The three event mini-tour race series at the Eastern Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships turned into a mini-Nishikawa festival.

Siblings Emily and Graham Nishikawa dominated the elite Open Women's and Men's race categories last weekend.

The mini-tour consisted of a short distance prologue last Friday followed by a sprint race on Saturday and a distance race on Sunday.

The distance race featured a handicap start, with the overall series leaders – the two Nishikawas – heading out of the starting blocks first while the rest of the massive field tried to chase them down.

At the end of the day, the two Yukoners held their ground.

Graham finished the race with a two-minute margin over Kevin Sandau of the powerhouse Foothills Nordic Club, while Emily had a full minute in hand over Sarah.

Daitch of Ft. Smith, who picked up the silver for the weekend.

The win is especially golden for Graham as it puts him into a solid lead in the Haywood NORAM standings and with it a berth in a series of World Cup races in Scandinavia this coming March.

In other results, Colin Abbot, recently returned from the World University Games in Turkey, finished fifth in the under-23 group, Lee Hawkings took seventh in the Junior Men – 1 category, Nansen Murray was 12th in the U23 and Brittany Pearson was 12th in the Junior Women – 2 category.