshus 
Instagram: @clarabc03

Cross-Country Ski Athlete
Club: Nakkertok
Years on Academy: 4th year
Education: Undergrad in Psychology
Career Highlights:

• 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics:
  # 23 Skiathlon
  #30 30km Mass Start
  #36 10km Classic
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Favorite Place to Ski:
Favorite Recovery Meal:  
Interesting Fact about Me: Twin sister Emilie and older brother Patrick were both cross-country skiers competing internationally.
Equipment:  Fischer, Swix
Instagram: @kstewartjones

Cross-Country Ski Athlete 

Club: Fernie Nordic
Years on Academy: First Year
Education:
Career Highlights:  

• Joining the Academy!
• 2024 B-Tour 
• 4th, Nationals 2024 5km and 7.5km Skate

Favourite Place to Ski: Villard de Lans, France and Kimberley, BC
Favourite Recovery Meal: Crepes 
Interesting Fact about Me: I will be a dual citizen by fall 2024, French and Canadian!
Equipment: Madshus, KV+
Instagram: louisondubief

Cross-Country Ski Athlete 

Club: Fondeur Laurentide
Years on Academy: 4th year
Education:
Career Highlights:  

• 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics:
  # 44 Cross-Country Skiing Women’s 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon
  # 40 Cross-Country Skiing Women’s Sprint Free

Favourite Place to Ski:
Favourite Recovery Meal: 
Interesting Fact about Me: 
Equipment: Madshus
Instagram:: @bouffy

Cross-Country Ski Athlete 

Club: Chelsea Nordic
Years on Academy: 3rd year
Education: Natural Science BSC, University of Calgary
Career Highlights:  

• 2nd, Sprint at 2022 Nationals
• IPB. Sprint, 2022 season
• 2nd, Sprint, Easterns
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Favourite Place to Ski: Whistler
Favourite Recovery Meal:  Peanut butter & Jelly sandwiches
Interesting Fact about Me:  I’m getting grey hair at 18
Equipment: Fischer, Rundle
Instagram: eastern.tenderfoot

Cross-Country Ski Athlete 

Club: Whitehorse Ski Club
Years on Academy: 5th year
Education: Electrical Engineering SAIT
Career Highlights:  

• 1st place nationals 5k skate 2022
  2nd place US Super Tour 10k classic 2022
  1st place open women team club sprint with Darhria Nationals 2022

Favourite Place to Ski: Vermont, Whitehorse, and Sovereign Lakes
Favourite Recovery Meal:  Pad Thai
Interesting Fact about Me:  My dog’s name is Swix
Equipment: Fischer, Swix
Instagram: Sonjaa_Schmidt02

Biathlete

Club:  Chelsea Nordiq
Years on Academy: 1st year
Education: High School
Career Highlights:  

• 7th World Junior Championships
• 43rd IBU World Cup

Favourite Place to Ski: Gatineau Park
Favourite Recovery Meal: Shawarma
Interesting Fact about Me: Part-time Biathlete
Equipment: Rundle, Rossignole