Athletes hold media availability prior to train departure in Calgary May 5 at 2:00 p.m. MTN
CALGARY—All Aboard!
A group of Canada’s medal-winning cross-country ski athletes, who combined to win an unprecedented 25 medals at the World Championships, IPC World Championships, World Cup and IPC World Cup races this year, will celebrate a season of excellence by hopping on a luxurious 1926 CP train with a handful of distinguished guests for a tour from Calgary through the spectacular Rocky Mountains to beautiful Banff, Alta., on May 5.
Corporate guests will enjoy a unique dinner on-board with athletes including: Alex Harvey, who teamed up with Devon Kershaw, to win the nation’s first-ever World Championship medal – a gold in the team sprint; Brian McKeever, who won three gold and one silver at the IPC World Championships; Ivan Babikov, who is one of three Canadian men to win a World Cup gold medal; Daria Gaiazova, who captured her first World Cup bronze medal this season; Olympian Perianne Jones, who finished this season with her strongest World Cup result of her career; along with two-time Olympian George Grey.
In addition to meeting some of Canada’s greatest Olympic and Paralympic athletes, guests will enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres along with an exquisite five-course dinner prepared by a world-leading culinary team of Royal Canadian Pacific chefs while rolling down the rails.
The unique fundraising experience will help Cross Country Canada deliver the resources Canadian athletes require to continue achieving podium results on the track to the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Athletes will hold a media availability in front of the train in the Canadian Pacific Railway Pavilion at 2 p.m. MTN, prior to hopping aboard.
- WHO: Alex Harvey – World Championship Gold Medallist, Brian McKeever – Multiple Paralympic, IPC World Championship, IPC World Cup Medallist, Ivan Babikov – World Cup Gold Medallist, Perianne Jones – Olympian, Daria Gaiazova – World Cup Medallist and George Grey – World Cup Medallist, Two-Time Olympian
- WHERE: Canadian Pacific Railway Pavilion, 201 - 9th Ave SW, Calgary, AB
- WHEN: May 5, 2011 2:00–2:45 p.m. MTN
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Chris Dornan
Media and Public Relations
Cross Country Canada
T: 281-703-4394
E-mail: hpprchris@comcast.net
