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Cross Country Canada (CCC)
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 CCC is the national sport organization for cross-country skiing in Canada.
Cross-country ski competitions were held as early as the 1700s in the Norwegian army. Cross-country skiing appeared in the winter Olympics for the first time in 1924 but it was not until 1952 that ladies' cross-country was added to the Games. The skating technique was not added until the XV Winter Olympic Games in Calgary in 1988.
Competitors use two techniques in cross-country; the skis move parallel to each other through groomed tracks in the snow, while using the free technique skiers move in a similar action to speed skating.
Events include Men's 15km pursuit, Ladies' 7.5km pursuit, Men's individual sprint, Ladies' individual sprint, Men's team sprint, Ladies' team sprint, Men's 4 x 10km relay, Ladies' 4 x 5km relay, Men's 15km individual, Ladies' 10km individual, Men's 50km mass start and Ladies' 30km mass start
CCC National Office
Bill Warren Training Centre
1995 Olympic Way, Suite 100
Canmore, Alberta, T1W 2T6
Phone: 403-678-6791
Fax: 403-678-3885
Email: info@cccski.com
Visit Cross Country Canada online at www.cccski.com |
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 Ski Jumping Canada is the national sport governing body for ski jumping in Canada. Its various functions include promoting ski jumping in Canada; governing the conduct of ski jumping competitions in Canada; selecting and training members to the ski jumping national teams; and ensuring proper entry of ski jumpers to FIS level competitions
By 1862 ski jumpers were competing in official competitions. Men's ski jumping was introduced in the 1924 Olympic Games, and large hill events were added in 1964.
Canada Olympic Park is the only site in Canada that serves the needs of a Ski Jumping National Training Centre. SJC works directly with WinSport Canada to ensure the best possible high-performance program for ski jumpers in Canada.
Ski Jumping Canada
418, 305 - 4625 Varsity Dr. NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3A 0Z9
Visit Ski Jumping Canada online at www.skijumpingcanada.com |
Nordic Combined Ski Canada (NCSC)
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 Nordic Combined Ski Canada is the national sport governing body for nordic combined skiing in Canada.
Nordic combined is the combination of the two sports of cross-country skiing and ski jumping. Nordic combined was introduced in the 1924 Olympic Games. The team and sprint events were added in 1988 and 2002 respectively.
Athletes must be quick and powerful for ski jumping, yet have a large aerobic capacity and a high level of endurance for cross-country skiing.
Nordic Combined Ski Canada
388, 305 - 4625 Varsity Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta T3A 0Z9
Email: nordiccombinedcanada@shaw.ca
Visit Canada by Nordic Combined Ski Canada online at www.nordiccombinedcanada.com |
Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA)
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 Alpine Canada Alpin is the governing body for alpine skiing in Canada. Founded in 1920 and accounting for close to 200,000 supporting members, ACA represents coaches, officials, supporters and athletes, including the elite racers of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team and the Canadian Disabled Alpine Ski Team. Relentlessly pursuing excellence, ACA seeks to put Canadian athletes on the top step of the podium through the commitment of financial, technical and human resources. ACA is also dedicated to promoting participation among Canada's four million recreational skiers.
Alpine Skiing has been practiced for 150 years in the European Alps. It made its Olympic debut in 1936.
Following the Second World War, the sport was developed for those with disabilities. Paralympic Alpine made its Olympic debut in 1976, and more events have been added since.
Alpine Canada Alpin
Suite 200, 505-8th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 1G2
Phone: 403-777-3200
Fax: 403-777-3213
Email: info@canski.org
Visit Alpine Canada Alpin online at www.canski.org |
Canadian Freestyle Ski Association (CFSA)
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 Canadian Freestyle Ski Association was founded in 1974 and is the National Sport Organizing body for Freestyle Skiing.
Freestyle Ski is comprised of three disciplines; aerials, moguls and ski cross.
Athletes competing in aerials, an Olympic discipline, will have competitors hitting the jumps or "kickers" at speeds of 60+ km/h, launching themselves some 50 feet in the air and performing triple back somersaults with up to five twists, landing on a steep landing hill most people would be nervous just skiing down.
Mogul skiing is probably the most accessible of the freestyle disciplines. Negotiating the moguls requires skill and athleticism but the world's top mogul skiers make it look easy as they race straight down the fall line at lightening speeds.
In the ski cross events, athletes ski down the equivalent of a mini downhill course with a variety of elements (jumps, turns, hits, rollers) in groups of four, racing to be the fastest.
The moguls event made its Olympic debut in 1992, followed by aerials in 1994. The 2010 Games will mark the Olympic debut for ski cross.
Canadian Freestyle Ski Association
808 Pacific Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1C2
Phone: 604-714-2233
Fax: 604-714-2232
Email: info@freestyleski.com
Visit Canadian Freestyle Ski Association online at www.freestyleski.ca |
Canadian Snowboard Federation (CSF)
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 Canadian Snowboard Federation is the national sport organization and governing body in Canada, established in 1991. Its mission is to foster and facilitate the ongoing development of Canadian snowboarding athletes, coaches and officials from a grassroots level through to high-performance international and Olympic competition levels, including national and junior national snowboard teams.
Snowboard is a combination of surfing, skateboarding and skiing and is one of the fastest growing winter sports, making its Olympic debut in 1998 with two events.
Competition events include Men's Parallel Giant Slalom, Ladies' Parallel Giant Slalom, Men's Halfpipe, Ladies' Halfpipe, Men's Snowboard Cross and Ladies' Snowboard Cross.
The halfpipe riders are judged on the height and style of their tricks while the parallel giant slalom participants race in pairs, head-to-head while turning through a series of gates.
Snowboard cross starts with four participants racing through a course containing rolling terrain with jumps and ramps.
Canadian Snowboard Federation
1538 Fulton Ave
West Vancouver, BC V7V 1S6
Phone: 604-903-3891
Fax: 604-922-3870
Email: info@csf.ca
Visit Canadian Snowboard Federation online at www.csf.ca |
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 Skate Canada is the national sport organization for Figure Skating in Canada.
Skate Canada's vision is to be a leader in building champions and is committed to the development of personal excellence through participation in skating.
Skate Canada's Mission: is dedicated to provide Canadians with the opportunity to participate in skating throughout their lifetime for fun, fitness and achievement.
Figure Skating has been a part of the Olympics since the 1908 Summer Games, with events being added and removed over the years. Currently there are three disciplines; singles (men and women), pairs and dance.
Skate Canada
865 Shefford Road
Ottawa, Ontario K1J 1H9
Phone: 613-747-1007
Fax: 613-748-5718
E-mail: skatecanada@skatecanada.ca
Visit Skate Canada online at www.skatecanada.ca |
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 Speed Skating Canada is the national sport organization for speed skating in Canada.
Speed Skating Canada's mission is to organize and co-ordinate the sport of speed skating in Canada for the betterment of the sport and its members
Speed skating has been a part of the Olympics since the first Winter Games were held in 1924. Since then, additional events have been added, including all of the women's events.
Short track speed skating made its Olympic debut as a demonstration sport in 1988, and became a full medal event in the 1992 Games.
Speed Skating Canada
2781 Lancaster Road, Suite 402
Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 1A7
Phone: 613-260-3669
Fax: 613-260-3660
Email: ssc@speedskating.ca
Visit Speed Skating Canada online at www.speedskating.ca |
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 Hockey Canada is the national sport organization responsible for hockey in Canada.
Hockey Canada's mission is to Lead, develop and promote positive hockey experiences.
Ice Hockey has been a part of the Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Games, joining the Winter Games in 1924. Women's ice hockey made its Olympic debut in 1998. At the Olympics, there are eight women's teams and 12 men's teams that play round-robin style.
While playing hockey, there can not be more than six players on the ice at a time. The object is to get the puck past the opposing goaltender and into the net.
Paralympics
Ice sledge hockey was invented in the early 1960s for athletes with disabilities who wanted to continue playing ice hockey. Ice sledge hockey made its Paralympic debut in 1994.
Similar to ice hockey, the object is to get the puck past the opposing goaltender and into the net to score goals.
Hockey Canada
Father David Bauer Arena
2424 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 3Y9
Phone: 403-777-3636
Fax: 403-777-3635
Visit Hockey Canada online at www.hockeycanada.ca |
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
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 Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton is the national sport organization for bobsleigh and skeleton in Canada.
Bobsleigh has been part of the Olympics since the first Winter Games in 1924 with the introduction of the four-man event. The two-man event was added in 1932 and women's events were added in 2002.
Men compete in two events, the two-and the four-man bobsleigh. Women compete in the two-man bobsleigh. In all Olympic Games events, four heats are held over two days, with medals being awarded to the team with the lowest combined time, measured to 0.01 of a second.
Men's skeleton events were a part of the 1928 and 1948 Games. Both men's and women's skeleton events became a permanent part of the Olympic Games in 2002.
In skeleton, athletes have a 50 meter running start, then lie on their stomach and travel the track head first. Skeleton athletes must find the best line down the track and steer smoothly through each turn to keep their speed high.
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
c/o Canada Olympic Park
140 Canada Olympic Road SW
Calgary, AB T3B 5R5
Phone: 403-247-5950
Fax: 403-247-5951
Visit Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton online at www.bobsleigh.ca |
Canadian Luge Association
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 Canadian Luge Association is the national sport organization for luge in Canada.
Despite a long history and well-established competitions in Switzerland, Germany and Austria, luge did not appear at the Olympic Games until 1964 which featured men's and women's events.
The legacy of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games held in Calgary is now being realized. The combination bobsleigh/luge track at Canada Olympic Park is home to Canada's Olympic Luge Development Program, which has trained many high-potential athletes since the track opened.
Canadian Luge Association
88 Canada Olympic Rd. SW
Calgary, Alberta T3B 5R5
Visit Canadian Luge Association online at www.luge.ca |
Canadian Curling Association (CCA)
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 The Canadian Curling Association and CLCA continued as independent organizations until they joined to form the Canadian Curling Association (CCA) in 1990. Today, the CCA is recognized as the national administrative body for curling in Canada by Sport Canada, the Canadian Olympic Committee and the World Curling Federation. It is governed by a 10-member board of directors. Provincial and territorial associations nominate candidates to the Board, whose members are elected to five-year terms by all CCA members.
Curling was a part of the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924. It officially became an Olympic sport in 1998.
One game consists of 10 ends. In each end, each four-person team throws, or slides, eight stones. Those team members not throwing sweep the ice clean in front of each stone to control the stone's direction and speed. The direction of travel for the stone is known as its curl. Points are awarded for having the most stones closest to the centre of the rings (painted in the ice) at the conclusion of the 10 ends.
Canadian Curling Association
1660 Vimont Court
Cumberland, Ontario
Canada, K4A 4J4
Visit Canadian Curling Association online at www.curling.ca |
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 Biathlon Canada is the national sport organization for biathlon in Canada.
Its mission is to achieve consistent international podium performance by leading, promoting, developing and governing biathlon in Canada to the highest standard of excellence
Its vision is to have consistent medal contenders in international competitions who are lead and supported by an effective and dynamic organization, which also provides a domestic program of rewarding participation opportunities for all members.
Men's biathlon made its Olympic debut in 1960. Women's biathlon became a part of the Games in 1992.
Biathlon is the test of two disciplines, cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Athletes must complete the course as fast as possible, while hitting as many targets as possible.
Biathlon Canada
Suite 111, 2197 Riverside Dr.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1H 7X3
Phone: 613-748-5608
Fax: 613-748-5762
Visit Biathlon Canada online at www.biathloncanada.ca |
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