With the start of the Beijing Olympics just two weeks away, Canadians are starting to get a look at which athletes will be participating on the national teams in each sport, and the line-ups include a number of names with links to the Eastern Townships.
GÄLLIVARE, Sweden - Canadian cross-country skier Xavier McKeever won his third international junior men's gold medal in as many days Sunday in the Gaellivare Ski Festival.
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Canadian Cross-Country Ski Team member Brian McKeever skis up a hill during early season training in Canmore, Alta., Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. McKeever, a 13-time Paralympic champion, is testing wax for young Canadian racers at this week s world junior and under-23 championship in Vuokatti, Finland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh February 12, 2021 - 8:39 AM
One of Canada s most decorated cross-country skiers is doing grunt work for the next generation in his sport.
Brian McKeever, a 13-time Paralympic champion, is testing wax for young Canadian racers at this week s world junior and under-23 championship in Vuokatti, Finland.
The 41-year-old from Canmore, Alta., gets handed skis from the wax technicians and tests them on snow to determine the waxes that glide and grip best.