The 28th Winter Universiade, held on January 29 – February 8 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, is an international multi-sport event which is organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). Over 2000 student athletes from more than 55 countries all came together to compete in specific sporting events including curling,…
The final championship event of the Thunderwolves’ varsity season takes place next week in Whitehorse, as Lakehead’s nordic skiers travel to the Yukon to attend the Canadian College and University National Championships (CCUNC). The event runs March 19-26. Event website Lakehead comes in as both the men’s and women’s CCUNC title holders,…
Lakehead skiers are in the Ottawa region for OUA Championships this weekend, being hosted by Carleton University at the Nakkertok Nordic Ski Club. Conditions should be a challenge for the ever-important wax teams, who will inspect the newly fallen 50 cm of snow Ottawa got earlier this week in an effort to…
Hill, White Highlight ‘Wolves at Nordic World Trials Lakehead’s nordic skiers will test themselves against the best in the country at the Haywood Noram World Jr/U23 Cross Country Ski Trials. The race is also being counted as one of the annual Ontario Cup events. The races run from Thursday, Jan 14 to…
Author: Hugh Mullally The Canadian College and University Nordic Championships concluded on Wednesday, with Lakehead’s skiers winning both the women’s and men’s team banners. Full Results CCUNC Scoring System The final results of the CCUNC’s four days of races became clear in the wake of Wednesday’s classic long sprints, where the Lakehead men’s…
Author: Hugh Mullally The Canadian College and University Nordic Championships (CCUNC) continued today, in Day 4 of the National Skiing Championships at Lappe Nordic Ski Centre. Today’s event was the classic technique interval start race. Women’s 10K Men’s 15km After some dominant Lakehead performances on the weekend, it was skiers from the visiting…
Author: Hugh Mullally The Canadian College and University Nordic Championships (CCUNC) continued on Sunday in Day 2 of action from Lappe Nordic Ski Centre, with the women’s 5km and men’s 10km freestyle event. Men Results Women Results It was an impressive showing from the Lakehead women’s team, who swept the podium in swift…
Author: Hugh Mullally The Canadian College and University Nordic Championships (CCUNC) kicked off on Saturday morning at Lappe Nordic Ski Centre, with great results for the hosting Lakehead Thunderwolves. Men’s Results Women’s Results Day one featured the team sprints, with teams of two skiers completing a course relay-style. Lakehead was joined on the…
