Team of 12 Para nordic athletes to race for Canada at Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games

Team of 12 Para nordic athletes to race for Canada at Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games

Eight Paralympic medallists including Brian McKeever, Mark Arendz and Natalie Wilkie headline star-studded roster 2022 Paralympic Winter Games runs from March 4-13   Ottawa, January 26, 2022 – Canada will send a high-powered group of cross-country skiers and biathletes to the start line in Beijing with a focus on contributing to the nation’s medal count at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Nordiq Canada announced on...

Rémi Drolet and Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt added to Beijing 2022 cross-country skiing team

CANMORE (January 21, 2022) – Team Canada will now have five women and four men on the cross-country skiing start line as Olivia Bouffard Nesbitt and Rémi Drolet are heading to Beijing for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Bouffard Nesbitt (Morin Heights, Que.) and Drolet (Rossland, B.C.) were the final two athletes nominated by Nordiq Canada to the Canadian Olympic Committee after an additional two quota spots were handed down to Canada by International Ski...
Xavier McKeever and Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt Win Classic Cross-Country Ski Sprints at  Nordiq Cup in Canmore

Xavier McKeever and Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt Win Classic Cross-Country Ski Sprints at Nordiq Cup in Canmore

CANMORE, Alta.—Xavier McKeever and Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt took on Canada’s best skiers to win the classic cross-country ski sprint races on the final day of the Nordiq Cup at Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park on Tuesday. The 18-year-old McKeever from Canmore, Alta. clocked the fastest qualifying time to lead 30 athletes into the head-to-head heats where he rocketed to the top spot on the podium in the open men’s classic-ski sprint race. “It feels awesome. I...