2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Competition Team
Selection Rationale
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Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected to the World Ski Championship Team in Trondheim, Norway from February 17 – March 9, 2025. Athlete selections were based on the 2024-25 Nordiq Canada Competition Selection Criteria.
Selection details and factors:
- Provide appropriate competition opportunities to athletes that have demonstrated the ability to achieve a top-20 performance.
- Stated maximum team size of 12 with 6 athletes per gender.
- The men’s Team size was increased to field the best-performing athletes in a specific race. Athletes selected for a specific race will leave the competition upon it’s completion bringing the men’s team size down to six (6).
- Increase Olympic quota allocations. The deadline to appeal Team nominations is February 15, 11:59 PM MST.
Appeals must be submitted in writing to Nordiq Canada’s Appeal Manager, Stefano Mingarelli, at . A $250 appeal fee must be paid to Nordiq Canada before an appeal can be reviewed. It is recommended athletes contact the selection authority (listed below) prior to submitting an appeal as issues can often be resolved outside the appeal process.
Summary of Nominations
Katherine Stewart-Jones – Nakkertok Nordic, AWCA
Sonjaa Schmidt – Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club, AWCA
Liliane Gagnon – Skibec, CNEPH
Katie Weaver – Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club, AWCA
Alison Mackie – Edmonton Nordic Ski Club, AWCA
Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt – Fondeurs-Laurentides, AWCA
Antoine Cyr – Skinouk, CNEPH
Tom Stephen – Foothills Nordic Ski Club, AWCA
Xavier McKeever – Foothills Nordic Ski Club, AWCA
Max Hollmann – Big Thunder Nordic, AWCA
Olivier Léveillé – Club de ski de fond Orford, CNEPH
Graham Ritchie – Georgian Nordic, NTDC T-Bay
Pierre Grall-Johnson – Nakkertok Nordic, CNEPH
Sasha Masson – Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club, CNEPH
Athlete nominations were made by the High Performance Committee (HPC) based on the 2024-25 Nordiq Canada Competition 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 (ON)
- John Lofranco (Athletics Canada)
- Julie Beaulieu (Nordiq Canada)
- Chris Jeffries (Nordiq Canada)
Final athlete selections were approved by Chris Jeffries, High Performance Director.