December 19, 2019
LILLEHAMMER, Nor.–Mark Arendz will ski into the holiday break with a silver medal around his neck. The eight-time Paralympic medallist from Hartsville, P.E.I. captured his first biathlon podium of the season on Thursday in Lillehammer, Norway where he finished second in the men’s 7.5-kilometre sprint with a time of 20:12.8. “I think yesterday’s effort helped me today,” said Arendz, who was fourth in a 15-kilometre distance race on Wednesday. “I was able to put...
December 19, 2019
CANMORE, Alta.—Four Canadian cross-country skiers will stride into Lausanne, Switzerland for the 2020 Youth Olympic Games, January 9-22. Nordiq Canada officially nominated two women and two men to represent Canada at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games, which brings together more than 1,880 athletes ages 15 to 18, from 70 nations, who will compete in more than 80 events. Jasmine Drolet (Rossland, B.C.) and Liliane Gagnon (Quebec) will toe the line in the women’s race....
December 18, 2019
LILLEHAMMER, Nor.–Canada’s Collin Cameron battled to the bronze medal in the opening biathlon competition of the IPC World Cup season on Wednesday in Lillehammer, Norway. The 31-year-old took advantage of fast skis to lock up third spot with a time of 42:00.8 in the men’s sit-skiing 12.5-kilometre race. “It was a really sweet race today. My goal was to just use it as a training race and focus on my range procedure,” said Cameron, who won a silver in the...
December 16, 2019
LILLEHAMMER, Nor.–The Canadian Para-Nordic Team celebrated a medal hat trick at the IPC World Cup in Lillehammer, Norway on Monday. Teenager Natalie Wilkie and Collin Cameron both sprinted to their first podium performances of the season, while Brian McKeever and his guide, Graham Nishikawa, won their second-straight silver, and third podium of the season-opening event. The reigning World Champion in the men’s sit-ski category, Collin Cameron of Sudbury, Ont.,...
December 15, 2019
LILLEHAMMER, Nor.–Canada’s mixed relay team finished shy of the podium in fifth place at the IPC Para-Nordic World Cup in Lillehammer, Norway on Sunday. Paralympic teammates, Collin Cameron (Sudbury, Ont.), Natalie Wilkie (Salmon Arm, B.C.), Mark Arendz (Springton, P.E.I.) and Brittany Hudak (Prince Albert, Sask.) combined to post a time of 30:17.1 in the 4×2.5-kilometre relay at the Birkebeineren Ski Stadium. “Overall, I think the team was pretty happy with...
