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2010-2011 Season

Canada Winter Games Identification & Assessment Camp #2 (posted on June 23rd)

• June 26th & 27th in Winnipeg
  Please contact Karin in the CCSAM office if you need more info.
• Itinerary (PDF)
• What to bring (PDF)
• Registration & Waiver Form (PDF)
         
• More photos from the camp

On Track to the Games -- Canada Winter Games Identification & Assessment Camp (posted on May 10th)

• May 15th & 16th in Kenora
  Please contact Karin in the CCSAM office if you need more info.
• Itinerary -- draft (PDF)
• What to bring (PDF)
• Registration & Waiver Form (PDF)
• 91 photos from the camp

High Performance program

2009-2010 is the 8th year of CCSAM's High Performance program. There are two major features of this program:

• There is an emphasis and incentives for coaching and high performance at the club level.  For details, please see the documents and list of clubs on our Clubs page.
• There are criteria for qualifying for the Manitoba Ski Team in order to obtain funding to represent Manitoba at national and international events.

High Performance Program documents

• High Performance Manual (PDF) pages 1 to 10
• Score Card Instructions (PDF) pages 11 to 16
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• 2008-2009 High Performance Score Card (Microsoft Excel -- to download, fill-in, and e-mail attach) pages 17 to 19
• 2009-2010 High Performance Score Card (Microsoft Excel -- to download, fill-in, and e-mail attach) pages 20 to 22
• Athlete Registration & Agreement (PDF) pages 23 & 24
• Athlete Testing Policy (PDF) pages 25 to 28
• Coaches Code of Conduct (PDF) page 29
• Criminal Record Check and Child Abuse Registry (PDF) page 30

For more information, please read the January 12, 2009 letter to High Performance Athletes, or contact High Performance Chair Sandra Kirby or Executive Director Karin McSherry.

2009-2010 Season

Canadian Championships: Whitehorse Yukon, Sunday March 14th to Sunday March 21st

High Performance Team for the 2010 Canadian Championships by Karin McSherry, Executive Director (posted on February 23)

The High Performance Committee is pleased to announce the High Performance team that has been selected to represent Manitoba at the 2010 Hayward Ski Nationals in Whitehorse, March 14 to 21.

Athletes
Jordan Baird	Samantha Burkart	Sean Carter	Erik Charabin
Alex Druwe	Nicole Dubois (declined position)	Jennie Hissa	Leah Kirchmann (declined position)
Manon Magnan	Amie Mathews (declined position)
Coaches
Nadene McBride	Corey Kolbuck

These athletes are just 10 of 30 High Performance Program athletes currently training and racing for Manitoba. The High Performance Committee recognizes the hard work and dedication of all our athletes and has selected these individuals as the ten best Manitoban skiers who are the most prepared to compete against the best in Canada.

Best of luck to all team members as they prepare for the most important week of their competition season. 

Check our website's High Performance page in mid March for updates from the competition and our athletes' race results.

Go Toba!

High Performance Program update by Karin McSherry, Executive Director (posted on December 14)

I hope you are all asking Santa for snow this year...and an early Christmas present! While Santa's working on that request I hope you continue to find interesting ways to train in this wait-and-see period.

Athletes registered in the 2009-2010 High Performance Program

Jordan Baird, Marissa Berard, Maya Boivan, Samantha Burkart, Matt Burns, Sean Carter, Greg Cederwall, Erik Charabin, Kaitie Dennis, Alex Druwe, Dominique Druwe, Nicole Dubois, Anais Giasson, James Heinrich-Chapman, Jennie Hissa, Tyler Horton, Leah Kirchmann, Anna Kroeker, Erik Lockhart, Katie Lockhart, Alex Loeppky, Manon Magnan, Amie Mathews, Liam McLeod, Yvette Page, Adam Pawlak, Jacques Poirier, Sarah Teillet

(If your name is missing, you need to contact Karin in the CCSAM office.)

Selection Team vs Traveling Team

Back in the spring of this year, an email was sent to all 2008-2009 High Performance Program athletes that explained how a "Selection Team" and a "Traveling Team" were going to be selected and announced in Apr 2009 & Feb 2010 respectively. The Selection Team was to consist of athletes who would potentially compete in a pre-Nationals event (e.g. Western Canadian Championships) and the Traveling Team was to consist of athletes selected to compete at the National Championships.

However, soon after that email was sent we learned that our sport will suffer a major annual funding reduction until at least 2014. This, and the fact that the 2010 Westerns are being hosted locally, resulted in the High Performance Committee (HPC) deciding to support just one major race team trip in 2010. This trip is the Canadian Championships (Whitehorse, March 14th to 21st). Therefore, only one team will be selected by the HPC in the 2009-2010 season. (For the 2010-2011 season and beyond, the HPC is considering a shift toward funding more athletes at pre-Nationals events and fewer athletes at Nationals trips.)

Team Selection & Team Trips is further explained in Section 2 of the High Performance Program manual. It can be viewed & downloaded from near the top of this page, or you can send a request to Karin in the CCSAM office to send you a hard copy.

2010 Manitoba Winter Games and 2011 Canada Winter Games

The Manitoba Games and the Canada Games happen every 4 years.

The 2010 Manitoba Games is open to athletes born from 1994 to 1999. If you would like to compete for a spot on your regional team, please see our Events Schedule or our 2010 Manitoba Games page.

The 2011 Canada Games are for athletes born from 1988 to 1995. In December 2010 the HPC will be selecting a team of 5 female and 5 male athletes (plus 2 alternates) to compete for Manitoba at the 2011 Games. If you are interested in competing for a spot on the cross country ski team, you will need to read our 2011 Canada Winter Games Selection policy (PDF).

2010 Western Canadian Championships / Canada Cup and Manitoba Provincial Championships

The Whiteshell CC Ski Club is hosting this Triple Event on February 12th to 14th in Pinawa (co-hosted with Red River Nordic). It's Manitoba's turn to host the Westerns, and we've decided to combine it with our Provincial Championships so that everyone can come out and meet / ski with the best in Western Canada! This is an important weekend of racing as the 2010 Provincials are a selection event for both the 2010 Nationals team trip and the 2011 Canada Winter Games team.

Keep training smart...the snow is coming!!

2011 Canada Winter Games Team Support Staff (posted on November 13)

• Info and Application form (PDF)

High Performance Program update meeting (posted on October 5)

• Saturday October 24th at 9:00 AM. High Performance Chair Sandra Kirby and Executive Director Karin McSherry invite everyone who is interested to attend a HPP information session on the morning of the CCSAM Annual General Meeting. Here we will present the program, manual, and score card, and answer any questions you have. If you cannot make it in person but would like to attend by telephone or Skype, please let Karin know.

 Fall Camp on Sunday October 4th in Winnipeg at Grant Park High School and Sport Manitoba (posted on September 10th)

• Information and Registration (PDF)

LSSD Ontario Provincial Training Camp at Big Thunder in Thunder Bay (posted on June 2nd)

I would like to extend to you a personal invitation to attend the LSSD Ontario Provincial Training Camp, hosted by Big Thunder Nordic Ski Club, in Thunder Bay from June 30th to July 4th, 2009. This camp promises to be one of the best and most well attended and will offer elite support from some from the provinces top coaches. As an added bonus, the entire NTDC Thunder Bay will be present to act as mentors and training partners for young up and coming Ontario racers. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me personally as I would be happy to clarify anything that you may want to know.

Registration from and camp notice (the registration deadline is June 26th)

Please forward this on to anyone who might be interested.

Looking forward to training with you!

Adam Kates
Head Coach, Big Thunder Nordic Ski Club
807-708-4989

"Some Kenora Nordic Trails athletes have attended this camp in the past, and they said it was great." Nadene McBride <REMOVE_THISminakiyurt@yahoo.com>

On Track to the Games -- Spring Training & Athlete Identification Camp (updated on June 2nd)

• May 23rd & 24th at Minaki
  The deadline to register is May 20th. Please contact Karin in the CCSAM office.
• Notice (PDF)
• What to bring (PDF)
• Waiver Form (PDF)
• Health Information Form (PDF)

Thank you to all the athletes, parents, and coaches who participated in the Spring Training & Athlete Identification Camp. A special thanks to those who traveled from Winnipeg and beyond. We hope that all athletes came away with good information and motivation to continue in their training to reach their goals.

Also, a big thanks to Nadene and Jordie McBride for hosting the weekend. The venue is fun and adventurous, as well, the food fabulous.

If anyone has any comments, criticisms, or suggestions for any future camps (or for the home-made Energy bar) contact Betsy Lockhart at REMOVE_THISlockharts-5@sympatico.ca.

                               

High Performance Program Annual Review (updated on May 26th)

This meeting has been cancelled. Please contact the Karin in the CCSAM office if you have any comments.
When: Saturday May 30th from 10:00 AM to 12 noon
Where: Sport Manitoba, 200 Main St at York Ave, Winnipeg -- 2nd floor room #239
What: Our 2nd annual meeting to discuss the CCSAM High Performance Program. Parents, athletes, and coaches are encouraged to attend to provide feedback and ask questions. The purpose of the meeting is to assist CCSAM in making meaningful improvements to the HPP including the Athlete Score Card.
RSVP: Please contact the Karin in the CCSAM office by May 2nd if you plan to attend. The room seats 16 to 20 people. If we need more space, a larger room may be booked.

2008-2009 Season

Canadian Championships: Duntroon Ontario, Sunday March 8th to Sunday March 15th

Western Canadian Championships: Canmore Alberta, Thursday February 19th to Sunday February 22nd

Eastern Canadian Championships: Gatineau Quebec, Saturday January 31st & Sunday February 1st

• Saturday: Mass Start Classic
  Greg Cederwall, Open Men 20K, 1:20:23, 61st of 90
  Lindsay Cook, Open Women 15K, 1:16:39, 48th of 51
  Mackenzie Cook, Junior Boys 10K, 38:34, 42nd of 59
  Amie Mathews, Junior Girls 10K, 43:21, 23rd of 46
  Jennie Hissa, Junior Girls 10K, 45:08, 31st of 46
  Mallory Cook, Juvenile Girls 7.5K, 50:36, 46th of 48
  Complete results are at http://zone4.ca/results.asp?ID=2151&cat=all
• Sunday: Interval Start Free
  Greg Cederwall, Open Men 10K, 34:27, 65th of 96
  Lindsay Cook, Open Women 10K, 43:36, 48th of 48
  Mackenzie Cook, Junior Boys 10K, 34:20, 46th of 60
  Amie Mathews, Junior Girls 7.5K, 24:38, 14th of 44
  Jennie Hissa, Junior Girls 7.5K, 28:21, 39th of 44
  Mallory Cook, Juvenile Girls 5K, 21:20, 57th of 60
  Complete results are at http://zone4.ca/results.asp?ID=2158&cat=all 

Haywood Nor-Am Trials: Canmore Nordic Centre, January 4th to 6th

• Women 10K Interval Start Free Technique -- Leah Kirchmann
• Junior Women 5K+5K Classic/Free Mass Start Pursuit -- Leah Kirchmann
• Junior Women 1.2K Classic Sprints -- Leah Kirchmann
  Qualifying
  Heats (final results)

Haywood Nor-Am / Teck Series: Sovereign Lake Nordic near Vernon BC, December 6th to 13th

• Junior Women 1.1K Sprint Free Technique -- Leah Kirchmann
  Qualifying
  Heats (final results)
• Junior Women 10K Interval Start Free Technique -- Leah Kirchmann
• Open Women 10K Classic Technique -- Leah Kirchmann

High Performance Coaching at 2009 Westerns & Nationals -- Expression of Interest (re-posted on January 15)

• Info & Form (PDF)

Fall Camp on Saturday October 4th in Winnipeg at Grant Park High School and Sport Manitoba

• Information and Registration (PDF)
• Photos from the Fall Camp & Beckie Scott visit

High Performance Program meeting (posted on April 17th)

CCSAM is instituting some changes in the High Performance Program. In particular, we have appointed a new HP Chairperson, Sandra Kirby, and will be introducing new criteria for the HP program.

We are moving towards creating a true high performance program and will be reviewing the criteria and composition of the scorecard.

To make sure that we have your input into this process, we will be holding a High Performance Program meeting, open to all interested parties, to discuss all positive changes to this program.

The meeting will be held on Saturday May 10th at 10:00 AM at the University of Winnipeg.

Please confirm your attendance by contacting CCSAM Executive Director Karin McSherry. Details on the exact meeting room location and where to park will be given at that time.

Brent Bottomley, CCSAM Chairman

2007-2008 Season

Canadian National Championships: Callaghan Valley BC (Whistler Olympic Park) on March 16th to 23rd

Western Canadian Championships: La Ronge Saskatchewan (La Ronge Ski Club) on February 21st to 24th

Coach / Master Men: Rob Kirchmann Junior Girls: Leah Kirchmann, Nicole Dubois Junior Boys: Kieran Baird Juvenile Girls: Alex Loeppky Midget Girls: Kelby Loeppky Mini Midget Girls: Annaliese Loeppky

Free Technique Individual Sprint results -- Leah bronze Free Technique Interval Start results -- Leah gold Classic Technique Mass Start results Coach Rob's reports

Eastern Canadian Championships: Cantley Quebec (Nakkertok Nordic) on February 2nd/3rd

Ontario Cup #2: Lappe Nordic, Thunder Bay, Friday to Sunday January 11th to 13th

• Please see our Races outside Manitoba page

Canadian World Junior & U23 Trials: Highlands Nordic, Duntroon Ontario, Thursday January 3rd to Sunday January 6th

• This was Leah Kirchmann's first major competition racing as a Junior Woman.
  Jan 3: 5K+5K Pursuit, 25of46 Jr Women
  Jan 5: 1K Free Sprint Qualification, 28of45 Jr Women
  Jan 5: 1K Free Sprint Finals, 47of75 Open Women, 27of45 Jr Women (note the winner -- an Olympic Gold Medalist)
  Jan 6: 10K Classic Interval, 56of87 Open Women, 32of45 Jr Women (note the winner -- an Olympic Silver Medalist)

Fall Fitness Test Camp on Saturday September 8th at Minaki

• Notice, Registration, and Consent (Adobe PDF)
• Itinerary (Adobe PDF)
• What to bring (Adobe PDF)

Spring Fitness Test Camp on Saturday June 2nd in Winnipeg

• Notice (Adobe PDF)
• Registration form & waiver (Adobe PDF)
• Agenda (Adobe PDF)

2006-2007 Season

Canadian Championships: Mont Ste Anne Quebec from March 18th to 25th

• Team results and reports

2007 Canada Winter Games

Eastern Canadian Championships: Gatineau Quebec (Club Skinouk) on February 3rd/4th

Coaches: Rob Kirchmann and Angela Bajt

Ontario Cup #2 (Adobe PDF): Kamview Nordic Centre, Thunder Bay, Saturday/Sunday January 13th/14th

• Please see our Races outside Manitoba page

Fall Training Camp & Canada Winter Games Selection on Friday August 25th to Sunday August 27th at Riding Mountain National Park

• Info (Adobe PDF)
• Registration form & waiver (Adobe PDF)
• What to bring (Adobe PDF)
• Photos of the weekend's activities

Canada Winter Games Spring Training Camp on Saturday May 27th

• The day will start at 8:30 AM at Sport Manitoba, 2nd floor, 200 Main Street (Main at York).
• The morning will include a discussion about the upcoming season's High Performance Scorecard.
• Athletes should come dressed to participate in physical strength testing, and to run a 3 km time trial run. Also, if applicable please bring your HP Score Cards (the 2006-2007 one is posted above), and any questions you have regarding the High Performance program.
• The cost will be $10 to cover a lunch from Subway. 
• The day will wrap up at 4:00 PM at Whittier Park.
• Registration form (Adobe PDF)

2005-2006 Season

Canadian Championships: Thunder Bay Ontario (Lappe Nordic), March 7th to 12th

Coaches: Nadene McBride and Rob Kirchmann. 

• Tuesday -- short distance classic technique interval start races
  Name           Club              Category       Distance  Time  Placing
  Leah Kirchmann Red River Nordic  Juvenile Girls    5K    20:35  36th of 50, +2:24 from 1st
  Lindsay Argue  Red River Nordic  Junior Girls      5K    22:36  43rd of 44, +4:59 from 1st
  Kieran Baird   Red River Nordic  Juvenile Boys     5K    17:49  31st of 57, +2:43 from 1st
  Paul Benson    Red River Nordic  Junior Boys      10K    38:02  55th of 59, +6:45 from 1st
  Ian Siemens    Vortex            Junior Boys      10K      DNF  59th of 59
  Murray Carter  Prairie Storm     Open Men         10K    33:04  60th of 89, +3:43 from 1st

Complete results are at www.zone4.ca/results.asp?ID=863&cat=all

Rob writes:
"Tuesday's classic race was strange; the wax was fine for most. In hindsight, we thought a warmer one would have suited Leah better. We ended up using Swx VR55 for the boys, and it worked initially. It also worked for me after all the races were over, however some folks felt at times it was slippy. The gods were not with us that day. Every team that Nadene and I spoke to after the race used something different; there was no consistency amongst the teams of what they used."

• Wednesday -- medium distance free technique mass start races
  Name           Club              Category       Distance  Time  Placing
  Leah Kirchmann Red River Nordic  Juvenile Girls    5K    17:13  11th of 49, +0:41 from 1st
  Lindsay Argue  Red River Nordic  Junior Girls      5K    20:57  42nd of 43, +4:53 from 1st
  Kieran Baird   Red River Nordic  Juvenile Boys   7.5K    24:43  26th of 59, +2:35 from 1st
  Ian Siemens    Vortex            Junior Boys     7.5K    22:52  27th of 58, +1:50 from 1st
  Paul Benson    Red River Nordic  Junior Boys     7.5K    24:01  40th of 58, +2:59 from 1st
  Murray Carter  Prairie Storm     Open Men         15K    49:15  56th of 64, +8:44 from 1st

Complete results are at www.zone4.ca/results.asp?ID=864&cat=all

Rob writes:
"We had a much better day today. We got the glide wax right-on: IR Spectra -2C to +10C -- fast, fast, fast. It was tested against two other combinations. 
Ian, Leah, and Kieran were very pleased with their results!
Paul fell a number of times, and that certainly effected his performance.
Murray felt he had nothing in the tank shortly after starting his race, and he had a nasty fall on a downhill which didn't help.
Lindsay is experiencing the tough field, but she is a trooper and is hanging in there.
We are all heading out to the Hoito restaurant shortly to see if we can get in. It's Ian's favourite spot for Finish pancakes. We'll then review the videos taken during the past two days by my father." 

• Friday -- free technique sprint races
  Name           Club              Category       Distance  Placing
  Leah Kirchmann Red River Nordic  Juvenile Girls   .8K      9th of 51
  Lindsay Argue  Red River Nordic  Junior Girls    1.1K     41st of 44
  Alex Bell      Red River Nordic  Junior Girls    1.1K     43rd of 44
  Kieran Baird   Red River Nordic  Juvenile Boys    .8K     15th of 58
  Paul Benson    Red River Nordic  Junior Boys     1.1K     23rd of 60
  Ian Siemens    Vortex            Junior Boys     1.1K     33rd of 60
  Murray Carter  Prairie Storm     Open Men        1.1K     46th of 53

Complete results are at www.zone4.ca/results.asp?ID=867&cat=all

Rob writes:
"Today was a good day for Leah, Kieran, and Paul, as they all went on to qualify for the Sprint heats.
Leah unfortunately, due to an officiating error, (the officials admitted the error), did not start her in her proper semi-final heat, so she was placed in a disadvantaged situation and thus lost the opportunity to progress in the standings -- very frustrating.
Kieran came in third in his quarter final heat, and Paul came in fourth in his quarter final heat. Only the top two advanced. The competition is very stiff, but the boys looked strong.
Ian just missed qualifying by coming in at 33rd. The top 30 from the time trial advanced to the heats.
Alex, Lindsay and Murray missed progressing into the heats.
We ski at Lappe on Saturday, and then race on Sunday -- classic technique."

• Sunday -- long distance classic technique mass start races
  Name           Club              Category       Distance   Time  Placing
  Leah Kirchmann Red River Nordic  Juvenile Girls  7.5K     28:09  30th of 47, +2:37 from 1st
  Lindsay Argue  Red River Nordic  Junior Girls     10K     40:24  40th of 44, +7:47 from 1st
  Alex Bell      Red River Nordic  Junior Girls     10K     40:36  41st of 44, +7:59 from 1st
  Kieran Baird   Red River Nordic  Juvenile Boys   7.5K     24:46  27th of 54, +3:09 from 1st
  Paul Benson    Red River Nordic  Junior Boys      15K     49:17  35th of 59, +5:23 from 1st
  Ian Siemens    Vortex            Junior Boys      15K     49:47  38th of 59, +5:52 from 1st
  Murray Carter  Prairie Storm     Open Men         50K   2:43:37  22nd of 49, +18:40 from 1st

Complete results are at www.zone4.ca/results.asp?ID=877&cat=all

Photo by Jurgen Kirchmann

Eastern Canadian Championships: Ottawa-Cantley (Nakkertok Nordic in the Gatineau Hills) on February 4th & 5th

• CCC's page
   
• Winnipeg Free Press story about the Manitoba team (Adobe PDF -- 885K)

• Thanks to coaches Rob Kirchmann and Angela Bajt, with support from Dave Benson and others.

Ontario Cup #2: Thunder Bay (Lappe Nordic) on January 14th and 15th

• Red River Nordic skiers Paul Benson and Leah Kirchmann competed.

Fall Outreach Training Camp -- September 10th/11th, 2005

• Invitation (Adobe PDF)
• Participant Waiver form (Adobe PDF)
• Emergency Info form (Adobe PDF)
• This Outreach Training Camp is for athletes who will be eligible for either the 2007 or 2011 Canada Winter Games.

                   
Photos by Dave Benson.

Spring On Track Training Camp -- June 11th/12th, 2005 at Minaki Yurt Adventures
        (all documents are Adobe PDF)

• Info
• Registration form
• Waiver form
• Health information form
• Itinerary
• What to bring
• Photo collage of the Training Camp (439K) by Rob Kirchmann

2004-2005 Season

Canadian Championships at Prince George BC from February 27th to March 6th

The head coach is Nadene McBride, assisted by Rob Kirchmann. The athletes are Ian Siemens, Paul Benson, and Leah Kirchmann.

Tuesday -- Individual Start Classic -- results

• Juvenile Girls 5K: Leah Kirchmann, 19:24, 33rd of 53, 1:56 behind the leader.
• Juvenile Boys 5K: Paul Benson, 18:41, 51st of 53, 4:15 behind the leader.
• Junior Boys 7.5K: Ian Siemens, 24:21, 33rd of 40, 3:34 behind the leader.

Wednesday -- Pursuit Start Free -- results

• Juvenile Girls 5K: Leah Kirchmann, 18:38, 24th of 52, 1:15 behind the leader.
• Juvenile Boys 7.5K: Paul Benson, 26:18, 43rd of 52, 4:39 behind the leader.
• Junior Boys 7.5K: Ian Siemens, 23:30, 24th of 40, 2:22 behind the leader.

Friday -- Individual Start Sprint Qualifications -- results (the top 16 qualify for the knockout rounds)

• Juvenile Girls 845m: Leah Kirchmann, 2:31.8, 19th of 49, 9.5s behind the leader.
• Juvenile Boys 845m: Paul Benson, 2:10.8, 28th of 48, 17.1s behind the leader.
• Junior Boys 1030m: Ian Siemens, 2:42.0, 35th of 39, 23.6s behind the leader.

           

Western Canadian Championships at Hinton Alberta on February 4th to 6th

Race notice (Adobe PDF)

The head coach was Nadene McBride, assisted by Rob Kirchmann. Click here (Adobe PDF) for Nadene's post-event report.

Friday (classic technique) results

• Juvenile Girls 5K: Leah Kirchmann, 9th of 29, 1:13 behind the leader.
• Juvenile Boys 8K: Paul Benson, 20th of 37, 4:54 behind the leader.
• Junior Boys 10K: Ian Siemens, 15th of 22, 7:17 behind the leader.

Saturday (free technique) results

• Juvenile Girls 5K: Leah Kirchmann, 4th of 28, 0:47 behind the leader.
• Juvenile Boys 5K: Paul Benson, 20th of 44, 2:44 behind the leader.
• Junior Boys 10K: Ian Siemens, 12th of 24, 4:07 behind the leader.

Sunday (sprints) results (canceled -- cold)

Photo collage (Adobe PDF -- 300K) by Rob Kirchmann

               

Canada Cup #1 / Ontario Cup #1 at Thunder Bay (Lappe Nordic) on December 29th and 30th

Manitoba was represented by Ian Siemens (Junior Boys, Vortex Racing) and Paul Benson (Juvenile Boys, Wolf Pack). Tara Redpath and Doug Bolster also competed for their Big Thunder Nordic club.

• Sprints
• Classic

       

Outreach Training Camp

• September 17/18/19, 2004 -- in-and-around Winnipeg

• Info (Adobe  PDF)

2003-2004 Season

2004 Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships in Charlo, New Brunswick from March 14th to 23rd

Tara Redpath, who trains with the National Training Centre in Thunder Bay, is the only Manitoban competing (in the Open Women category).

• 5K Classic (interval start): Tara Redpath 18:04 21st of 60 (Beckie Scott won it in 15:29)
• 5K Classic + 10K Free Pursuit: Tara Redpath 49:32 18th of 41 (Beckie Scott won it in 42:53)
• 1K Sprint: Tara Redpath 18th of 38 (Beckie Scott won it)
• 3x3.75K relay: Tara's Lakehead U team was 2nd of 6
• 30K Free (mass start): Tara Redpath 1:50:02 19th of 37 (Beckie Scott won it in 1:30:12)

2004 Canada Cup / Ontario Cup in Thunder Bay (Lappe Nordic) January 31st & February 1st

Saturday (classic technique) results

• Junior Women 5K: Alexandra Gadawski
• Juvenile Boys 5K: Ian Siemens & Paul Benson
• Midget Girls 3.5K: Leah Kirchmann (bronze medalist)
• Coaches and Wax Techs: Al Siemens  & Rob Kirchmann
• Support and Photography: Jurgen Kirchmann

                   
Rob Kirchmann reports:
We had a beautiful day here in Thunder Bay -- lots of sun, -17ºC, and very little wind. The course is perfect in every way. It's a pleasure to be here, and we were all very warmly welcomed by the race organizers and other competitors.

Sunday (free technique with a pursuit start) results

• Junior Women 10K: Alexandra Gadawski
• Juvenile Boys 7.55K: Ian Siemens & Paul Benson
• Midget Girls 3.75K: Leah Kirchmann (silver medalist)
• Coaches and Wax Techs: Al Siemens  & Rob Kirchmann
• Support and Photography: Jurgen Kirchmann

Photo compilation (Adobe PDF -- 293K)

Rob & Gina Kirchmann's post-event report:

As you may be aware, upon the arrival of the Manitoba Team in Edmonton, the Western Canadian Championships were cancelled due to cold weather. While Karin McSherry worked on getting everyone back home, I investigated other weekend race options. After getting an enthusiastic "I still want to race" response from the athletes, permission for late entry into the Thunder Bay Canada Cup race was pursued and obtained. Karin was able to make arrangements with WestJet to have the athletes return on an early flight on Friday.

As Ihor was not feeling well, Al Siemens volunteered to accompany me and the athletes on this trip. Al was great to have as a second driver, a coach with race event experience and as a knowledgeable waxing technician. His skills were greatly appreciated; I learned a lot. Together Al and I were able to offer the athletes an organized wax room, team meetings, encouragement on the course, race support, and post event discussions.

On race day we appreciated the additional support from Jurgen Kirchmann, who made sure the athletes were at the start area on time and the many photos he took of the event.

Michelle Zubrak was also on hand and even though she didn't race due to surgery, she was a volunteer at the race and she cheered on our athletes. Every time one of our athletes skied by her, she would yell, "Do it for the Prairies!"

Leah: Classic 3.5 km 3/7, Pursuit 3.75 km 2/7, 2/7 overall
Ian: Classic 5 km 18/23, Pursuit 7.5 km 11/23, 15/23 overall
Paul: Classic 5 km 22/23, Pursuit 7.5 km 22/23, 22/23 overall
Alexandra: Classic 5 km 4/4, Pursuit 10 km 4/4, 4/4 overall

I believe this high caliber race experience was valuable. They have all come back to Manitoba ready to train harder and improve. Ian and Paul now have an appreciation for the challenges of a hilly course. They may be requesting a taller and longer man-made hill be constructed at Windsor Park for training purposes.

2004 Western Canadian Championships in Edmonton from January 30th to February 1st (cancelled)

2004 Eastern Canadian Championships near North Bay (Silver Fox Nordic) from January 17th & 18th

In the University category free technique race:

• Tara Redpath was 3rd of 58 athletes..
• Doug Bolster was 20th and Ryan Redpath was 28th of 49 athletes.

In the University category classic technique race:

• Tara Redpath was 3rd of 63 athletes..
• Doug Bolster was 21st and Ryan Redpath was 30th of 53 athletes.

2002-2003 Season

2003 Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships 

The 2003 Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships were a combined Senior and Junior Nationals.  They were held at Highlands Nordic in Duntroon Ontario from March 4th to 9th.  Our Manitoba Head Coach was Nadene McBride.  Click here (Adobe PDF) for her post-event report.

The team was:

• Tara Redpath, Shannon Dikkema, Michelle Zubrack, Megan Hudson, Alexandra Gadawski.
• Ryan Redpath, Doug Bolster.

Tuesday March 4th (Free Technique, Interval Start)

• Open Women 10K: Tara 10th at 30:12, Shannon 18th at 32:25, Michelle 20th at 32:40.
• Open Women 10K: Megan 4th at 32:36.
• Junior Girls 10K: Alexandra 30th at 37:36.
• Junior Men 15K: Doug DNS.
• Junior Men 15K: Ryan 20th at 45:19.

Thursday March 6th (Classic Technique, Mass Start)

• Senior Women 15K: Tara 10th at 53:47, Michelle 27th at 1:00:51, Shannon DNS.
• Junior Women 15K: Megan 11th at 59:10.
• Junior Girls 7.5K: Alexandra 28th at 31:39.
• Senior Men 30K: Doug 36th at 1:47:49.
• Junior Men 30K: Ryan 14th at 1:40:58.

Saturday March 8th (Sprints, 1.1K)

• Senior Women: Tara 18th at 3:00.
• Junior Women: Megan 14th at 3:12.
• Junior Girls: Alexandra 28th at 3:30.
• Senior Men: Doug 34th at 2:46.
• Junior Men: Ryan 21st at 2:32.

Sunday March 9th (Classic)

• Senior Women 30K: Tara 17th at 1:53:06

2003 Canada Winter Games

Training Camp

• July 13/14, 2002 at Minaki Yurt Adventures:
  Schedule and info (Adobe PDF)
  Post -camp report (Adobe PDF)

2002 High Performance Meeting on March 20, 2002 -- minutes and submissions (Adobe PDF)

Prior to the 2002-2003 season, CCSAM's High Performance program was the Manitoba Ski Team.

   This page was last updated on July 25, 2010