FIS has release it's Continental Cup qualifications for World Cup starts in period lll of the 2012-13 season. This list is higlighted by not just one set of siblings but two. Graham and Emily Nishikawa will both represent the Canadian NorAm series, while just to the south Eric and Sadie Bjornsen will represent the US Super Tour. There is no surprise to see Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes of Norway on the Scandinavian cup list after winning the last four cup races. You will see many if not all of these athletes in action this weekend in the Davos World Cups.
Australia/NZECup
BOTTOMLEY Esther (AUS)
WATSON Callum (AUS)
Balkan Cup
GRIGOROVA Antonia (BUL)
PEPENE Paul Constantin (ROU)
Eastern Europe Cup
SOBOLEVA Elena (RUS)
SHIRIAEV Sergey (RUS)
Far East Cup
OHMORI Naoko (JPN)
NARUSE Nobu (JPN)
NorAm Cup (CAN)
NISHIKAWA Emily (CAN)
NISHIKAWA Graham (CAN)
OPA Cup
DABUDYK Aurelie (FRA)
GOERING Franz (GER)
Scandinavian Cup
GJEITNES Kari Vikhagen (NOR)
SKAR Sindre Bjoernestad (NOR)
Slavic Cup
GROHOVA Karolina (CZE)
HORYNA Ondrej (CZE)
US Super Tour
BJORNSEN Sadie (USA)
BJORNSEN Eric (USA)
The full list is available here along with red group athletes for sprint and distance for period lll of the 2012/2013 season.
