Alberta Cup Points / BRS

Nordiq Alberta is excited to provide high quality race opportunities for our athletes each race season. As such, we are also honoured to recognize outstanding athletic performance through a points based system. Points are awarded to Alberta athletes at each Alberta Cup race and are updated throughout the season for athletes to check their aggregate placements. A typical season consists of 8 Alberta Cup races over the course of four weekends each with an opportunity to accumulate more points. This page provides the most up to date rankings for our current and previous seasons and will be used to award aggregate winners at the end of each season.

2023 – 2024 Alberta Cup Series Points

BRS – Babs Ranking System

What is the BRS?

The BRS is a series of progressive benchmarks in both classic and skate techniques for all performance-oriented skiers of all abilities and ages; the BRS is a tool to set personal improvement targets; A database that maintains a record of progression (level); the BRS allows skiers to see their competitive speed improvement progressively over their entire racing career;​ the BRS allows skiers to perform in their strength events as well as to challenge themselves in multiple distances/formats; the BRS is intended as a motivational tool for all skiers.

How do I participate?

This is a piloting project initiated in collaboration with Cross Country Alberta and Zone4, and made available for all divisions, clubs and individual skiers in Canada.

Click HERE to download the BRS time, style and distance goals for male and female athletes.

The challenge will be live starting with Ab Cup 1-2 and continuing through the season. Participants will receive their rating based on their highest level achieved (regardless of the distance or technique), i.e. a participant’s rating reflects their single all time best achievement; Participants will receive a BRS badge reflecting their rating; (sent to the Clubs). Based on participation and results, the intention is to expand the tool next season, building on the achieved participant rankings; And it is FREE!

Some recommendations:

  • Coaches/clubs host time trials with athletes targeting specific distances
    which are most developmentally appropriate to athletes/participants;
  • Invite parents to participate;
  • Create a divisional participation challenge with various challenges
    spread over the three weekends (see Nordiq Alberta Alberta for an
    example);
  • Provide participation prizes;
  • Encourage the spirit of self challenge and personal targets;
  • By establishing familiarity with the tool within clubs it will be much
    easier to draw participation when mass events are again accessible
    (next season).
  • The tool can be applied to any races which are timed by Zone4 (regional,
    provincial, loppets, etc.)
  • Physical crests available starting next season.

Download the BRS results from the season below: