With an eye on the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Alpine Insurance Alberta World Cup Academy has announced its stable of high calibre skiers for the 2017/2018 season. Dahria Beatty, Knute Johnsgaard and Emily Nishikawa appear to be locks for Canada’s Olympic team, while...
The Academy men swept the sprint podium, as the team dominated the Western Canadian Championships in Whistler B.C., Jan 21-23. With Knute Johnsgaard away on the World Cup, AWCA alumnus Jesse Cockney stepped in to take the open men’s title Friday (Jan. 21) in the skate...
For someone who spent most of their summer on crutches, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt still has speed to burn. The 24-year-old smoked the field by two seconds in Saturday’s open women’s sprint qualifier, and ended the day as the top Canadian and fourth overall...
Patrick is the longest standing member of the Academy. With his thick brown hair and impeccable technique he is hard to miss. This will be his 5th year on the Team. Pat was raised in Chelsea, Quebec and raced for Nakkertok along with his 3 siblings before moving to...
cccski.com January 30, 2015. While the Haywood NorAm Eastern Canadian Championships were taking place at Nakkertok, a Nakkertok skier, Patrick Stewart-Jones, was racing along with Larch Hill`s Alysson Marshall at the Finnish National Championships in Jämi. Alysson and...
