Cross-Country Ski Athlete

Club: Revelstoke Nordic
Years on Academy: First Year!
Education: TRU Psychology

Career Highlights: 

• Joining the Academy
• Winning the team sprint relay at 2023 Nationals with Marlie!

Favourite Place to Ski: Anywhere with Anna!
Favourite Recovery Meal: Blue Gatorade and Sun Chips
Interesting Fact about Me: I used to have a chicken named Rainbow-Dove
Equipment: Fischer, Swix
Instagram: alexandraluxmoore_

Cross-Country Athlete

Club: Nakkertok Nordic ON
Years on Academy: 2nd year
Education: Psychology BA, University of Calgary

Career Highlights

• Joining the Academy 

Favourite Place to Ski: Anywhere with Marlie and Kat
Favourite Recovery Meal: Boost
Interesting Fact about Me: Im a cat person
Equipment: Fischer, Swix
Instagram: @aannastewartt

Biathlete

Club: Sea to Sky Nordic
Years on Academy: 3rd Year
Education: Finance degree, University of Calgary

Career Highlights: 

• 33rd Sprint, IBU Cup Lenzerheide, Switzerland 2022
• 32nd Sprint, IBU Cup Ridnaun, Italy, 2022

Favourite Place to Ski: Seefeld, Austria
Favourite Recovery Meal: Tacos
Interesting Fact about Me: The Youth Olympic Games in 2016 was my first ever international competition
Equipment: Salomon, Swix
Instagram: @gilliangowling

Cross-Country Ski Athlete
Club: Nakkertok
Years on Academy: 3rd 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: Big Thunder
Years on Academy: 2nd year
Career Highlights: 

•  17th world juniors
•  3rd skate 10k 2022 nationals
•  3rd classic 15k 2022 nationals

Favourite Place to Ski: Sjusjøen, Norway
Favourite Recovery Meal:  Finnish pancakes
Interesting Fact about Me: I can’t ski downhill
Equipment: Fischer, Swix
Instagramm: maximillian.hollmann

Cross-Country Ski Athlete 

Club:
Current: Canmore Nordic
Home: UofA Nordic
Years on Academy: first 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

Biathlete

Club: Biathlon Yukon
Years on Academy: 4th year
Education: 3rd year of Biomechanics at University of Calgary
Career Highlights: 

•  World Junior Championship alternate
•  Junior Trials 3rd place
•  Racing at Canada Winter Games

Favourite Place to Ski: Whitehorse
Favourite Recovery Meal:  Perogies
Interesting Fact about Me:  I can do the splits
Equipment: KV+
Instagram: romeo.champagne

Cross-Country Ski Athlete 

Club: Team Hardwood
Years on Academy: 2nd Year
Education: College Dropout
Career Highlights:  

• Still trying to make some

Favourite Place to Ski: Sovereign Lake
Favourite Recovery Meal: KFC Double Bucket Feast
Interesting Fact about Me:  I’m kind of boring
Equipment: Salomon

Cross-Country Ski Athlete

Club: Big Thunder Nordic
Years on Academy: 2nd 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: 3rd 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 Ski Athlete

Club: Edmonton Nordic Ski Club
Years on Academy: first 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: Sinouk
Years on Academy: 2nd year
Education: Engineering, University of Calgary

Career Highlights: 

• 2022 Easters Championships
• Racing the team sprint at Nationals with Antoine Cyr!

Favourite Place to Ski: Wakefield sector of Gatineau Park
Favourite Recovery Meal: Yoghurt, Granola and Fruit
Interesting Fact about Me: I play piano and flute!
Equipment: Rundle Nordic
Instagram: @tonygauthier

Cross-Country Ski Athlete 

Club: Foothills Nordic
Years on Academy: 3rd year
Education: Second year, Law and Society, University of Calgary
Career Highlights: 

• 2019 National Aggergate
• 2022 Nordiq Canada B tour
• Lake Placid classic sprint junior 1st place.

Favourite Place to Ski: Lake Louise
Favourite Recovery Meal: Flirty Bird Sandwich
Interesting Fact about Me:  I used to play High School rugby
Equipment: Fischer, Swix
Instagram: @jillstephen

Cross-Country Ski Athlete

Club: Nakkertok
Years on Academy: 3rd Year
Education: University of Calgary
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

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: Camrose Ski Club
Years on Academy: 3rd year
Education: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with the University of Calgary
Career Highlights:  

• Sprint Team Relay at Nationals 2022
•  Alberta Travel Team 2022
•  Mass start race in Planica

Favourite Place to Ski: Davos, Switzerland
Favourite Recovery Meal:  Chocolate Milk and Pasta
Interesting Fact about Me: I like sewing
Equipment::  Salomon, KV+
Instagram:natalie_thain

Cross-Country Ski Athlete 

Club: Fondeur Laurentide
Years on Academy: 3rd 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: 2nd 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: Chelsea Nordiq
Years on Academy: 2nd year
Education:BSc Biological Science, University of Calgary
Career Highlights:  

• 2018 Nationals 1st Overall Aggregate
• 3rd Open Women Easterns 2022 

Favourite Place to Ski: The many trails of Gatineau Park
Favourite Recovery Meal: Pasta all the way!
Interesting Fact about Me: I live on a farm
Equipment: Rossignol
Instagram: sienna.brennan

Cross-Country Ski Athlete 

Club: Whitehorse Ski Club
Years on Academy: 4th 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

Cross-Country Ski Athlete

Club:
Years on Academy: 1st year
Education:  

Career Highlights

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Favourite Recovery Meal: 
Interesting Fact about Me:
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