— Cross-country skier Devon Kershaw has retired after producing Canadian breakthroughs in the sport. In a sport traditionally dominated by Scandinavian men, Kershaw won a career 14 World Cup medals, including three gold, and ranked No. Article Continued BelowKershaw’s World Cup bronze in 2006 — just the second time in history a Canadian man had stood on the podium — surprised everyone. “Nobody believed it was possible for Canadian men to be contenders on the World Cup,” Kershaw said. “He showed me the path of excellence in our sport from the day I joined the World Cup team.

Source: thestar May 02, 2018 19:52 UTC