Alberta Development Team
2015 - 2016 Alberta Development Team Nominations
The Alberta Development Team for the 2015-2016 season has been chosen. You can find the full list of nominated athletes and synopsis here: ADT Selection synopsis for 2015 - 2016
ADT selection criteria 2016-2017
Congratulations to all the athletes who have made the 2015-2016 ADT team! We will be updating the website with team member photos and profiles shortly. Please be sure to check back in!
2014-15 Team
Andreas Massitti
Gender: Male
Birth place: Calgary, AB
Current hometown: Canmore, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Canmore Nordic
Years skiing: 4
Former Jackrabbit?: no
Reasons you enjoy skiing & ski racing: Fitness!
Favourite place to ski: Lake Louise
Favourite ski race or loppet: not decided
Favourite world cup skier: Devon Kershaw
Favourite movie: The Internship
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: biking, surfing, skateboarding, climbing, hiking
Motivational advice for young skiers: The world’s your playground! Go get rad!
Goals (ski related and other): Have as much fun as possible
Anita Martin
Gender: Female
Birth place: Canmore, AB
Current hometown: Canmore, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Canmore Nordic
Years skiing: 10+
Former Jackrabbit?: yes
Reasons you enjoy skiing & ski racing: It’s fast, it’s fun, and you get to travel with friends
Favourite place to ski: Canmore Nordic Centre, Pocaterra Trails
Favourite ski race or loppet: The Cookie Race
Favourite world cup skier: Brian McKeever
Favourtie movie: Can’t decide
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Hiking, painting, climbing, horseback riding
Motivational advice for young skiers: Don’t take it too seriously. Remember to have fun.
Goals (ski related and other): Improve my double poling. Learn to play the violin.
Anna Parent
Gender: Female
Birth place: Canmore, AB
Current hometown: Canmore, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Canmore Nordic
Years skiing: 10 years
Former Jackrabbit?: yes
Reasons you enjoy skiing & ski racing: Fun, and I like to challenge myself
Favourite place to ski: Soverign Lake
Favourite ski race or loppet: Alberta Youth Champs
Favourite world cup skier: Emily Nishikawa
Favourtie movie: Stick It
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Gymanstics
Motivational advice for young skiers: Follow your reams, no matter how big they are
Goals (ski related and other): To be a good gymnast and skier like Emily Nishikawa
Anna Sellers
Gender: Female
Birth place: Calgary, AB
Current hometown: Canmore, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Canmore Nordic
Years skiing: 9 years
Former Jackrabbit?: yes
Reasons you enjoy skiing & ski racing: Traveling to new places and skiing with my friends
Favourite place to ski: Canmore Nordic Centre and Mt. Shark
Favourite ski race or loppet: Calforex Cups and Sharkfest
Favourite world cup skier: Megan Imrie, Nathan Smith and Chandra Crawford
Favourtie movie: Thor 2: The Dark World, and Captian America 2: The Winter Soldier
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Track, biathlon, volleyball
Motivational advice for young skiers: Never stop trying your best
Goals (ski related and other): Top 3 and Westerns and qualify for and get a top 10 at Biathlon Nationals
Bailey Johnson
Gender: Female
Birth place: High River, AB
Current hometown: Red Deer, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Red Deer Nordic
Years skiing: 11 years
Former Jackrabbit?: yes
Reasons you enjoy skiing & ski racing: The competition and the people
Favourite place to ski: Mt. Shark
Favourite world cup skier: Amanda Ammar
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Cross country running, track, badminton, reading, Netflix
Motivational advice for young skiers: Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.
Goals (ski related and other): Top 3 at Nationals
Ben Pryce
Gender: Male
Birth place: Aberdeen, Scotland
Current hometown: Calgary, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Foothills Nordic
Years skiing: 11 years
Former Jackrabbit?: yes
Reasons you enjoy skiing & ski racing: It keeps you fit, I like to travel and I like the challenge
Favourite place to ski: Canmore Nordic Centre, Silverstar
Favourite ski race or loppet: Westerns and Sharkfest
Favourite world cup skier: Devon Kershaw
Favourite movie: Lord of the Rings trilogy
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Downhill skiing, running, orienteering, rock climbing
Motivational advice for young skiers: Don’t dwell on your mistakes, focus on your success
Goals (ski related and other): Continue to get on the ADT and AST
Claire Espey
Gender: Female
Birth place: Warwick, UK
Current hometown: Calgary, AB
Category: Junior
Club: Foothills Nordic
Years skiing: 11 years
Former Jackrabbit?: yes
Favourite place to ski: Silverstar
Favourite ski race or loppet: Cookie Race
Favourite world cup skier: No idea!
Favourite movie: Despicable Me
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Running, biking, track!
Motivational advice for young skiers: Have fun and ski fast!
Goals (ski related and other): To balance academics and skiing!!!
Dahlin Wiebe
Gender: Male
Birth place: Burns Lake, BC
Current hometown: Red Deer, AB
Category: Junior Boy
Club: Red Deer Nordic
Years skiing: 6 years
Former Jackrabbit?: no
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: Enjoy competing, and it’s fun
Favourite place to ski: Omineca Ski Club, Burns Lake BC
Favourite ski race or loppet: Western Canadians
Favourite movie: The Hobbit
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Mountain Biking
Goals (ski related and other): Get on the national team
Devin Manktelow
Gender: Male
Birth place: Canmore, AB
Current hometown: Canmore, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Canmore Nordic
Years skiing: 10 years
Former Jackrabbit?: yes
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: Skiing is fun and I like the competition
Favourite place to ski: Canmore Nordic Centre and Callaghan Valley
Favourite ski race or loppet: Norams in Joliette, QB
Favourite world cup skier: Dario Cologna
Favourite movie: Gone in Sixty Seconds
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Unicycling, alpine skiing, soccer, gymnastics and parkour
Motivational advice for young skiers: You don’t know if you can do something if you don’t try.
Goals (ski related and other): Podium at Westerns
Emma Holmes
Gender: Female
Birth place: St. John’s, Nfld
Current hometown: Calgary, AB
Category: Junior Girl
Club: Foothills Nordic
Years skiing: 12 years
Former Jackrabbit?: yes
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: I love being outdoors, and skiing is a great way to do that
Favourite place to ski: Soveriegn Lake
Favourite ski race or loppet: Easterns
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Climbing and downhill skiing
Motivational advice for young skiers: Stay focused and keep trying
Georgia Turcot
Gender: Female
Birth place: Canmore, AB
Current hometown: Canmore, AB
Category: Junior Girl
Club: Canmore Nordic
Years skiing: 12 years or so
Former Jackrabbit?: yes
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: fun and fitness
Favourite place to ski: Soverign Lake Nordic Centre
Favourite ski race or loppet: Nationals
Favourite world cup skier: Heidi Widmer
Favourite movie: Lord of the Rings/Hobbit
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Downhill skiing, soccer and canoeing
Motivational advice for young skiers: Have fun and enjoy what you do
Goals (ski related and other): To succeed!
Hayden Munn
Gender: Male
Birth place: Toronto, ON
Current hometown: Calgary, AB
Category: Junior Boy
Club: Foothills Nordic
Years skiing: 9 years - 6 years of NIC Ski Jumping, 3 years at Foothills)
Former Jackrabbit?: no
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: The physical exertion and my team
Favourite place to ski: Whistler, BC
Favourite ski race or loppet: Nationals
Favourite world cup skier: Alex Harvey
Favourite movie: Anchorman
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Soccer
Motivational advice for young skiers: Train hard, race hard
Goals (ski related and other): Get top 10 aggregate at Nationals for ’98
Jonah Steinberg
Gender: Male
Birth place: Calgary, AB
Current hometown: Calgary, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Foothills Nordic
Years skiing: 12 years
Former Jackrabbit?: no
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: I love the challenge and the outdoors
Favourite place to ski: Canmore Nordic Centre
Favourite ski race or loppet: Cookie Race
Favourite world cup skier: Devon Kershaw
Favourite movie: Too many to name
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Biking, hockey and other sports
Motivational advice for young skiers: focus on your own race not your competitor’s
Goals (ski related and other): Make enough time in my life to balance everything
Karly Coyne
Gender: Female
Birth place: Banff, AB
Current hometown: Canmore, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Canmore Nordic
Years skiing: 10 years
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: I like being outdoors, good exercise, and love the intensity of races and going fast
Favourite place to ski: Canmore Nordic Centre
Favourite ski race or loppet: Kimberley Kootenay Cup
Favourite world cup skier: Kikkan Randall
Favourite movie: 21 Jump Street
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Cross country running, piano, horseback riding
Motivational advice for young skiers: do your best and have fun
Goals (ski related and other): be the best I can be in skiing
Lea McCroy
Gender: Female
Birth place: Canmore, AB
Current hometown: Canmore, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Canmore Nordic
Years skiing: 10 years
Former Jackrabbit: yes
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: Fitness, discipline, love the sport, fun
Favourite place to ski: CAnmore Nordic Centre, Shark Mountain, Lake Louise
Favourite ski race or loppet: Norams, Sharkfest, Cookie Race
Favourite world cup skier: Marit Bjoergen, Devon Kershaw
Favourite movie: About Time, Erin Brockovich, August Rush
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Running, biking, climbing, unicycling, swimming
Motivational advice for young skiers: Ski fast, have fun, be the best you can be
Goals (ski related and other): Podium at Nationals, go to the Olympics and/or a World Cup
Marin Cislo
Gender: Female
Birth place: Edmonton, AB
Current hometown: Edmonton, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Edmonton Nordic
Years skiing: About 13
Former Jackrabbit: yes
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: I like to challenge myself and it’s fun!
Favourite place to ski: Canmore Nordic Centre
Favourite ski race or loppet: Birkie
Favourite world cup skier: Biathlete: Darya Domracheva
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Mountain biking, running, swimming, mountaineering
Motivational advice for young skiers: Don’t give up, challenge yourself and have fun!
Goals (ski related and other): Qualify for Biathlon Nationals
Max Elgert
Gender: Male
Birth place: Calgary, AB
Current hometown: Athabasca, AB
Category: Junior Boy
Club: Athabasca Nordic
Years skiing: 10
Former Jackrabbit: yes
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: Being outside, seeing friends from other places
Favourite place to ski: Callaghan Valley, BC
Favourite ski race or loppet: Nationals
Favourite world cup skier: Alex Harvey
Favourite movie: Arrival
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Volleyball
Motivational advice for young skiers: If you have a bad result, learn from it and keep trying
Goals (ski related and other): Top 15 at 2015 Ski Nationals
Megan Orvig
Gender: Female
Birth place: Red Deer, AB
Current hometown: Harvie Heights, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Canmore Nordic
Years skiing: 12
Former Jackrabbit: yes
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: To make new friends
Favourite place to ski: Gatineau Park
Favourite ski race or loppet: Hinton (Biathlon)
Favourite movie: 21 Jump Street
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Horse back riding and soccer
Motivational advice for young skiers: It is a great way to connect with your friends
Goals (ski related and other): I want to go to Queens to study arts, sciences, and biology and join the rugby team, and go to the Aussie Land
Sam Elgert
Gender: Male
Birth place: St. Albert, AB
Current hometown: Athabasca, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Athabasca Nordic
Years skiing: 10
Former Jackrabbit: yes
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: I like to compete and I enjoy the people I’ve met
Favourite place to ski: Callaghan Valley
Favourite ski race or loppet: Edmonton Birkie
Favourite World Cup Kier: Len Valjas
Favourite movie: Stepbrothers
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Volleyball and soccer
Motivational advice for young skiers: Cross train with as many sports as you can.
Goals (ski related and other): Top 3 Alberta Juveniles year 2000
Sam Hendry
Gender: Male
Birth place: Hamilton, NZ
Current hometown: Canmore, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Canmore Nordic
Years skiing: 12
Former Jackrabbit: yes
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: Being with friends, pushing myself
Favourite place to ski: Haig Glacier
Favourite ski race or loppet: Kootenay Cup, Kimberely
Favourite World Cup Kier: Martin Jhonsrud Sundby
Favourite movie: The Olympics
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Biking, cliff jumping
Motivational advice for young skiers: Have fun
Goals (ski related and other): Top 10 at Nationals
Sarah Tipples
Gender: Female
Birth place: Winnipeg, MB
Current hometown: Edmonton, AB
Category: Junior Girl
Club: Edmonton Nordic
Years skiing: 12
Former Jackrabbit: yes
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: I like the people in the ski community and enjoy pushing myself to do my best
Favourite place to ski: Strathcona Wilderness Centre, Lappe (Thunder Bay)
Favourite ski race or loppet: Nationals, other Norams
Favourite World Cup Skier: Sophie Caldwell, Jesse Diggens, Heidi Widmer, Charlotte Kalla
Favourite movie: The Help
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Sailing, traveling, doing things musically related
Motivational advice for young skiers: Do what makes you happy.
Will Rickard
Gender: Male
Birth place: Christchurch, NZ
Current hometown: Edmonton, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Edmonton Nordic
Years skiing: 7
Former Jackrabbit: yes
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: I like being outdoors, and pushing myself
Favourite place to ski: Lake O’Hara
Favourite ski race or loppet: Alberta Youth Championships
Favourite World Cup Skier: Ivan Babikov
Favourite movie: Gentlemen Broncos
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Rugby
Motivational advice for young skiers: You don’t have to be the best to enjoy the sport
Goals (ski related and other): Compete at an international level
Zach Malmsten
Gender: Male
Birth place: Yellowknife, NWT
Current hometown: Grande Prairie, AB
Category: Junior Boy
Club: Wapiti Nordic
Years skiing: 8
Former Jackrabbit: yes
Reason(s) you enjoy skiing and ski racing: It’s fun, exciting, and keeps me in shape
Favourite place to ski: Grande Prairie
Favourite World Cup Skier: Graham Killick
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Track (running)
Alexander Harvey
Gender: Male
Birth place: Banff, AB
Current hometown: Banff, AB
Category: Juvenile
Club: Canmore Nordic
Years skiing: 11
Former Jackrabbit?: yes
Reasons you enjoy skiing & ski racing: speed, travel, fun, competition
Favourite place to ski: Skoki
Favourite ski race or loppet: Nipika
Favourite world cup skier: Alex Harvey
Favourite activity(ies) outside of skiing: Alpine skiing and touring, rugby
Motivational advice for young skiers: Have fun and always try your best
Goals (ski related and other): Alberta Team
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