Para-Nordic Racers
Kanata Racers provides coaching support to para-nordic athletes. Please contact Racing Coordinator Harris Kirby (racing@kanatanordic.ca) with any para-nordic enquiries.
Read about the experiences of Kanata Nordic’s racing coach and President, Mike Duivenvoorden, in his blog about being a forerunner at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games.
Kanata Nordic’s Margarita Gorbounova will be competing for Canada at the Vancouver Paralympics in March 2010. Follow Margarita’s blog as she trains, competes and prepares for the event.
Another Kanata Nordic member, Alexi Novikov, is also competing for Canada. Learn more about Alex’ impressive achievements on and off the snow in this profile.
March 2010:
Learn more about Margarita and visually-impaired xc racing in this in-depth article from the Vancouver Sun, March 20, 2010.
April 2009:
Read about Kanata Nordic para-nordic skier Margarita Gorbounova and her aspirations to ski for Canada at the Vancouver Paralympics, in the online edition of the Kanata Kourier-Standard.
