2025-26 World Cup Period Four Lake Placid Competition Team

Rationale and Synopsis 

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Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected to the World Cup Period Four (4) Lake Placid Team with races from March 17th – March 23rd, 2026. Athlete selections were based on the 2025-26 Nordiq Canada Competition Trip Selection Criteria.   

Competition Trip Objectives:   

• Provide appropriate competition opportunities to athletes who have demonstrated the ability to achieve a WC Top 20 performance, and to support the Nations Cup Ranking overall.  
• Provide meaningful competition pathway opportunities to developing athletes who can contribute to long-term high-performance objectives. 

Summary of Nominations 

Olivier Léveillé – Club ski de fond Orford — CNEPH

Tom Stephen – Foothills Nordic Ski Club — AWCA

Max Hollmann – Big Thunder Nordic — AWCA

Antoine Cyr – Skinouk — CNEPH

Rémi Drolet – Black Jack Ski Club — SMS T2

Xavier McKeever – Foothills Nordic Ski Club — AWCA

Luke Allan – Nakkertok Cross Country Ski Club

Sasha Masson – Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club — CNEPH

Alexandre Cormier – Club Fondeurs Laurentides — CNEPH

Luke Fricker – Canmore Nordic Ski Club

Kendyn Mashinter – Walden Cross Country — NTDC Thunder Bay

Jonas Rolseth – Canmore Nordic Ski Club — AWCA

Scott Hill – Team Hardwood

Pierre Grall-Johnson – Nakkertok Cross Country Ski Club – CNEPH

Taschi Klaschka – Sovereign Lake Nordic Club

Guillaume Pelchat – Pembroke Nordic Ski Club – CNEPH

Parker Courte-Rathwell – Club Tremblant Nordique

Julian Smith – Georgian Bay Nordic – NTDC Thunder Bay

Justin Boudreau – Club de ski de fond Monteriski, CNEPH

Katie Weaver – Hollyburn Cross-Country Ski Club — AWCA

Katherine Stewart-Jones – Nakkertok Nordic — AWCA

Sonjaa Schmidt – Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club — AWCA

Liliane Gagnon – Skibec — CNEPH

Amelia Wells – Strathcona Nordic

Alison Mackie – Edmonton Nordic Ski Club — AWCA

Jasmine Drolet – Club Nordique Mont-Sainte-Anne — CNEPH

Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt – Fondeurs Laurentides — AWCA

Katya Semeniuk – Nakkertok Nordic — AWCA

Hannah Shields – XC Ottawa

Athlete nominations were made by the Acting High-Performance Director (HPD) and reviewed by the High-Performance Committee (HPC) based on the 2025-26 Nordiq Canada Competition Trip Selection Criteria. The HPC oversaw the selection process as per the Nordiq Canada Nomination, Selection and Announcement policy. Members of this committee are

• Graham Nishikawa (athlete rep – Para)   
• Devon Kershaw (athlete rep – Olympic)   
• Maria Lundgren (BC)   
• Pauline Nadlersmith (MB)   
• John Lofranco (Athletics Canada)   

Final athlete selections were approved by Eric de Nys, Acting High-Performance Director:  

Selection decisions may be appealed under the Nordiq Canada Dispute Resolution and Appeals Policy. Any dispute must be brought directly to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC) to be heard pursuant to the Canadian Sport Dispute Resolution Code. An athlete who wishes to appeal shall file an appeal with the SDRCC within three (3) days of the nomination Synopsis and Rationale being posted to the Nordiq Canada website.