THE CANADIAN PRESS<\/p>\n
CALGARY — Canada continues to poach coaches from other countries in a bid to win more medals at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.<\/p>\n
The Canadian cross-country ski team announced Thursday the hiring of Arild Monsen of Norway to coach Olympic medallists Chandra Crawford and Sara Renner and the rest of the team heading into 2010.<\/p>\n
The Canadian luge team hired head coach Wolfgang Staudinger from Germany a year ago.<\/p>\n
Dave Wood, who has served as head coach of the cross-country team for a decade, has moved into the position of team leader and will oversee its operations in travel, training and competition.<\/p>\n
Monsen, who competed on the Norwegian national team from 1982-’90, had been coaching developmental team skiers in that country.<\/p>\n
The money to hire another coach came from Own The Podium, a $120-million, five-year plan designed to get Canada to the top of the medal standings at its own Winter Games.<\/p>\n
Cross Country Canada will receive $1.96 million in funding in 2008-09 from OTP for its able-bodied and para-ski teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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