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  • Masters World Cup 2021 Postponed Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Press Release)

    Masters World Cup 2021 Postponed Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Press Release)

    Masters World Cup 2021 Postponed Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

    Originally scheduled for March 4-12 in Canmore, Alberta, the Masters World Cup 2021 has been postponed to 2022.

     

    PRESS RELEASE

    The Masters World Cup 2021 for cross-country skiing has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Masters World Cup was originally scheduled for March 4-12, 2021 in Canmore and has now been rescheduled for March 3-11, 2022 in Canmore.

     

    Due to the on-going travel restrictions and the current limitations around hosting major Sporting Events, the Alberta World Cup Society (AWCS) and the World Masters Association (WMA), along with our tourism partners and the Alberta Health authority, have agreed to postpone the MWC 2021 in Canmore.

     

    “We’ve been watching the pandemic trends and it appears that the restrictions affecting our event will continue to be in place for the foreseeable future. The health and welfare of all the expected 1,200 participants coming from around the world, our volunteers and our community are our highest priority.

    All of our community stakeholders want the Masters World Cup to be a tremendous success when we hold it and it looks like March 2021 is too soon for that to be the case. We’ve been strongly supported by the Alberta Chief Medical Office, Tourism Canmore Kananaskis and our hotel partners in Canmore in reaching this conclusion. The World Masters Association has been an incredible partner as well. We both want this event to be a great success when we hold it and it looks like that won’t be possible until 2022,” said Norbert Meier, AWCS, Event Chair.

     

    “The decision to postpone the MWC 2021 in Canmore has been the result of a careful evaluation process over several months. The Alberta World Cup Society (AWCS) and the World Masters Association (WMA) have been committed towards looking at what was best plan from both local and international perspectives. Ultimately it became clear to all parties that postponing to 2022 was our best path forward. In the midst of what is an incredibly challenging era for sport organizers around the globe, the WMA could not ask for a better partner than the AWCS. Everyone in Canmore has been exceptionally professional while also remaining positive about what we all believe will ultimately be a fantastic MWC 2022 in Canmore!” said John Downing, WMA, President.

     

    We invite everyone to visit our event’s website for more details: www.albertaworldcup.com

     

    The Masters World Cup has been held annually since 1980 and brings together cross country skiers aged 30 to 90+ from all over the world for a week of racing, camaraderie and celebration of cross country skiing as a lifelong sport.

     

    100 — 1995 Olympic Way, Canmore Alberta T1W 2T6

    www.albertaworldcup.com

     

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    Contact for further information:

    Norbert Meier

    Event Chair

    Alberta World Cup Society

    (403) 760-0633

    nmeier@albertaworldcup.com

     

    John Downing

    President

    World masters XC Association

    (541) 317-0217

  • Alpine Insurance Alberta World Cup Academy Announces Allison McArdle as new High Performance Coach

    Alpine Insurance Alberta World Cup Academy Announces Allison McArdle as new High Performance Coach

    CANMORE – The Alpine Insurance AWCA is very pleased to announce that Allison McArdle will be joining our organisation starting January 1st, as a High Performance Coach. Allison will work with Chris Jeffries, High Performance Program Director, to design and deliver the Academy program.

    “Allison will make a great addition to our coaching team. I am very happy she is going to help us provide the best athlete development program in Canada. Allison brings many excellent qualification to the job. Among them are her international network, her coaching experience and her team leadership experience. But what I am most excited about is that she is bringing her sincere desire to see athletes reach their full potential.” said Norbert Meier, President, Alberta World Cup Society.

    Allison has over 15 years of experience in both domestic and international coaching roles in Australia and Canada. In addition, she currently sits on the FIS Ladies Cross Country Sub-committee, is the Chair of CCC’s Women’s Committee and is the Alberta Ski Team Director.

  • AWCA Position Opening: High Performance Coach

    AWCA Position Opening: High Performance Coach

    (Job posting)

    Position Opening: High Performance Coach – Alpine Insurance Alberta World Cup Academy 

    The Alpine Insurance Alberta World Cup Academy (Alpine Insurance AWCA) has a current opening for a High Performance Coach for the 2017/18 competition year, November through March.  This position could lead to a full-time contract for the 2018/19 training and competition season.

    As a designated NTDC, the Academy is part of Cross Country Canada’s national network of training centres and has the status of an “A+B” centre. This full-time position will be part of the team assisting athletes achieve their full racing potential, ranging from junior and U23 level athletes to those athletes ready for selection to the NST and WC team.

    The Alpine Insurance AWCA has a 9-year track record of helping athletes obtain placement on the NST and the WC, WSC and OWG teams.

    Located in Canmore, Alberta, the High Performance Coach is expected to:

    • Have a level of experience and expertise commensurate with the level of athlete training at the Alpine Insurance AWCA;
    • Preference will be given to coaches who have a Level 4 designation, but applications from coaches with a Level 3 designation will also be considered;
    • Superior expertise in all relevant technical aspects of our sport (race support, YTP development, wax/ski knowledge, etc.);
    • A track record of proven success as a High Performance Coach;
    • Alberta Class 4 driver’s license (or ability to obtain such in first month on the job).

    Expected start date is November 13th, 2017.

    All interested applicants are requested to send their resume to:

    Deadline for application is October 24th, 2017

    See also: http://www.albertaworldcup.com/thank-you-scott/