Canada’s National Ski Team Coaches and Staff Announced for 26_27 Season

With winter just around the corner, the countdown to the 2026_27 ski season is underway. Today, Alpine Canada announced the coaches and support staff who will lead and support Canada’s National Ski Team through the FIS World Cup season and World Championships. Bringing together some of the top professionals in their respective fields, the staff is united in its commitment to helping Canadian athletes perform at their best—on and off the snow—across alpine, ski cross and Para alpine.

2026_27 CANskiteam Coaches and Support Staff

National Teams

• Matt Hallat, Vice President, High Performance & National Team Programs, North Van, BC

• Jean-François Rapatel, High Performance Director, Alpine Montréal, QC

• Jocelyn Huot Assoc Director, High Performance Ski Cross & Para Alpine Ste-Agathe des Monts, QC

• Declan Norris, Director, Athlete Health & Performance, Dublin, IRE

• Julie Harvey, Manager, Athlete Health & Performance, Matane, QC

• Catherine Decelles, Senior Manager, Team Operations, Cochrane, AB

• Mara Bishop, Coordinator, Team Operations, Calgary, AB

Alpine Women World Cup

• Martin Rufener, Women’s Head Coach, Blumenstein, SUI

• Martin Durocher, Lead Coach Slalom, Sutton, QC

• Pierre Miniotte , Lead Coach, Combi (Giant Slalom/Super G), Pont-Saint-Martin, ITA

• Jay Keddy, Coach, Combi (Giant Slalom/Super G), Fredericton, NB

• Jean-Marie Rossi, Coach, Combi (Giant Slalom/Super G), Courmayeur, ITA

• Johanna Tikkanen, Coach, Slalom, Helsinki, FIN

• Mauro Pini, Coach, Valérie Grenier, Airolo, SUI

• Michael Francioli, Ski Service Technician, Verbania, ITA

• Alberto Timon. Ski Service Technician, Bardonecchia, ITA

• Simone Ventura, Ski Service Technician, Aosta, ITA

• Todd Cuthbert, Ski Service Technician. Pemberton, BC

• Dr. Mariève Lefebvre, Team Physician, St-Sauveur, QC

Alpine Men World Cup

• John Kucera, Men’s Head Coach, Calgary, AB

• Chris Powers, Lead Coach, Speed, Ottawa, ON

• Cam McKenzie, Coach, Speed, Weston, ON

• Serge Dugas, Coach, Speed, Magog, QC

• Urban Planisek, Coach, Speed, Hoče, SVN

• Jure Gostenčnik, Ski Service Technician, Maribor, SVN

• Pavel Zurek, Ski Service Technician, Zlin, CZE

• Elias Jonsson, Strength & Conditioning Coach, Fernie, BC

• Dr. Mariève Lefebvre, Team Physician, St-Sauveur, QC

Alpine Women Development

• Francis Royal, Head Coach Women’s Development, Rouyn-Noranda, QC

• Lilian Pilloy, Coach, Women's Development, Montpellier, FRA

Alpine Men Development

• Will Marshall, Head Coach Men’s Development, Panorama, BC

• Jonathan Blanchard, Coach, Men's Development, Serre Chevalier, FRA

• Pablo Vallina, Ski Service Technician, Madrid, ESP

• Blake Lewis, Ski Service Technician, Canmore, AB

Ski Cross

• Stanley Hayer, Head Coach World Cup, Kimberley, BC

• Ben Wilkinson, Assistant Coach, World Cup, Cochrane, AB

• Titouane Olanie, Head Coach, NextGen, Les deux Alpes, FRA

• Zac Reynolds, Assistant Coach, NextGen, Lac-Ste-Marie, QC

• James Perks, Ski Service Technician, Calgary, AB

• PrimozVrhovnik, Ski Service Technician, Ljubljana, SVN

• Nejc Vrhovnik, Ski Service Technician, Ljubljana, SVN

• Kyle Urvold, Ski Service Technician, Leduc, AB

• Jeremiah Barnert, Lead Integrated Support Team, Okotoks, AB

• Alex Hodgins, Consultant, Mental Performance, London, ON

• Dr Brian Benson, Team Physician, Calgary, AB

Para Alpine

• Fred Deslongchamps, Head Coach, World Cup, Prévost, QC

• Lasse Ericsson, Coach, World Cup, Hedemora, SWE

• Leslie Firstbrooke, Coach, World Cup, Collingwood, ON

• AJ Hoelke, Ski Service Technician, Durango, USA

• Stuart Munro, Consultant, Mental Performance, Kent, UK

• Laura Strenger, Strength and Conditioning, Whistler, BC

• Joe Franklin, Engineer Sit Ski and Special Projects, Vancouver, USA

• Dr. Warren Thirsk, Team Physician, Edmonton, AB

• Mark Newton, Senior Manager, Domestic Programs and Pathways, Calgary, AB

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