From James Cunningham - Head Coach

Well, Mother Nature was kind to everyone in Whitehorse, delivering conditions so that we could get the first race under our belts. Ontario put in a very strong showing in the interval start classic races with Alana Thomas and Gavin Hamilton leading the way with a pair of 4th place finishes. The entire team performed very well under trying conditions with seven of the ten athletes finishing in the top-20. The race start was delayed until 3pm to get the temperature up above the -20 limit and we had a little fresh snow thrown in just for some variety. Even with the delay we barely managed to get up to -18 and the skiers had to contend with the bitter cold temperatures and the unbelievably slow skiing conditions. Everyone on the team showed amazing grit and determination to achieve such great results and today was certainly an indication of how strong our team is.

Tuesday's races are free technique sprints starting at 11:30 with the qualifying rounds and 2:00 for the heats. The skiers are eager to improve on their performances of today and step up on the podium. You can check out the results at www.zone4.ca and reports are available on the Canada Games site (www.2007canadagames.ca), Team Ontario site (www.teamontario.info) and Cross Country Canada.