2023 World Ski Championships Competition Team
Selection Rationale
Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected to the World Ski Championships in Planica, Slovenia February 21 – March 6, 2023. Athlete selections were based on the 2022-23 Nordiq Canada Competition Trip Criteria and summarized in the Athlete Nomination Synopsis and Rationale.
The deadline to appeal Team nominations is January 23, 11:59 PM MST. Appeals must be submitted in writing to Nordiq Canada’s Appeal Manager, Stefano Mingarelli, at .
SUMMARY OF NOMINATIONS
Russell Kennedy – World Ski Championship Trials – Prince George. First place male and female in the distance 10 km race.
Liliane Gagnon – World Ski Championship Trials – Prince George. First place male and female in the distance 10 km race.
Antoine Cyr –Top-12 at 2022-23 WC individual final race result
Olivier Léveillé – World Ski Championship Trials – Prince George. First place male and female in the mass start 20 km race
Katherine Stewart-Jones – FIS Red Group status sprint or distance end of P3
Dahria Beatty – World Ski Championship Trials – Prince George. First place male and female final result in the classic sprint race.
Graham Ritchie – HPD discretion per 3.7
Jasmine Lyons – World Ski Championship Trials – Prince George. First place male and female in the distance 10 km race.
Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt – World Ski Championship Trials – Prince George. First place male and female in the distance 10 km race.
Katie Weaver – World Ski Championship Trials – Prince George. First place male and female final result in the classic sprint race.
Julian Smith – World Ski Championship Trials – Prince George. First place male and female final result in the classic sprint race.
Xavier Mckeever – World Ski Championship Trials – Prince George. First place male and female final result in the classic sprint race.
Athlete nominations were made by the High Performance Committee (HPC) based on the 2022-23 Nordiq Canada Competition Trip Criteria. The HPC oversaw the selection process as per the Nordiq Canada Selection, Nominations and Announcement policy. Members of this committee are:
- Robbi Weldon (athlete rep – Para)
- Devon Kershaw (athlete rep – Olympic)
- Maria Lundgren (BC)
- Alain Masson (Yukon)
- John Lofranco (Athletics Canada)
- Julie Beaulieu (Nordiq Canada)
- Kate Boyd (Nordiq Canada)
- Chris Jeffries (Nordiq Canada)
Final athlete selections were approved by Chris Jeffries, High Performance Director – Olympic