Who Should You Be Watching
Skiers on the Developing and Elite Team
High Performance Athlete Bios
Cory
Forrest
Kelsi
Paul
Colette
Bourgonje
Carson Styranka
William Urton
Keewetin
Trottier
Haley
Robinson
Nils Lokken
Russell
Dubnick
Ross Philips
Wakana Konno
Scott Theede
Aleksandr
Olson
Cory Forrest - Coach and Athlete
Riding the Hills on Skis and Bikes
Quick Facts - Cory loves cross country skiing and mountain
biking. When he isn't on the B.C. slopes, you can find him at his sporting
goods store in Kelona B.C., or coaching other students in the fine art
of racing. Cory has been the Saskatchewan provincial racing champion in
cross-country skiing for 7 years, and the provincial champion in mountain
biking for the past 5 years.
I love teaching students who are good skiers. I work with kids that are at the racing level, and I try to bring them to the next level. I started skiing when I was in grade 6, and going out with teachers. I dropped it, however in grade 8, and turned to hockey. In grade 12 Bill Layman got me going again. LaRonge had a really strong club, with a lot of dedicated skiers, and they got me going 3 to 4 times a week. The first loppet I ever did was in Beauval in 1992. I didn't like classic that much, but I loved skate skiing. As I improved, my speed, I got to go to more and more races. The LaRonge Club participated in a lot of events. We were travelling throughout the province, and we had a remarkable racing team. I eventually made the Provincial Team, and because of that I was travelling pretty much throughout Canada. I was only 17 in grade 12. It was a great life. I got to go Canmore, Grande Prairie, and a lot of places in Western Canada. For a kid from LaRonge, this was a pretty big eye opener for me.
The hardest I ever trained was with Bill Layman. He was pretty much a slave driver. We usually skied 10 to 15km every day and we went flat out. There were a lot of time trials, and Bill pushed us to the limit. At the same time I was into biking, and a friend of mine, pushed me into mountain biking. I went to my first race in Prince Albert Provincial Park. The two sports really complimented each other. They are both endurance sports - you have to go long distances. My routine was to ski in the winter, bike in spring and summer, and run in the fall.
I was motivated to learn more about going faster. I looked at my diet, exercise programs, building muscle groups. Intensive training is very scientific, and then I moved to get better coaching. You can be a good skier, but if you want to get better, you have to spend years improving yourself. To get to the top, you have to know your equipment, how to wax; you have to be technically proficient, know your body mechanics, and then how to build to improve over your last race.
I started coaching in 1996 in LaRonge. I was doing double duty as a racer and a coach. As I matured I got more and more into coaching. It seems like a natural progression. To get ready for a season, you discipline your time. For example, in cross country skiing I would say that I would train approximately 750 hours a year. That breaks down to 15 to 16 hours a week, and some weeks I would train up to 25 hours, and some weeks would only be 10 hours. Part of what you do is to find out when you want to peak in a race season. You plot when the big races are and work yourself up to thoses races. You have to build a lot of diversity into your training program, so that you don't get bored, but also to build different muscle groups up. You practise with weights on, and try to be a well rounded athlete.
I do about 1/2 of my training by myself, but having peers around helps motivate you. I realized pretty quick that I was a small fish in a big pool. The national team skiers are awesome, and then of course there is the international skiers. Wow. So it was knowing that there athletes all across Canada training just as hard as I was or even harder, sure kept me motivated. Keep the fires burning within you was the slogan that I went by. I trained with Ivan English, and we were very comparable in skill level, so we would push each other to get better. There are a number of things that kept me motivated - testing new equipment, improving on your last race time, going to a lot of races. Its then that you know you have to put in a lot of hours training. The field is very competitive.
I thought I was going to make it big in hockey, and have lots of money. I don't know why I went in cross country skiing. There is not much money, although I made some through coaching with Ski Fit North. I got into skiing because it gave me the perfect opportunity to push myself -to see what my limits were. Like anything its very addictive once you get into it, whether you are making money or not. I was motiviated to keep going because I was a good racer and I had good results. If I don't go out and do something everyday, I feel that there is something missing from my day.
Its hard to pick out a high. I guess I did really well at the Junior Nationals. I finished 3rd which was really unexpected, especially since Saskatchewan skiers are not very highly ranked. I have 7 provincial titles and that feels really good. In biking I have won some national events, and had really good times in the international scene. I won a silver medal in the Canadian triathalon competition - that was run 10 km - bike 40 km - and run another 5km. That was definitely a good feeling.
I got involved with Ski Fit North through Bill Jeffries. He basically started the program up north. In one year he got over 3000 students skiing. The program involves going from school to school to help students and clubs. We also help in getting loppets going, and we set up a racing program. From those early beginnings back in 1992, there are now over 18 big events in the north. What's great is that more communities are coming on board. It seems every second year or so, another community gets into skiing big time. As a zone 9 coach, I scheduled races, and brought the best skiers together in the north.
My goals in skiing are to train really hard and to go places with skiing. If I can, I am going to try and make it to the 2010 Paralympics. The awarding of this bursary would help me because then it would give me an opportunity to get as much experience as I possibly can get. I plan on trying to get better and better and use my ability to the best that I can do. To assist my club, or Saski, I can help fundraise with different things. One thing of fundraising is bingos. I could help work the bingos.
Another goal that I have is to try to go different distances in skiing. For me to be able to do this I am going to have to work really hard and concentrate on my goals and keep my mind set on them. Once my mind is set I know I can do something. So, with the awarding of this bursary it will definitely help me achieve my goals, which is really important to me. My final thought is the awarding of this bursary will help me achieve my goals.
Accomplishments
to date:
NST Training camp and EC, January 29 - February 25, 2005 in Jsny.
Results:
10th - 2004 World Disable Cup, Mt. Orford, Can. (2.5 km - sit ski)
9th - 2004 World Disable Cup, Mt. Orford, Can. (sprint - sit ski)
10th - 2004 World Disable Cup, Mt. Orford, Can. (5 km - sit ski)
Development athlete at International Paralympic Committee Training Camp,
Norway.
Colette Bourgonje
7 time - Paralympian
Salt Lake City Paralympics
2 Silver Medals - Paralympics - Nagano
1998 World Cup Series Sit Ski Champion
Personal
Data:
Residence: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Birthplace: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Birth date: 01/17/62
Coach: Jeff Whiting
Club: Snobuddies Ski Club
Occupation: Elementary Teacher, Saskatoon Board of Education
Education: B.Ed. (1985) & B. Physical Education (1984), University
of Saskatchewan
Class: LW10 – Locomotion Winter – paralysis mid-back.
Background:
As an able bodied athlete, Colette reached the national level in cross
country running. After her car Accident, in 1980, her goals focused on
wheelchair racing and then cross country skiing
Her first exposure to cross country sit-skiing was in 1991, when she was
encouraged by fellow disabled athlete, Joe Harison to try a sit-ski brought
over from Europe by Pat Prokopchuk. This has led her to numerous national
championships, three world championships and three Paralympic in Albertville,
Lillihammer and Nagano. Colette won two silver medals at Nagano in 1998
at 2,500m and 5,OOOm. Her most embarrassing moment was falling into a
snow bank full of thistles and having to be pulled out by Kaspar Wirz,
her coach. Her worst fear is having no snow during the ski season and
her favorite foods are when someone else cooks for her.
Colette also has undertaken many speaking engagements in Canada, Sweden, and recently in Guyana. Colette was inducted to the Saskatoon Hall of Fame (1998), chosen Saskatoon Athlete of the year 1996 ahead of Olympian Kayaker, Corrina Kennedy, CADS's Nordic Athlete of the Year 1996, and Breakthough Award presented by the Canadian Association for Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (April 13, 1996 in Ottawa). This nomination puts Colette in the category of skater Susan Auch, water skier Judy Messer, rower Tricia Smith, gymnast Josee Cyr and wind surfer Valerie Krisch. In 1998, Saskatoon honoured her by naming a street. Colette was also 1999 Saskatoon YWCA Women of the Year and nominated as Saskatchewan Female Athlete of the Year in 1999.
Words of
Wisdom:
Colette Bourgonje "takes things one step at a time, focussing on
accomplishing short term goals and eventually reaching the long term goals".
She has used this philosophy in her career as an Elementary/Physical Education
teacher as well as an elite athlete. In 1984. Colette was the first wheelchair
bound person to graduate from the Physical Education Department, University
of Saskatchewan.
Personal
Excellence:
“Always look for the positive and stay focused on your goals. "
Recent and
Top Results:
Top Competition Results
2nd 1998 Parlaympics Nagano - 2.5 km 2nd 1998 Parlaympics Nagano - 5 km
Top Competition Results (besides Paralympics)
1 st - 1998 World Disabled Cup Series Ranking 3rd - 2004 World Disabled
CUD Series Ranking
2nd - 2000World Disable Championship (1Ok - sit ski) 3rd - 2000World Disable
Championship ( 5k - sit ski)
4th - 2000World Disable Championship (2.5k - sit ski)
1st - 2001 Can. Nat. Championships (sprint, 5 km & 10km)
1st - 2004 World Disable Cup, Mt Orford, Can (2.5k - sit ski)
2nd - 2004 World Disable Cup, Mt Orford, Can (sprint - sit ski)
2nd - 2001 World Disable Cup, Soldier Hollow, USA (2.5k - sit ski) 2nd
- 2000 World Disable Cup, Crans Montana, Suisse (1 Ok - sit ski)
4th - 2000 World Disable Cup, Crans Montana, Suisse (2.5k - sit ski)
Personal Equipment:
Skis: Fisher/Madshus, Poles: Excel, Bindings: Salomon, Sled: Saski , Glasses:
Briko, Wax: Toko, Gloves: Paris.
What I want
to accomplish this year:
This year I
would like to accomplish many things including going skiing everyday when
the snow arrives. I also want to achieve first in the point standings
for my age category. Out of province accomplishments I would like is to
finish in the top half of my category and each race I would want to do
better then the one before it. To achieve this I want to go to as many
out of province races as I can.
Some of the races I would like to compete in: Western Canadian Championships, Provincial Championships, Saskaloppet.
What skiing
means to me:
Skiing is important to me because it is the most challenging sport I have
participated in in my life and it is one of the funest. I enjoy going
to training and running, exercising etc.. with the people I know and newcomers
and I have enjoyed it since an early age. I like to go skiing when it
is snowing out and the weather isn't freezing. One of the most exciting
thing about skiing is tarvelling to races in Alberta, B.C. and Quebec.
None of this though compares to the feeling you get when you cross the
finish line and know you didn't quit.
Training
this summer:
This summer I did a lot of running and biking. I tried to run everyday
for five to ten kilometres. I usually went out to little red and ran on
the bike and ski trails or biked out to little red with my friends and
biked for a couple hours. After running or biking I
exercised for a half hour to an hour. On average I trained most days one
and a half to two hours.
Past Results:
Sask provincials 2002- 1 st
Past Accomplishments
- First overall for Sask. Cup series points winner since I have started competitive skiing.
- Aggregate winner for Western Canadian championships in Canmore, Alta. racing in the mini midget category.
- 2002 Canada cup race in Sovereign Lakes, BC during
the end of November.
1st place in classic technique
2nd place in the freestyle event - 2003 Canada Cup Sovereign Lakes, BC racing juvenile.
6th place out of a wide range of skiers in the classic technique made it to the quarter finals in the sprint race - 2004-5th place finish for both classic and freestyle technique in Telemark for a BC cup race.
- 2004-4th place finish for BC championships race in
Sovereign Lakes for freestyle technique in 2004
5th place finish for classic technique on a grueling course.
Paired up with racers from the Alberta team to do a relay race and placing very well. - 2004-1st place in the 16 and under category for the 55 km. race for the Don Allen Saskaloppet in La Ronge.
What Skiing Means to Me
Skiing means many things to me. It fulfills fun, the need for competition,
and excitement. It allows me to travel and do exciting things I would
not be able to do with anything else. Skiing is a huge part of my life.
I have been on skis since I could walk. I have been racing for 10 years.
Skiing allows me to meet new people and make new friends. Skiing is major
positive impact on the way I live.
Long Term Plans for Skiing
I have many long-term plans that are both difficult to succeed but very possible in the direction I would like to head. I would like to make the Junior National team and be training and racing with them. I am working towards making the national team. I would like to compete in the Olympics for cross-country skiing. Making the 2010 Olympic team is one of my bigger long-term goals even though it is not very far away. I would love to compete in major competitive races and in as many Olympics as I can.
Keewetin Trottier - La Ronge Ski Club
I am an aboriginal youth from northern Saskatchewan. I am 16 years old and attend Churchill High School in La Ronge. I live at Potato Lake about 15 kms south of town. I have been skiing since I was three and have gotten all my badges in the jackrabbit program. I was 7 years old the first time I completed the 35km tour in the Saskaloppet and have finished it every year since (ten years). In the National Ski week contest I placed in the top five since I was four years old. I placed third in 2000, fourth in 2001, and first in 2003.
I started racing in local La Ronge races when I was about six, and became a Sask Cup racer when I was twelve. That year I placed fourth in the province. I was third the next year, fourth the next year, and last year - 2004 - I placed second in Juvenile boys.
Skiing is something I can do even though I don't live
in La Ronge. I like to ski sometimes with the dogs when I ski-jor. It
can be a fast way to go a long ways, especially skate skiing. I like to
ski in the hills and take some fast runs downhill. I like it when I can
finish a difficult course in good time.
My short-term goal is continue to improve my speed and technique and hopefully
place really well in any race I enter. I hope to make the top three in
my category this year for Sask Cup Points. I also hope to do well at some
out of province events, like the top ten. I need to work on my classic
technique and speed, and strength for hill-climbing.
My long-term goal is to be able to go to the Nationals next year, and the 2006 Winter Games and at least place in the top ten.
I can remember my first ski race, my bib was around my knees and I found myself to be very grown up. I was three years old at the time. From then on, cross-country skiing and racing have always been a large part of my winters.
When I was eleven, I made the Zone 9 team for the 2002 Saskatchewan Winter Games. I raced in the 11 to 13 category, against nine other girls. I got 4th in the sprints and 5th in classic. The next year, in 2003, I won first in the Sask. Cup race series, for midget girls. Last year, I received 2nd in the series, in midget girls, losing to first by 0.24 points.
I love to ski because it pushes me, let's me get outside, and gives me the opportunity to compete. Competition drives me, and always makes me want to get better, and faster. Ski races motivate me to join sports teams as cross training, to keep fit during the summer... I think skiing in general helps me focus on what's important and improvement.
At the moment, when not training with the race team, I teach Jackrabbit lessons to younger skiers. In the future, when I am too old to go the Winter Games as an athlete, I would like to go as a coach or team manager. I have my C.A.N.S.I. level one. Through out high school and university, I am going to continue to compete in every ski race that I can, hopefully across Canada and maybe someday in an international race in Europe. Until then, I am going to continue skiing and racing and training, this winter and the winters to come.
Goals:
My short-term goals for the season include placing first in the province
and making it to nationals, I would also like to attend some out of province
competitions. My long term goals include going to the Canada Games and
seeing where skiing takes me after that, also skiing for the rest of my
life. I plan on attending all of the Sask cups this year as well as provincials
and maybe Nationals as well as the out of province events I listed on
the application form.
Athlete Bio
I started skiing when I was five years old. In grade five I started biathlon
and competed until the end of grade ten. During that time I always placed
top three and many times placed fIrst and won the award for the most Sask.
Cup points a couple of times. In grade nine I broke my pelvis snowboarding
and was out for the season, in grade ten I continued with biathlon. Shooting
was never my favorite part of the sport. I disliked slowing down in the
middle of the race, having to stop and shoot. In a race I just like to
get my pace and go. I also disliked spending so much time learning how
to shoot when I could have been skiing. So in grade 11, I switched to
straight cross country skiing. I had to work on my endurance and classic
technique but I trained hard and ended up placing second in the province.
I really enjoy skiing and while I ski I don't have to worry about anything else except skiing and I can just go. I also love spending time outdoors. I plan on going to the Canada games in the near future and then skiing for the rest of my life.
For the coming season I plan to:
Train for one and a half hours every Wednesday at Nut Point. This training
session will include technical work, interval training, sprint work and
some five to eight km skis.
Train for one and a half hours on Sunday at Don Allen Trails. This will
usually include longer skis, but will also include hill work and some
technical work.
Have at least one more training session on skis each week in addition
to the
above. This will be an informal session, and the area of focus will vary
with weather, time, need, etc.
My skiing will be at least half classic and half skate skiing. My goal
is to try to do 70% classic because that's where I need improvement.
I take part in several other athletic activities that I consider good
cross training for skiing. I play hockey at least three times a week with
a La Ronge Minor
Hockey Bantam team and play volleyball or basketball (depending on the
season) two or three times a week with my high school team.
I have started a beginner's weight training program at home as well.
Athlete Biography
I have been skiing ever since I was three years old and went through the
Jackrabbit Program up to Racing Rabbits. I have been skiing competitively
for about five' years.
Skiing means to me many things: fitness, fun, and the satisfaction of
trying hard to achieving my goals. My long term goal is to be a life long
recreational skier, but in the mean time I have some competitive goals,
particularly to be the best I can. This means aiming for things like being
the top in Saskatchewan "in my age group, going to and winning a
medal in the Saskatchewan Winter Games in 2006, and going to the next
Canada Winter Games. I enjoy other aspects of skiing as well. I have a
job teaching skiing to school kids and would like to help with Jack Rabbits
when my schedule permits.
My past accomplishments include winning Saskatchewan
Provincials in the Mini
Midget age category in 2001, and in the next few years getting many second
places. I went to the Saskatchewan Winter Games when I was under age at
only 11 years old. I have skied the 55 km event at the Saskaloppet, as
well as many thirteen, 20, and 35 km events at the Saskaloppet, over the
last 10 years. I hope to do the Kapesewin overnight 80 km this year.
Summary of Training for the 2004/2005 Season
During the fall thus far, I have trained approximately
12.14 hours a week working mostly on building muscle specific to skiing.
By using pliometric exercises, site-specific weight training and core
exercises I hope to increase my muscle mass to help with my sprinting
and hills. I have also done two to three long distance workouts each week
consisting of mountain biking, kayaking, canoeing, ski hiking or roller
skiing. My short term goals are to place respectably in the Sask Cup point
series and selected out of province races, to improve my hill and sprinting
technique and to improve on my previous times and placements. My long
term goal is to earn a place on the Canada Games team for 2007 and place
in the top twenty five a the Canada Games. This season I hope to partake
in the
Saskatoon Sprints: January 15, Saskatoon
PA Classic Loppet: January 16, Prince Albert
South Zone Sask Cup: January 23, Regina
Western Canadian Championships: February 4, 5, Hinton, Alberta
Edmonton Birkebeiner: February 12, 2005
Provincial Championships: February 26-27, TBA
National Championships: February 25.March 7
Sharkfest: March ? 2004
Athlete Bio:
Member of the 2003 Canada Winter Games Team
Double silver medalist at the Saskatchewan Winter Games in 2002 Winner
of Regina Loppet in 2003 and 2004
13 time National Marathon Canoeing Champion
2002: 6th overall in the Queen City Marathon: Half Marathon
Winner of Sask Cup points series for my age category in 97/98, 98/99,
02/03, 2nd in 99/00
17th at the provincial cross-country running championships 2002
What skiing is to me?
Cross country skiing is my focused winter sport. I wish to excel at a
competitive level. Skiing to me is a fun way to spend my free time: it
provides me with physical fitness, the opportunity to race and a relaxing
escape from more stressful pursuits.
What are my long term plans for my involvement in the sport?
My foremost goal is to earn a spot on the 2007 Canada Winter Games team. Secondary plans include keeping fit, being able to race as a master and assisting in the promotion of the sport, especially in young people.
What does skiing mean to me:
Skiing has been very important part of my life. I used to downhill ski
since I was three years old because both of my parents are downhill ski
instructors. The reason I switched from downhill skiing to cross country
skiing is simply because of my mother. She is a very active cross country
skier and she would like me to take over her cross country hobby. I started
cross country skiing when I was in grade three and I enjoyed it so much.
When I reached grade seven, I had to decide if I really want to take the cross country skiing seriously. I knew the ski team, at the school I went to, trained very intensively and I would have to miss a lot of school, but despite the thoughts, I decided to join the team. There were only two girls, my friend and myself, and the rest of them are all guys. It was intimidating, at first, but I’ve got used to it.
The training was not an easy thing. The training starts early in the morning till the school starts and it starts again as soon as school is over and it runs until it is pitch dark. The off-season training is the hardest training even though it is all year round, and I can never forget how hard it is. It is not always 100% certain, but the effort I put into training shows in the race results.
Winter training is not as tough as summer training and I enjoy it more than summer training because I am skiing. There were so many times that I thought about quitting skiing and taking it easy with myself during off season training but I kept going because I always had positive thoughts and had a goal to be the fastest skier and how good to be, how great it feels to win. It makes me mad and sometimes cry when the race results is not what I was expecting. I felt I’ve wasted all the time and all the hard effort I have put in all year round. But, eventually I learned that the efforts reflect on my results some day later on. Skiing gave me many valuable lessons and made myself a stronger person physically and emotionally.
When I came over to Canada, I stopped racing until last year simply because I didn’t speak English, and didn’t know anyone, and my purpose here was to study, not to ski. But I really missed skiing in the first year I did not race. I missed the feeling of nervousness at the starting line and feeling of accomplishment at the gold line. I think living outside of my home, with totally different culture was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, but I never regret what I decided as I never regret skiing. I remember how I got through all the hard training, which encourages me to keep studying and keep learning.
All the experiences from skiing have been supporting
my life and it will keep supporting me and if I receive funding, that
would help myself financially and will encourage me to work harder.
Grade 7 – 9: Started racing competitively:
- There are training camps in different cities, once (2 full days) every
two weeks during the off season. This training camp consists of intensive
traing, ski racing strategies, and listening/meeting guest speakers.
- There are 7 main races in a season within the Nagano Prefecture
- Goes to Hokkaido for early on snow training for 3 weeks in November
- In Japan, grades 7 to 9 are all in one category
Results:
- Grade 7 Track/field 3000m race 2nd Kita-azumi County (Northern Nagano)
- Grade 8 Track/field 3000m Race 3rd Kita-azumi County (Northern Nagano)
- Grade 7 Nagano Prefecture Cup 27th/130 (Classic)
- Grade 7 Shiga Resort Cup 11th/190 (Skate)
- Grade 7 Kurohime Resort Cup 6th/60 (Skate)
- Grade 9 Kurohime Resort Cup 5th/60 Skate)
- Grade 9 Qualified for Junior Olympic(Top 20 skier from each Prefecture)
- Grade 10 Continued Racing Competitively,
- Trained with team until summer and then moved to Canada for schooling.
My Training Program for the 2004 2005 ski season began
once the snow left us in spring 2004. Things that I have done as training
include:
- Mountain Biking - Roller Skiing
- Running
- Core Strength - Pliomectrics
- Marathon Canoeing
- Hiking
The hours I train each week can vary from 2 to 12 depending
on how much class work I have. My Long Term Goal is to represent Saskatchewan
at the next Canada Winter Games. This years Short Term Goals is to attend
all Sask Cup races and Provincials as well as to compete at western Canadians
and possibility of competing at Nationals. Also I Plan to compete in the
100km La Ronge Loppet event. Other Events include:
- N. Zone Sask Cup - La Ronge
- Interzone Sask Cup - Blue Mountain
- Saskatoon Sprints - Saskatoon
- Central Zone Sask Cup - Humbolt
- Western Canadians
- Central Zone Sask Cup - Lloydminister
- Canadian National Championships?
- Provincials -La Ronge
- Sharkfest -Canmore AB
I started competing competitively in 1998 where I attended the Saskatchewan Winter Games. After a few years of other commitments I began skiing competitively again in 2001. I represented Saskatoon at the 2002 Saskatchewan Winter Games and since then have been competing at the provincial level. I have either come in First or second in my age category for the past three years. I have completed the 80km La Ronge Loppet with the fastest time in 2004 and been the youngest person to complete the 50 km Lilly Plain Loppet. Skiing has been a passion of mine since I was born. I have skied since I could walk and I enjoy all aspects of it, as it is both a individual sport and a team sport. My Long term plan is to continue to race as I attend university, and to then represent Saskatchewan at the Canadian Winter Games in 2007.
My name is Aleksandr Olson. I am currently a grade 10,
Metis student at Churchill High School, here in La Ronge. This letter
is a biography about myself and my short and long term goals in terms
of my skiing. I have also included a summary of my proposed training program
for the 2004/2005 season. Finally, please find a list of the events that
I plan to participate in this season.
I have been involved and skiing with the La Ronge Ski Gub since I was
six years old. I graduated through the ranks of our local Jackrabbit program
and was coached by Jim Andrews in the fine-tuning of my early racing career.
I have only been able to travel to provincial races due to many factors.
Each time I have participated, I feel that I have done a pretty good job,
but always could have done better. What skiing means to me is it's a way
for me to be free of everyday pressures, where I can do anything I want,
and I decide what happens. I go into another world when I am skiing, I
transcend all bounds. I feel free.
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Cross-country Skiing
Executive and High Performance Committee
Hal Herbison
27 Cowie Road, Regina, SK S4S 6S2
home: 584-8503 • fax: 751-4831
Email: hherbison@dlcwest.com
Ken English
1111 Main Street, Saskatoon, SK
Phone: 343-6245
Jim Andrews
Box 32, La Ronge, SK
Phone: 425-5368
Herb Urton
Box 339, Duck Lake, SK
Phone: 467-4601
This committee is responsible for setting up the race calendar, budgeting, selection of the provincial race team and reviewing applications from coaches desiring to work with athletes and attend out of province events with selected athletes.
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