2023 CWG Team Announced

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2023 Canada Winter Games Team for Cross Country Saskatchewan Announced

CCS is proud to present our 2023 Canada Winter Games Team.

Para Nordic

Krystle Shewchuk (Prince Albert)

Able Bodied - Female

Marcail Philp (Sturgeon River Nordic)

Maria McCartney (Saskatoon Nordic)

Heidi Wall (Saskatoon Nordic)

Riel Shakotko (Saskatoon Nordic)

Olivia Weiman (Regina Ski Club)

Julia Bourassa (Saskatoon Nordic)

Lorence Bourque - Alternate (Regina Ski Club)

Able Bodied - Male

Alistair English (Saskatoon Nordic)

Isaac Zimmer (Saskatoon Nordic)

Graham Farthing (Saskatoon Nordic)

William McGonigle (Ile a la Crosse)

Isaiah Maier (Preeceville Nordic)

Logan Amos (Saskatoon Nordic)

Reay Mackay - Alternate (La Ronge Nordic)

 

Accompanying the athletes will be coaches Robin Butler, Alison Meinert, and Lauren Miranda along with Team Manager Geoff Meinert and Wax Technician Andrew Brisbin. 

 
The team competes in the second week of the games, hitting the trails hard on Tuesday February 28th, then again on Wednesday March 1st. After a rest day on Thursday the 2nd, they all race Friday the 3rd and the racing wraps up with the 4 x 5km relay on Saturday the 4th. 
 
For more information about the Canada Winter Games go to:
https://www.2023canadagames.can  

Sask Cup 1 and 2 - La Ronge - December 17 and 18 - POSTPONED

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Sask Cup 1 and 2 scheduled for La Ronge this weekend has been postponed.  See below for a message from the club.

 

We have decided to postpone Sask Cup 1 and 2 until Saturday, January 21 and Sunday, January 22, 2023.

 

The forecasted temperatures for Saturday, December 17 are too cold for U12 and under and borderline for the older racers. The forecasted temperatures for Sunday, December 18 are too cold for all racers. We hope that the weather cooperates for us to hold a Tier 2 event in January.

 

An updated race notice will be distributed in the New Year. For those wanting a refund and are not able/willing to attend the races on January 21 and 22, please email gabe.andrews@usask.ca to make a formal request.

 

*We are scheduled to host SWG Team North Trials on Saturday, January 21. We will now combine the trials with the Sask. Cup race on Saturday, January 21.

2022-23 Athlete Development Programs

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Congratulations to the following athletes for being names to the 2022-23 CCS Athlete Development Programs.

Provincial Team: James Grundahl, William McGonigle, Graham Farthing, Alistair English, Maria McCartney, Oliva Weiman, Heidi Wall, Julia Bourassa.

Development Team: Holt Brunskill, Jamie Farthing, Hudson Maier, Isaak Burns, Colm English, Everett Kulczycki, Finn Tallon, Jaelyn Selinger, Marcail Philp, Natalie Meinert, Lorence Bourque, Milla Niefer, Riel Shakotko, Emma Storey

Athlete and Coach Funding Documents 2022-23

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On behalf of Cross County Saskatchewan (CCS) High Performance Committee please find the updated Athlete and Coach Funding Guidelines here.  A cover letter has been provided to introduce the documents and highlight recent changes to the funding model.  An HP Bulletin contains more info. We encourage everyone to carefully review the attached documents.

 Please direct any inquiries to the CCS Executive Director, Alana Ottenbreit at ccs@sasktel.net .

 Yours sincerely,

 CCS High Performance Committee

Level 2 Officials Course - January 28-29 - Saskatoon

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Save the Date - Leve 2 Officials Course

When:                  January 28-29, 2023
Where:                Saskatoon
What:                   Level 2 Officials Course
Prerequisite:     Level 2 requires previous Level 1 certification; you can take the Level 1 course on-line (see attached course instructions).  The link to Nordiq Canada’s E-Learning site for Officials is https://cccofficials.moonami.com  Look for the Level 1 Officials Training – English or French link. If you haven’t registered on the Nordiq Canada’s e-Learning Site for Officials before, there are instructions on how to create a a new account before registering for the Level 1 course. Level 1 Instructions
Registration:      Will be set up later in November; a follow-up email will be sent with instructions as well as posted on the CCS website.

Who should take this course and why?

This course is designed to train Level 1 Cross Country Ski Officials to the Level 2 category.  Level 2 Officials at a race event are the “Chiefs” who are responsible for small volunteer teams (e.g. “Chief of Start”, Chief of Stadium, etc).  Attendees may also want to be more knowledgeable as a race volunteer without necessarily being in a Chief role.

It is important that clubs who wish to host future Sask Cup races or Provincial Championships continue to develop Level 1 Officials (for their individual roles as race volunteers), Level 2 Officials (race chiefs/supervisors) and Level 3 Officials (for Chief of Competition/Technical Delegate roles).  Having knowledgeable and experienced volunteer Officials is a Cross Country Saskatchewan and Nordiq Canada expectation of host clubs – to assure delivery of an excellent race experience for the athletes.

CCS Training Camp - July 16 and 17

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Hi racers

 

Save the date of July 16, 17  for an intensive weekend of focused roller ski training geared towards CWG and potential provincial team athletes. Goals for this two day camp will be skill development in both classical and skate roller ski techniques and for the purpose of centralization and roller ski facilities, Saskatoon will be the location. This weekend we will also be rolling out the provincial team criteria but if you cannot make the camp, no big deal as the team criteria will be emailed out to everyone and attendance at the camp is not mandatory for CWG or the Provincial Team.

See the attached schedule for camp details.

 

Registration will be setup via Zone 4 by June 30th.  

 

cheers

robin

2023 Canada Winter Games Coaching Staff and Support Team

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Cross Country Saskatchewan is very pleased to announce our Canada Winter Games Head Coaches and Support Team in for Prince Edward Island 2023.

Male Coach - Robin Butler is a long-time Nordic coach in Saskatchewan, and currently Cross Country Saskatchewan's High Performance Coach.  Robin is a life-long competitor having competed as an athlete at Canada Winter Games, Nationals and continues to be a Masters competitor.

Female Coach - Alison Meinert is no stranger to the Canada Winter Games having been the Female Coach at three previous Games so brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge.  Alison is currently coaching with the Saskatoon Nordic Ski Club.

Para-Nordic Coach - Lauren Miranda is a former Saskatchewan athlete and up-and-coming Para-Nordic Coach who's experience as an athlete has taken her from the Saskatchewan Winter Games, to Ski Nationals and the Canada Winter Games.  Lauren's recent experience working with Para-Nordic athletes is a great asset to Team Saskatchewan.

Team Manager - Geoff Meinert is currently coaching with the Saskatoon Nordic Ski Club and brings strong organizational skills and experience with him from a number of different sports, including cross-country skiing and speed skating.

Wax Tech - Andrew Brisbin's many years of waxing experience at high level events, such as multiple National Championships, Western Canadian Championships, Canada Cups and Canada Winter Games, combined with his knowledge of waxing products, technologies and testing protocols are a great asset.

We are excited to have such an experienced coaching and support team for the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island.

For more information about the 2023 Canada Winter Games please click HERE.

Northwest Loppet Weekend

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The usual double-header loppet event in the northwest has been changed to a one day event in Ile-a-la Crosse only! Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Buffalo Narrows event that was previously planned for Saturday, March 12th will not occur this year. The loppet on March 13th in Ile-a-la Crosse will go ahead as planned, giving participants a splendid variety of skiing through finely groomed Boreal Forest trails. The event will include during ski support (fires, hot drinks and food), draw prizes and tons of fun. See attached poster for details! Don't be dismayed by the event being cancelled in Buffalo Narrows...you can still travel up and check out their amazing trails on the Saturday, you just won't be eating hot farmer's sausage and sipping apple cider while you do it (unless you bring your own)! 

 Click here for more information