2025 Nordic Junior and U23 World Championships Team
Selection Rationale
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Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected to the 2025 Nordic Junior and U23 World Ski Championship Team, competing in Schilpario, Italy from January 24 – February 10, 2025. Athlete selections are based on the 2024-25 Nordiq Canada Competition Selection Criteria.
The deadline to appeal Team nominations is Tuesday, January 15, 2025, 11:59 PM MST. Submit an appeal 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.
Selection Rational
- In evaluating selections World Junior Ski Championship is a development competition; U23 World Ski Championships is a performance competition.
- Sprint and distance events are not ranked or weighted more than the other. Selection is based on achieving best performance in each event.
- Time behind winner evaluations were taken from the overall race winners time, not the category winner’s time.
- Team size was expanded from 20 to 22 to provide more international race opportunities and optimal team performance. This means fielding the athlete best suited to start the race to achieve an optimal result.
- There are no roll downs in the selection.
SUMMARY OF SELECTIONS
World Junior Ski Championship Team
Alison Mackie – Edmonton Nordic Ski Club, AB – AWCA
Clara Hegan – Nakkertok Nordic, ON
Minty Bradford – Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club, YT
Constance Lapointe – Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club, YT
Anika Wallin – Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club, BC – AWCA
Finn Redman – Telemark Nordic, BC
Justin Boudreau – Club de ski de fond Montériski, QC – CNEPH
Jonas Rolseth – Canmore Nordic Ski Club, AB – AWCA
Eamon Wilson – Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club, BC
Ben Field – Canmore Nordic Ski Club, AB – AWCA
Zachari Moreau – Club Nordique Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC
World U23 Ski Championship Team
Sonjaa Schmidt – Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club, YT – AWCA
Liliane Gagnon – Skibec/Léviski La Balade, QC – CNEPH
Jasmine Drolet – Black Jack Ski Club, BC
Amelia Wells – Strathcona Nordics, BC – AWCA
Katya Semeniuk – Nakkertok Nordic, ON – AWCA
Helen McCulligh (Not Eligible Due to FISU) – Kanata Nordic Ski Club, ON –
Xavier McKeever – Foothills Nordic Ski Club, AB – AWCA
Max Hollmann – Big Thunder Nordic Ski Club, ON – AWCA
Luke Allan (Declined) – Nakkertok Nordic, ON
Tom Stephen – Foothills Nordic Ski Club, AB – AWCA
Derek Deuling – Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club, YT
Ry Prior – Club Chelsea Nordiq, QC – AWCA
Staff
Jouni Pitkänen – U23 Lead Coach
Maria Lundgren – U20 Lead Caoch
Julien Lamoureux – U20 Assistant Coach / Wax Tech
Tormod Vatten – U23 Assistant Coach / Wax Tech
Julie Beaulieu – Development Lead
Alain Masson – Wax Tech
Luke McGurk – Wax Tech
Fergus Foster – Wax Tech
Leif Lennie – Wax Tech
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.