2011 Ontario Junior Development Team Points
The Ontario Junior Development Team points after all Ontario Cup events are compiled.
This is a provisional list.
If you have concerns with this, please address these to Doug Winter at
or Liz Inkila at
2011 Ontario Junior Development Team Points - Final
A Boy Amongst Men
Gabriel Denis, a 17 year old from Matheson Ontario, is competing on the Ontario Team at the Canada Winter Games in the Paranordic Standing Category.
Denis started cross country skiing three years ago and has progressed to win a Silver Medal at the Games.
Full Story by Lisa Patterson
Shields Collects Silver, Gorbounova Gold on Day 2 of Canada Winter Games
Andy Shields (Waterloo Region/NDCTB) picked up a silver medal in the freestyle sprint, while Erin Tribe (Team Hardwood/NDCTB) finished fourth, narrowly missing the hardware.
In Para-Nordic action, Margarita Gorbounova (Kanata Nordic) picked up her second gold medal in as many days.
Full Story
Shields Grabs Silver In Halifax
Andy Shields, a first year member of the National Development Centre - Thunder Bay team claimed a silver medal at the Canada Winter Games in the 1000m skate sprint.
Full Story
Somppi Strides To Silver At Canada Winter Games
NDC-Thunder Bay veteran Michael Somppi claimed a silver medal today competing in his first of four races at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax.
Full Story
Somppi, Thomas, Four Para-Nordic Athletes Lead Ontario In Canada Winter Games Competition Monday
Mike Somppi (Lappe Nordic/NDCTB) picked up a medal for Ontario in able-bodied cross country competion in the Canada Winter Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Monday.
Alana Thomas (Nakkertok) finished a strong fifth place.
Para-Nordic athletes combined for an additional three medals.
Full Story
Len Valjas Qualifies 4th, Finishes 9th in Drammen Norway
While Alex Harvey’s silver medal was cause for Canadian celebration, his Pierre Harvey National Development Center (CNEPH) team mate Len Valjas made a huge leap forward in performance, finishing 9th.
Full Story
OJDT Points Updated
The Ontario Junior Development Team points, best 4 after 7 races as of 15 Feb. 2011, are posted on the Results page.
Direct Link to OJDT Points - Best 4 after 7 Races
NDC Thunder Bay at the Eastern Canadian Championships
Michael Somppi, NCD Thunder Bay team member, wrote the linked article about the team at the 2011 Eastern Canadian Championships in Cantley Quebec.
Full Story
Somppi, Thomas Take Eastern Canadian Championship Mini-Tour Titles
Mike Somppi (NDC Thunder Bay) and Alana Thomas (Nakkertok) used their distance classic skiing ability to lead all Ontario athletes at the recent Eastern Canadian Championships. Somppi finished 3rd in Open Men, while Thomas fought a tight battle to finish 5th in Open Women.
Full Story
Winter 2011 Youth Newsletter
The goal of the 2011 Winter Edition of the CCO Youth Newsletter is to help unite the network of coaches, parents and others that are instilling a love for Nordic skiing, active living, and winter in our youth.
Along with highlighting various programs and events from across Ontario, there are links to a variety of reliable resources, games, and more.
2011 Winter Edition of the Cross Country Ontario Youth Newsletter
Shields Dominates at Eastern Canadian Championships!
Andy Shields of NDC Thunder Bay had a phenomenal weekend at the Haywood Noram Eastern Canadian Championships in Cantley, Quebec and continued his domination of the Junior category in the Distance event.
Full Story
Tribe Shines at Easterns
Fresh off the trails in Europe, NDC member Erin Tribe placed an impressive 3rd place at the Eastern Canadian Championships in Cantley.
Full Story
Eastern Canadians - Prologue Report
Haywood NorAm Eastern Canadian Championships kicked off Friday with a 3 k Prologue for all categories.
Full Story
Announcement of Sports Writer Selection
Cross Country Ontario is pleased to announce the hiring of Kieran Jones to fill the recently advertised position of Sports Writer.
We were really pleased with the number and the quality of the applications we received.
After an initial screening, we used a review panel of our Board and staff to blind-test sample articles.
Kieran will be posting his articles on the CCO website for the rest of the season, featuring the achievements of Ontario's High Performance athletes and stories of interest to our cross country skiing community.
NOTICE: From the High Performance Committee, CCO, Feb. 7, 2011
The High Performance Committee of CCO has made an adjustment to Section 3.3 of the document, "Cross Country Ontario Team Selection Criteria and Athlete Support Programs For 2010-2011."
Full Explanation of the adjustment
Questionnaire on Eastern Canadian Championships
A survey has been placed on “Survey Monkey” designed to gather information from club coaches, High Performance Directors and volunteers from across the country to help in the process of clarifying site selection for the Easterns in the future. The results of the survey will help the Events Committee shape the selection process.
The survey should be completed by February 28.
Survey.
Racing With Your Head - Article by Andy Shields
When the training season ends, the racing season begins...
I know this is Earth-shatteringly obvious, but what I intended with this over simplistic statement is to imply a concept I feel is extremely important to all serious skiers when racing season rolls around.
Full Story
NDC Thunder Bay on the US Supertour
The NDC Team stopped in Golden Valley, Minnesota and Houghton, Michigan to compete against some of the best skiers from all over North America.
Full Story
World Juniors/U-23 Champs Report - Last Day
Michael Somppi, Erin Tribe, and Andy Shields of the National Development Centre - Thunder Bay put in a solid effort on the last day of competition at the World Junior and Under 23 Cross Country Skiing Championships in Oteppa, Estonia.
Full Story.
World Juniors/U-23 Champs Report - DAY 3
Today the World Junior/Under-23 Championships moved from the middle distance into the classic sprint competition.
In the Junior Women’s field, Canada qualified 2 women, but both were eliminated in the ¼ finals.
Andy Shields missed qualification by 0.19 seconds; and finished the day in 31st position.
Story
Shields Top Canadian at World Juniors
NDC member Andy Shields proved once again today that he is Canada's number one junior distance racer. Finishing 49th in a field of 103 skiers, Shields was the top Canadian in Otepaa, Estonia over the 10km skate course.
Full Story
SOMPPI CRACKS TOP 15 at U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS!
NDC's Michael Somppi proved Thursday that he can ski with the best in the world.
Finishing an impressive 14th in a field of 68 in the 15km skate race, Michael showed he is in top form for these championship races being held in Otepaa, Estonia.
Full Story
2010 SilverStar Trip Report
Anthony Story has written a comprehensive report on his Provincial Coaching Experience (PCE) assignment with the Ontario Ski Team at SilverStar in December 2010.
The report includes notes from discussions with Eric Bailey, Sheila Kealey and David Wood.
Report from SilverStar 2010
Photos from SilverStar 2010
Revised CCO Criminal Record Screening Policy
CCO has updated its Criminal Record Screening Policy.
Every Provincial Sport Organization requires their leaders who work with members of vulnerable sectors (youth, elderly and people with a disability) to go through a criminal background screening process.
The policy provides procedures to support its implementation at the division (CCO) and club level.
Clubs are encouraged to implement the policy immediately and are required to have it fully implemented by September 1, 2011.
The policy is linked from the left menu in the Admin Section.
Revised CCO Criminal Record Screening Policy
CCO Canada Winter Games Team Announcement
Cross Country Ontario is pleased to announce the Team ON for the 2011 Canada Winter Games to be held in Halifax, NS, February 19-27th.
Team Announcement
O Cup 4 Race Notice
The Race Notice for Ontario Cup 4, February 26 - 27, 2011 at Hiawatha Highlands, hosted by the Soo Finnish Nordic Ski Club of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is now available.
Ontario Cup 4 Race Notice
Junior Development Team Interim Points
The OJDT interim points calculations based on four events, are posted. These are kept up to date on the
Results Page
below the results listings.
Direct Link
Canada Winter Games Teams Selection Analysis
The results from the selection races in Thunder Bay, are linked below.
2011 Canada Winter Games Selection Analysis - Women
2011 Canada Winter Games Selection Analysis - Men
Somppi Proves He Can Do It
National Development Center (NDC) athlete Michael Somppi always believed he could do it and now he proved he can... with a little help.
Full Story
Shields Shows his Steely Armor
National Development Centre athlete Andy Shields showed again today why he deserves to go to the World Junior Championships in Otepaa, Estonia.
Full Story
Andy Shields off to Estonia
Andy Shields who lives and trains in Thunder Bay with the National Development Centre blew away his competition in the Haywood Noram World Junior Trials 20km pursuit race at the Lappe Nordic Ski Centre.
Full Story
Devon Kershaw Shaking Up Old Order in Cross-Country Skiing
The 27 year old, born and raised in Sudbury Ontario, cross country skied to his first career stage victory during the 2010-2011 Tour de Ski Wednesday.
Full Story.
Devon Kershaw Wins World Cup Gold
After back-to-back silver-medal finishes on Saturday and Sunday on the Tour de Ski, Devon won Gold on Wednesday.
Devon is second in the overall Tour de Ski standings, while Alex Harvey is 6th.
Story in Toronto Star