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So I did a deep dive through the selection criteria.
 
This is the team I came up with:
 
Men:
Moguls (3): Mikael Kingsbury, Elliott Vaillancourt, Julien Viel
Aerials (4): Miha Fontaine, Alexandre Duchaine, Lewis Irving, Emile Nadeau
Ski Cross (4): Kevin Drury, Reece Howden, Kristofer Mahler, Jared Schmidt
Halfpipe (3): Andrew Longino, Brendan Mackay, Dylan Marineau
Slopestyle/Big Air (2): Dylan Deschamps, Evan McEachran
 
Women:
Moguls (2): Laurianne Desmarais-Gilbert, Maia Schwinghammer
Aerials (2): Charlie Fontaine, Marion Thenault
Ski Cross (4): Courtney Hoffos, Abby McEwen, Brittany Phelan, Hannah Schmidt, India Sherret, Marielle Thompson
Halfpipe (4): Amy Fraser, Dillan Glennie, Rachael Karker, Cassie Sharpe
Slopestyle/Big Air (4): Olivia Asselin, Skye Clarke, Megan Oldham, Naomi Urness
 
Selection Criteria Overview:
 
Note that for Method B, there are 7 different tiers, but I only went through the first 5 and thankfully, that was enough researching to come up with 16 athletes from each gender.
 
Men:
 
Method A:
 
Two or more medals at select competitions during 2024/25 season (events can be found in the PDF)  
Overall Rank Event Rank Athlete Event Result 1 Result 2 1 1 Mikael Kingsbury Moguls 1st (DM - Engadin WCh) 1st (M - Val St. Come WC) 2 1 Kevin Drury Ski Cross 3rd (Val Thorens #2 WC) 3rd (Craigleith #1 WC) Method B:
 
Tier 1:
Two or more medals won in the 2025/26 season  
Overall Rank Event Rank Athlete Event Result 1 Result 2 3 2 Reece Howden Ski Cross 1st (Arosa WC) 1st (Innichen #1 WC)  
Tier 2:
One medal in the 2025/26 season At least one medal won in the 2024/25 season One additional result at a competition in the top 2/3 of the field 22 points or less  
Overall Rank Event Rank Athlete Event 2025/26 Podium 2024/25 Podium Additional Result Points 4 1 Dylan Deschamps SS/BA 2nd (BA - Secret Garden WC) 3rd (BA - Chur WC) 3rd (2024/25 BA - Beijing WC) 8 5 2 Julien Viel Moguls 3rd (M - Ruka #2 WC) 2nd (M - Val St. Come WC) 3rd (2024/25 DM - Beidahu WC)  8 6 1 Andrew Longino Halfpipe 3rd (Copper WC) 3rd (Cardrona WC) 9th (2025 Engadin Wch) 15  
Tier 3:
One medal in 2024/25 or 2025/26 season Two additional results in the top 2/3 of the field 22 points or less  
Overall Rank Event Rank Athlete Event Qualification Period Podium 2nd Best Result Additional Result Points 7 2 Brendan Mackay Halfpipe 1st (2024/25 Cardrona WC) 2nd (2024/25 Copper WC) 4th (2024/25 Secret Garden WC) 7 8 3 Jared Schmidt Ski Cross 3rd (2024/25 Veysonnaz #2 WC) 4th (2025/26 Innichen #1 WC) 4th (2024/25 Arosa WC) 11 9 1 Lewis Irving Aerials 2nd (2024/25 Lac-Beauport #1 WC) 5th (2024/25 Livigno WC) 11th (2025/26 Ruka WC) 18 10 2 Emile Nadeau Aerials 3rd (2024/25 Lac-Beauport #2 WC) 7th (2024/25 Lac-Beauport #1 WC) 9th (2025/26 Ruka WC) 19  
Tier 4:
Two top 8 results from 2025/26 season One additional result in the top 2/3 of the field 22 points or less  
None
 
Tier 5:
Three top 16 finishes within the top 2/3 of the fiel  
Overall Rank Event Rank Athlete Event 1st Top 16 2nd Top 16 3rd Top 16 Points 11 2 Evan McEachran SS/BA 4th (SS - 2024/25 Laax WC) 5th (SS - 2024/25 Aspen WC) 6th (2024/25 Stoneham WC) 15 12 3 Alexandre Duchaine Aerials 4th (2025 Engadin Wch) 5th (2024/25 Lac-Beauport #1 WC) 7th (2024/25 Deer Valley WC) 16 13 4 Kristofer Mahler Ski Cross 4th (2024/25 Idre Fjall #2 WC) 6th (2025/26 Innichen #2 WC) 9th (2024/25 Craigleith #1 WC) 19 14 4 Miha Fontaine Aerials 4th (2024/25 Beidahu WC) 6th (2024/25 Deer Valley WC) 10th (2024/25 Lac-Beauport #2 WC) 20 15 3 Elliott Vaillancourt Moguls 7th (DM - Deer Valley WC) 8th (M - 2024/25 Ruka WC) 9th (M - 2024/25 Deer Valley WC) 24 16 3 Dylan Marineau Halfpipe 7th (2025/26 Secret Garden WC) 8th (2025 Engadin WCh) 11th (2024/25 Secret Garden WC) 26 17 5 Pierre-Olivier Cote Aerials 8th (2024/25 Livigno World Cup) 9th (2024/25 Lac-Beauport #1 WC) 11th (2025/26 Secret Garden WC) 28 18 4 Gabriel Dufresne Moguls 7th (M - 2024/25 Livigno WC) 11th (DM - 2024/25 Livigno WC) 12th (M - 2024/25 Bakuriani WC) 30 19 5 Gavin Rowell Ski Cross 6th (2024/25 Craigleith #2 WC) 12th (2024/25 Gudauri #2 WC) 13th (2025/26 Innichen #1 WC) 31 20 5 Sam Cordell Moguls 8th (M - 2024/25 Beidahu WC) 11th (DM - 2024/25 Waterville WC) 12th (M - 2024/25 Idre Fjall WC) 31 21 4 Noah Porter MacLennan SS/BA 6th (BA - 2024/25 Aspen WC) 13th (SS - 2024/25 Laax WC) 14th (SS - 2024/25 Aspen WC) 33 22 5 Alexander Henderson SS/BA 7th (BA - 2025/26 Secret Garden WC) 13th (BA - 2025/26 Beijing WC) 13th (BA - 2025/26 Steamboat WC) 33 23 3 Max Moffatt SS/BA 9th (BA - 2025/26 Secret Garden WC) 10th (SS - 2024/25 Laax WC) 12th (SS - 2024/25 Stubai WC) 31 24 6 Joey Dubuc Moguls 10th (DM - 2024/25 Val St. Come WC) 10th (DM - 2024/25 Livigno WC) 16th (DM - 2024/25 Almaty WC) 36 25 7 Samuel Goodison Moguls 11th (M - 2024/25 Livigno WC) 14th (DM - 2024/25 Almaty WC) 14th (DM - 2024/25 Val St. Come WC) 39 26 6 Anthony Noel Aerials 14th (2024/25 Lac-Beauport #1 WC) 15th (2024/25 Lac-Beauport #2 WC) 15th (2024/25 Deer Valley WC) 44 27 6 Nicholas Katrusiak Ski Cross 15th (2024/25 Gudauri #1 WC) 16th (2025/26 Arosa WC) 16th (2024/25 Idre Fjall WC) 47  
Women:
 
Method A:
 
Two or more medals at select competitions during 2024/25 season (events can be found in the PDF)  
Overall Rank Event Rank Athlete Event Result 1 Result 2 1 1 Maia Schwinghammer Moguls 1st (M - Val St. Come WC) 3rd (M - Engadin WCh) 1 1 Cassie Sharpe Halfpipe 1st (Aspen X Games) 3rd (Engadin WCh) 1 1 Marielle Thompson Ski Cross 1st (Val di Fassa #1 WC) 3rd (Val Thorens #2 WC) 4 2 Courtney Hoffos Ski Cross 2nd (Engadin Wch) 3rd (Val di Fassa #1 WC) 5 2 Amy Fraser Halfpipe 3rd (Aspen X Games) 3rd (Aspen WC) Method B:
 
Tier 1:
Two or more medals won in the 2025/26 season  
Overall Rank Event Rank Athlete Event Result 1 Result 2 6 1 Naomi Urness SS/BA 1st (BA - Steamboat WC) 2nd (BA - Secret Garden WC)  
Tier 2:
One medal in the 2025/26 season At least one medal won in the 2024/25 season One additional result at a competition in the top 2/3 of the field 22 points or less  
Overall Rank Event Rank Athlete Event 2025/26 Podium 2024/25 Podium Additional Result Points 7 2 Olivia Asselin SS/BA 2nd (BA - Stubai WC) 2nd (SS - Aspen X-Games) 4th (BA - 2025 Wch) 8 8 1 Marion Thenault Aerials 2nd (Ruka WC) 3rd (Lake Placid WC) 4th (2024/25 Almaty WC) 9  
Tier 3:
One medal in 2024/25 or 2025/26 season Two additional results in the top 2/3 of the field 22 points or less  
Overall Rank Event Rank Athlete Event Qualification Period Podium 2nd Best Result Additional Result Points 9 3 India Sherret Ski Cross 1st (2024/25 Val Thorens #2 WC) 1st (2024/25 Reiteralm #2 WC) 2nd (2024/25 Arosa WC) 4 10 3 Megan Oldham SS/BA 1st (BA - 2024/25 Aspen WC) 2nd (SS - 2024/25 Laax WC) 2nd (SS - 2024/25 Aspen WC) 5 11 4 Hannah Schmidt Ski Cross 1st (2024/25 Reiteralm #1 WC) 3rd (2024/25 Arosa WC) 3rd (2024/25 Reiteralm #2 WC) 7 12 3 Rachael Karker Halfpipe 3rd (2024/25 Cardrona WC) 3rd (2024/25 Calgary WC) 4th (2025 Engadin WCh) 10 13 5 Abby McEwen Ski Cross 3rd (2024/25 Craigleith #2 WC) 4th (2024/25 Val di Fassa WC) 6th (2024/25 Innichen #1 WC) 13  
Tier 4:
Two top 8 results from 2025/26 season One additional result in the top 2/3 of the field 22 points or less  
None
 
Tier 5:
Three top 16 finishes within the top 2/3 of the fiel  
Overall Rank Event Rank Athlete Event 1st Top 16 2nd Top 16 3rd Top 16 Points 14 6 Brittany Phelan Ski Cross 4th (2024/25 Reiteralm #2 WC) 6th (2024/25 Reiteralm #1 WC) 6th (2025/26 Val Thorens #1 WC) 16 15 4 Dillan Glennie Halfpipe 6th (2024/25 Calgary WC) 8th (2024/25 Secret Garden WC) 9th (2024/25 Cardrona WC) 23 16 2 Laurianne Desmarais-Gilbert Moguls 4th (M - 2025 Engadin WCh) 10th (DM - 2025 Engadin Wch) 11th (M - 2024/25 Idre Fjall WC) 25 17 4 Skye Clarke SS/BA 9th (SS - 2024/25 Stoneham WC) 10th (SS - 2024/25 Aspen WC) 13th (SS - 2024/25 Laax WC) 32 18 2 Charlie Fontaine Aerials 12th (2024/25 Lac-Beauport #1 WC) 12th (2024/25 Deer Valley WC) 16th (2024/25 Lac-Beauport #2 WC) 40

The ISU is looking into a combined World Championships for its 4 disciplines.
 
The FIS tried this and it appears the progress there has stalled.

Courtney Hoffos just had surgery for her tibial plateau, mcl and meniscus so she said focusing on plan B although time is limited before the Olympics with that kind of surgery. She said she already locked in her Olympic quota after the first race, so she said she just should have taken it easy in races leading up to the Olympics but it’s not in her nature.

The damn Swiss! 
 
To borrow from Cool Runnings

It was always going to be hard to hang on to the 3rd men's sled but not qualifying 3 women's sleds would definitely be disappointing.

5th for Luke Hulshof in the junior men’s 10km sprint at the Val Martello Junior IBU World Cup!

Kinda wild how the Canadian Open turned into Japanese Nationals on the women's side. 
 
Three Japanese rinks, and the Swiss made it to the semi's... Homan and Einarson both bowing out in the quarters

Nadia Moser had an outstanding day and finished top 30 (28th to be exact) in the sprint. Shilo Rousseau also squeaked into the top 60, so will get a start in the pursuit. Peiffer and Paradis did not start.

And Summer sports, similar story and heavier cuts...
 

Canadian sports funding is at a crisis. We need to be writing into our politicians because it will only get worse. This is a comparison of winter sports between 2022/2023 and 2024-2025 (ending March 2025) and we know things have gotten worse. Only Speed Skating had an increase in funding, but their CEO on Linkedin recently posted they got a drastic cut and are struggling. The good news is direct funding for athletes has gone up. Summer sports will come later.
 

 
 
 
 

Men’s relay finished a very respectable 11th. 
 
Paradis with a solid 38th in the women’s pursuit
 
 

The ladies were up in 2nd place after the 3rd shoot in todays relay!

Then then wheels came off and get three penalty loops on the next shoot 
 
Ending up 16th... actually raced pretty well overall if you take that one shoot out of it, but obviously that would sink anyone

Men’s relay finished a very respectable 11th. 
 
Paradis with a solid 38th in the women’s pursuit
 
 

The ladies were up in 2nd place after the 3rd shoot in todays relay!

Then then wheels came off and get three penalty loops on the next shoot 
 
Ending up 16th... actually raced pretty well overall if you take that one shoot out of it, but obviously that would sink anyone

The ladies were up in 2nd place after the 3rd shoot in todays relay!

Then then wheels came off and get three penalty loops on the next shoot 
 
Ending up 16th... actually raced pretty well overall if you take that one shoot out of it, but obviously that would sink anyone

The Canadian coach did an interview with Dutch Media (he is Dutch) and said he is hoping for Connor Howe to be back for "Quebec City", which means he will miss the last WC stop and dashes all hopes of a team pursuit qualification sadly. He has a back injury.

No... most of the top racers were saving themselves for the singles races tomorrow. They had the team spots sewn up, so now they're racing to get selected for their nation
 
Usually Canada and US were racing for 10th or 11th out of 12... Spain, Italy and France will kick the crap out of everyone at the Olympics

Wish the men went first… our woman is definitely the stronger of our duo

She's in great form. Left it a little late today, but dropped the hammer with three laps left and just about caught Wiklund for gold. Great to see!

She's in great form. Left it a little late today, but dropped the hammer with three laps left and just about caught Wiklund for gold. Great to see!

She's in great form. Left it a little late today, but dropped the hammer with three laps left and just about caught Wiklund for gold. Great to see!

Finished ahead of Nozomi Maruyama too... I was starting to wonder if anyone would. She kinda came out of nowhere and was CRUSHING everyone this year
 
Strate is putting together a really nice season. 

5th for Abigail Strate in women’s large hill at the Lillehammer WC!

Yeah, I don't think the B races are produced for tv/streaming... if you can get to Calgary in time, I think tickets are only $10 to see it live though!

 

Yeah, I don't think the B races are produced for tv/streaming... if you can get to Calgary in time, I think tickets are only $10 to see it live though!