Leo Sammarelli was introduced to Para nordic skiing in 2018 through the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s Paralympian Search at the Richmond Olympic Oval, and quickly immersed himself in the sport. Training with Nordic Racers in North Vancouver, he progressed from being unable to complete a sprint to competing at more than a dozen Para nordic World Cup events. He entered the first eight races on the Para cross country skiing World Cup circuit in the 2025-26 season....
From Fergus, Ont., Madison Mullin competes in the visually impaired (VI) category. Mullin represents Mono Nordic (near Orangeville, Ont.) and has been involved in the sport for nearly a decade. Mullin was born with congenital glaucoma, diagnosed at age two. She has light perception only in her right eye and reduced peripheral and depth perception in her left, though her vision has remained stable throughout her life. Growing up, she primarily focused on alpine...
Para nordic skier Logan Larivière competes in the visually impaired (VI) category. He has been involved in cross-country skiing for approximately 15 years, developing through Northern Ontario’s Para sport and nordic ski programs. In 2024-25, he made his World Cup debut at the Val Di Fiemme, Italy, which also served as the test event for the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. Larivière has a visual impairment of 20/200 vision, meaning what a person with typical vision...
Amelia Wells is set to make her Olympic debut at Milano Cortina 2026 after reaching the podium in the women’s 10km classic and 10km free at the Nordiq Canada 2026 Olympic Winter Games Trials. Wells represented Canada at three straight FIS U23 World Championships from 2023 to 2025. She made her FIS World Cup debut in the fall of 2023 and competed at five stops throughout the season. Wells won three straight national titles in the women’s 10km free in from 2023 to...
Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt made her Olympic debut at Beijing 2022 where she competed in four events, highlighted by a ninth-place finish in the women’s 4x5km relay. Bouffard-Nesbitt began competing internationally during the 2010-11 season on the Nor-Am Cup circuit. That season, she also competed for Team Quebec at the 2011 Canada Winter Games where she won a silver medal in the women’s relay. Bouffard-Nesbitt competed at her first of two FIS U23 World Championships...
