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JANUARY 11,2010

MEDIA RELEASE
CANADIAN NORDIC COMBINED ATHLETES CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR 2010 OWG
 
Jason Myslicki of Thunder Bay Ont. and Wesley Savill of Calgary AB competed in 2 FIS World Cup Nordic Combined events held Jan. 9,10 in Val de Fiemme Italy. Both athletes finished well back in the elite pre games field. 
 
Canada’s Junior NC athletes, Barrett Martineau, Sean Van Es, Chanon Pretorius, and Sebastien Dandurand, all of Calgary AB took part in FIS Continental Cup competitions held in Otepaa Estonia in pursuit of Olympic qualification results.

Full results for all FIS events : http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/disciplines/nordic-combined/results.html

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

MEDIA RELEASE 

NORDIC COMBINED WORLD CUP RESULTS FROM RAMSAU, AUSTRIA

RAMSAU, AUSTRIA. — Canada’s Jason Myslicki finished 44th  today in the HS 98 with a 10k cross country race.

“My fitness wasn’t there today due to a cold and fever. My mind was not in the right place. It’s an opportunity to challenge myself to regroup this evening and turn the page for a stronger start tomorrow.”

Starting in 54th position, +1:38 behind the leader Tino Edelmann (GER), teammate Wesley Savill moved up to 49th place in the cross country race.

Canada’s Continental Cup team is in Lake Placid, NY this weekend.

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Today’s top three at the World Cup:

1. Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) 118.3. points (3)/25.40.6 (17) 25:45.6

2. Tino Edelmann (GER)        119.5 points (1)/25:47.7 (16) +2.1

3. Alessandro Pittin (ITA)      116.8 points (5)/25:38.3 (16) +3.7

Full results: http://www.fis-ski.com/pdf/2010/NK/4107/2010NK4107ROF.pdf

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

MEDIA RELEASE 

JASON MYSLICKI –CONTINUES PREPARATION FOR 2010 GAMES

Continental Cup Team in Lake Placid this weekend                                                                                                      

 CALGARY. — Canada’s Jason Myslicki took advantage of a North American stop in Park City/Soldier Hollow as part of the FIS Continental Cup series last weekend in his preparation for the upcoming 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Myslicki finished the Gunderson HS134/10km races in 8th position on Dec. 12 and in 16th position on Dec. 13.   Skiing strongly in both races he was able to substantially improve his overall standing after the ski jumping portion of each competition. In Saturday’s race Myslicki was able move from 29th to finish 8th place. On Sunday he once again made a significant move from 30th to 16th spot.

Myslicki is joining teammate Wesley Savill in Europe to compete in World Cup competitions at Ramsau, Austria on Dec 18, 19 and 20th

The Continental Cup team Barrett Martineau (43rd on Dec 13th in Park City/Soldier Hollow), (Sean Van Es (44th and 56th ), Chanon Pretorius (45th and 48th), Alex Barton (51st and 55th) travelling with coach Scott Johnstone will be competing in Lake Placid this weekend.

Myslicki will be returning home to Thunder Bay, Ontario for Christmas. Savill and the Continental Cup team will also be returning home, to Calgary, December 21st.

For FIS Nordic Combined Calendar: 

http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/disciplines/nordic-combined/fiscalendar.html

 For FIS Nordic Combined Results:

http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/disciplines/nordic-combined/results.html

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MEDIA RELEASE 

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

WORLD CUP SEASON OPENER FOR CANADIAN NORDIC COMBINED SKIER WES SAVILL


KUUSAMO, FINLAND. — Canada’s top ranking junior Nordic Combined skier Wesley Savill started the World Cup season opener finishing 43rd yesterday in the HS142 with a 10k cross country race. “I had a good jump and got a bit lucky. Put down the best jump from myself all winter when it counted. The ski race was also really good. With the jump I put myself in a good position to ski and made the most of it. Also the wax technician did an awesome job on the skis, and they were really fast so that didn’t hurt either” said Savill about the season opener. “All in all a really good day to start the season with, and I am really excited to see how the rest of the season goes.”

 Savill also competed today in the second day of competition with a 49th place finish.

 Jason Myslicki, Nordic Combined Ski Canada’s senior athlete, will be joining Savill in December for World Cup events before a Christmas break. Mylicki is training with the National junior athletes in Park City. Canada’s National Junior Team are preparing for the Continental Cup in the US for Period 1.

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 November 18, 2009
MEDIA RELEASE
NORDIC COMBINED SKI CANADA HIRES A NEW NATIONAL TEAM COACH

Calgary, Alberta — Nordic Combined Ski Canada welcomes Scott Johnstone our new Head Coach for the National Team.

Scott joins us from the US where he has extensive program experience as a Nordic coach and program director including coaching and wax technician experience in cross country and biathlon. He has a BA in Business Administration and Economics from the New England College in New Hampshire. “Scott competed as a Nordic Combined athlete in the 1980s and first started as a Nordic Combined coach at the NYSERF in 1990s. We are looking forward to employing Scott’s experience in building partnerships in the community to support our team. “Scott will be working with Ilkka Jylhänkangas in the period leading up to the Olympic Winter Games. Ilkka will coach the World Cup team in Europe while Scott prepares athletes for the World Junior Championships and Continental Cup mainly in North America. Our goal will be to qualify two more athletes for our first ever participation in the Nordic Combined Team event in Vancouver and hopefully qualify another athlete for the individual events as well.

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February 1, 2009 Jason Myslicki, personal best

February 4, 2009  Chaux Neuve Results

February 8, 2009

February 14, 2009 World Cup summary

February 15, 2009 World Cup summary

February 23 2009 World Ski Championships