Athlete Profiles

Name: John Parry

Age: 20

Age when I started skiing: 3

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 6

Favourite Ski Memory:

Skiing to the gravel pit with my Dad with I was 7. Beating my Dad in the 2005 Buckwheat 50km.

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Eating oatmeal, yogurt, canned fruit, and peanut butter toast. Listening to Basshunter.

My Skiing Goals:

Qualify for NCAA championships and becoming All-American at them.

I would love to… win NCAA championships some year

Best ski results:

8th at Nationals 2008 (skate race)

2nd at Alaska Nordic Cup (UAA vs. UAF)

Name: David Greer

Age: 19

Age when I started skiing: 4

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 6

Favourite Ski Memory:

Arctic Winter Games 2002-Greenland

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Early morning jog, oatmeal, relaxing, test skis, 30 min warm up, RACE TIME!

My Skiing Goals:

Top 20 at World Jr. Championships

Make Senior National Team.

Go to the Olympics

I would love to… go to the Olympics.

Be a drummer in a rock band.

Best ski results:

Overall Canadian Champion 2007

1st at Canada Winter Games 2007

3rd overall at Nationals 2008

Name: Colin Abbott

Age: 18

Age when I started skiing: 3

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 5

Favourite Ski Memory:

Skiing up Summit Creek on a clear day.

Filming Knute and co. jumping!

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Lots of sleep the night before.

Ski the course for a warm-up.

Do some short sprints.

Get ready to GO!

My Skiing Goals:

Qualify for a training centre this year.

Contimue to medal at Nationals

Have fun racing and training.

I would love to… travel the world. Do an outrageously long backcountry ski trip.

Best ski results:

3rd at Nationals 2008 (15km classic)

19th at World Junior Trials (20 pursuit race)

Name: Nansen Murray

Age: 18

Age when I started skiing: 2

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 5

Favourite Ski Memory:

Going to a swim in the Lapie River on the Ross River Camp

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Listen to perfectly good guitar-John Hiatt. Relax and warm up 30 mins.

My Skiing Goals:

Improve my technique and ski faster.

Remain in shape

I would love to… to maintain my skiing at a high level.

Best ski results:

Top 10 finish in Thunder Bay.

Medals at Westerns (Whitehorse and Smithers)

Name: Michael Abbott

Age: 17

Age when I started skiing: 3

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 4

Favourite Ski Memory:

Glacier camp on the Haig Glacier 2008

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Visualize the course many times

My Skiing Goals:

Top 20 at Nationals 2009

I would love to… have fun skiing!

Best ski results:

5th place at Westerns 2008 (10km classic)

Name: Lee Hawkings

Age: 17

Age when I started skiing: 3

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 4

Favourite Ski Memory:

Glissading down the slopes of Atlin Mountain on our Atlin Training Camp

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Eat a lot and drink plenty of water.

Ski the course and do a few sprints to get warmed up.

Visualize good technique and stay relaxed at the start.

My Skiing Goals:

Top ten at Nationals 2009.

Ski at the University level.

Stay fit and have fun!

I would love to… ski recreationally for the rest of my life!

Best ski results:

24th at Nationals 2008

6th at Westerns 2008

Name: Brittany Smith

Age: 17

Age when I started skiing: 7

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 4

Favourite Ski Memory:

Being stuck in the creek in team van in Atlin/every summit camp/hide and seek at Mont. St. Anne

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Warm ups on my own at Westerns in Smithers with zone 1,2,3,4.

My Skiing Goals:

Keep it up through University at Carleton, see what Yukoners can do on OUA circuit and go from there.

I would love to… go to Europe with the ski team. W00 Euro Trip

Best ski results:

5th in Jr. Girls Nationals 2008 ( 5km skate)

2 silver medals at Westerns 2007

Name: Logan Potter

Age: 17

Age when I started skiing: 2 or 3

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 4

Favourite Ski Memory:

Skiing on White Pass summit with team

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Visualize skiing technique.

Drink and pee lots!

My Skiing Goals:

Top 10 at Nationals 2009.

Aim for National Team!

I would love to… travel with skiing in different parts of the world. I want to become a superstar skier!

Best ski results:

1st at Westerns 2007 (10km classic)

3rd aggregate at Nationals 2007

Name: Jeff Wood

Age: 16

Age when I started skiing: 2

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 3

Favourite Ski Memory:

Haig Glacier Camps

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Drink water.

Good warm up.

My Skiing Goals:

10th at Nationals 2009

I would love to… go to the Olympics!

Best ski results:

3rd at Nationals 2008

Name: Knute Johnsgaard

Age: 16

Age when I started skiing: 5

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 3

Favourite Ski Memory:

Skiing at White Pass summit

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Bananas

Stretching

My Skiing Goals:

Tracking successfully.

Top ten at Nationals 2009

I would love to… win a medal in the 2008/2009 season

Best ski results:

3rd at Arctic Winter Games in 2008 ( 5km classic)

Name: Janelle Greer

Age: 16

Age when I started skiing: 2

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 4

Favourite Ski Memory:

Driving to Besh Cup in the van all through the night in Green Squad.

Pretty much any ski trip!

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Visualize

Be optimistic

My Skiing Goals:

Go to the Olympics

I would love to… go bungy jumping!

Best ski results:

6th at World Jr. Trials 2006 (6th in 10km classic)

Aggregate gold at Nationals 2007

Name: Dahria Beatty

Age: 14

Age when I started skiing: 3 or 4

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 2

Favourite Ski Memory:

Skiing at the Pass with Green Squad when I was 10

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Good sleep, week prior to race.

Morning of….lots of time to eat, wax and ski course

My Skiing Goals:

To fully recover from my knee injury and start racing again.

Go to Nationals,place top 10.

I would love to… race internationally in Europe.

Travel.

Ski for Team Canada

Best ski results:

1st at Westerns (classic and skate)

Name: Nesha Wright

Age: 14

Age when I started skiing: 4

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 7 (Orange-Blue) (1 year blue squad)

Favourite Ski Memory:

When my family went out on Annie Lake and set up a wall tent.

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Wax…warm up….re-wax…race

My Skiing Goals:

To travel out of the territory to race

Improve technique.

I would love to… travel with skiing.

Best ski results:

When I won the Schiffkorn family trophy in 2008

Name: Izak Baril-Blouin

Age: 14

Age when I started skiing: 5

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 1

Favourite Ski Memory:

Back when I was a kid I would go up to Sarah Steele hut to have hot dogs.

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

I guess every time I go out and have a good race, I had a good pre-race.

My Skiing Goals:

Ski until I die.

Go as far as I can with skiing.

I would love to… travel around the globe to ski.

Best ski results:

3rd at Arctic Winter Games 2008

Name: Katie Peters

Age: 14

Age when I started skiing: 13

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 1-green 1-blue squad

Favourite Ski Memory:

Arctic Winter Games 2008.

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Wax…warm-up….stretch and re-wax…race.

My Skiing Goals:

Travel to other places

I would love to… ski with my friends in other countries

Best ski results:

3rd in Don Sumaniks (classic) 2007

2nd in Yukon Championships

Name: Fabian Brook

Age: 14

Age when I started skiing: 4 or 5

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 2

Favourite Ski Memory:

Going on a long ski way up at the pass-great view and very exciting.

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

I can’t remember but most of my good races I’ve had a good warm up.

My Skiing Goals:

Have fun skiing all of my life and try to make it to some different races all over the world.

I would love to… ski in some sort of school either in Canada or Alaska and try as hard as I can.

Best ski results:

2nd at Arctic Winter Games 2008 (classic)

3rd at Arctic Winter Games 2008 (skating and relay)

Name: Trevor Bray

Age: 13

Age when I started skiing: 4

Number of years on Yukon Ski Team: 1

Favourite Ski Memory:

Skiing at the Skagway Pass with Green Squad.

My Best Pre-Race Practice:

Wax…test my wax….warm up.

My Skiing Goals:

To travel outside of the country and race.

I would love to… travel to Arctic Winter Games again.

Best ski results:

When I won the Schiffkorn family trophy in 2007.