The first World Masters Cross Country Ski Championships were held in Morin Heights, Quebec in 1980. 104 masters skiers took part.
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Masters World Cup 2015: The Russian Adventure The Masters World Cup of 2015, now dubbed the “Russian Adventure” was held in Syktyvkar, a city of 250,000 situated about 2 hours by plane and slightly NE of Moscow. It is the capital city of the Komi Republic, an area of Northwestern Russia that is autonomous with its own constitution, flag and anthem. Originally there were three of us from Canada, Bruce LeGrow from Newfoundland, Joe Kryger from Ottawa and Dave Rees from Canmore out to take on the Russians but later we were joined by the father/son team of Thor and Anders Vikstrom