Kelsey Serwa should be holding ski poles right now, not knitting needles and crutches. She should be preparing to go to the ski cross World Cup Finals in Sierra Nevada, Spain, next weekend with a shot at the overall title, not sitting on her couch in Kelowna, her season devastatingly cut short again by another ACL tear in her […]
Deciding to sit out on the World Cup races in Germany early this February could have affected me in two ways heading to the Olympic test event in Russia. The time away from competition could have left me rusty and lacking confidence. Obviously this wouldn’t be a beneficial state to be in heading into what is arguably the most […]
Sochi, RUSSIA – One of the key attributes to being a great ski cross racer is the ability to keep your composure – and your line – while those around you are losing theirs in the often chaotic, elbow-bumping cauldron of four-skier racing.
Kelsey Serwa, the reigning world champion from Kelowna, did just that Tuesday, surviving a pair of “kamikaze” […]
MEGEVE, France — Kelsey Serwa says she’s learned when to slow down in the fast-paced world of ski cross and her patient approach is paying off with podium finishes.
Serwa won a silver medal Wednesday at the Megeve World Cup, reaching the podium for the second time this season.
The Kelowna, B.C., skier waited for the right time to strike, then […]
Today, January 11th 2013 marks exactly one year since I blew my knee in the finals at Alpe D’Huez, France. It has been a difficult journey to say the least but I am extremely happy with my progression and overall comeback to date.
Although it was always a goal I kept in my mind throughout the recovery process of my […]
(CNN) — We love the glamor of alpine skiing, the glow of tradition, the glitz of stars like Lindsey Vonn, and the gumption of her quest to race the men.
But do we love it enough to keep watching when skiing’s “dark side” is so much more exciting and dangerous?
Freestyle skiing is taking over the Olympics. A global passion for […]
The Canadian Ski Cross Team took another step towards re-establishing itself as the top team in the world on Dec. 23 with a double podium at Innichen/San Candido, Italy. Reigning world champion Kelsey Serwa, returning from a knee injury that sidelined her for most of last season, placed first overall – her first World Cup medal since she won […]
World ski cross champion Kelsey Serwa is CBCSports.ca’s Canada’s Athlete of the Weekend after putting the program back on top of the ski cross podium Sunday.
Serwa captured gold in the women’s final at Innichen-San Candido, Italy, winning her first competition since returning from injury on the same hill where she claimed the opening two World Cup victories last season.
In […]
The rebuilding of an aggressive, take-some-risks attitude continued Thursday for ski cross racer Kelsey Serwa as the 2011 world champion from Kelowna finished just off the podium at a World Cup in Telluride, Colo.
Serwa, who missed a good chunk of last season after tearing up her left knee in a crash in France in January, qualified just 15th fastest […]
I am currently on the plane heading to Zurich via Frankfurt for the next two World Cup Ski Cross races – Val Thorens, France and San Candido, Italy. This is the first time I have been unable to sleep on a flight over the Atlantic. I am short on space so I can’t imagine how the boys must be […]
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