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In what may well be the last World Cup race on adopted home soil in his World Cup career, cross-country ski beast Ivan Babikov had to go for it.

The valley is filled with those humbled by harsh conditions on familiar mountains. Add ski cross racer Tristan Tafel to that list.

National team cross-country skiers lead a simple life: eat, train, sleep, repeat. Canmore’s Russell Kennedy, though, has to find time to lay down some beats.

Amidst deafening crowds in Quebec City, Canada’s national cross-country ski team fell short of World Cup glory Friday and Saturday (Dec. 7-8) in the team and individual sprints.

With the women’s speed team firmly stuck in rebuilding mode, Alpine Canada president Max Gartner says patience is needed before the nation sees a resurgence in downhill and super G competitors.

If Canmore cross-country ski fans learned anything this weekend, it was this: beware the Swiss sprinters. Top 10 World Cup cross-country ski sprinter Eligius Tambornino dominated the field on Saturday (Dec.

Graeme Killick and Brittany Webster both head into next weekend’s World Cup qualifying races with something to prove.

Sick, tired and dogged by untrue rumours ranging from the unoriginal (pregnancy) to the utterly bizarre (Tim Tebow romance), American Lindsey Vonn still beat the women’s field by half a second to complete an unprecedented second sweep of the Bombardi

Six weeks ago, Canadian alpine stars Jan Hudec and Erik Guay underwent arthroscopic knee surgery.

As they evolve into a powerhouse on the world cross-country ski scene, the Canadian national team has exhibited one key trait – they won’t stay down.