Canadian Para alpine pair finding their stride with 50 days until Paralympic Winter Games
VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland – With 50 days until the start of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, Canadian world champions Mac Marcoux and his guide Jack Leitch appear to be finding their stride in time to peak in the Korean mountains.
Marcoux, from Sault Ste Marie, Ont., and Leitch, from Calgary, won the silver medal in the men’s slalom for visually impaired on Thursday, their second podium finish this week. They were also second on Monday in the giant slalom. Tuesday’s second GS and Wednesday’s slalom were cancelled due to poor weather conditions.
Canada wraps up IPC Para nordic World Cup with seven medals
OBBERIED, Germany – Canada didn’t reach the podium on the last day of competition at a Para nordic World Cup event on Sunday but that didn’t dampen an impressive seven-medal performance at the week long event.
With the Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang just over a month away, the Canadians skiers collected two gold, three silver and two bronze.
Massie, Minard, Salt on podium at Para snowboard World Cup
KELOWNA, B.C. – Alex Massie of Barrie, Ont., and Curtis Minard of Vernon, B.C., reached career highs with silver medals and Michelle Salt of Calgary added a bronze on Tuesday at the World Cup Final in Para snowboarding. All three are tuning up for the Winter Paralympic Games which start in one month in PyeongChang.
Minard took a nasty spill in his first heat but returned in the second to snag silver behind France’s Maxime Montaggioni in the Upper Limb category.
Curt Minard Finishes 2nd Overall In 2017/2018 World Cup Para-SBX Rankings
KELOWNA, B.C. – Curt Minard (Vernon, BC) added to his impressive 2017/2018 season tally by being awarded 2nd place in the overall Para-SBX Men’s Upper Limb World Cup standings. Minard took home bronze in December in Finland, and combined with Tuesday’s Para-SBX silver at Big White, was enough to slide him into the second overall ranking behind France’s Maxime Montaggioni.
Canada takes 3rd in Para Snowboard 2017/2018 Nations Cup
KELOWNA, B.C. - Canada had a lot to smile about at the end of the Big White 2018 World Para Snowboard World Cup Finals, as the team grabbed the third position in the Nations Cup. Michelle Salt (Calgary, AB) also placed 4th in the Big White 2018 World Cup, which cemented her spot of third in the overall Women’s LL-1 Banked Slalom ranking.
Para-alpine athletes nominated to Canadian Paralympic Team for PyeongChang 2018
CALGARY (February 16, 2018) – Twelve para-alpine ski racers will kick out of the start gate for Canada