Liliane Gagnon wins Canada’s fourth consecutive medal at FIS Nordic Junior and U23 World Ski Championships – Canada’s medal total climbs to four

Liliane Gagnon wins Canada’s fourth consecutive medal at FIS Nordic Junior and U23 World Ski Championships – Canada’s medal total climbs to four

SCHILPARIO, Italy – February 7, 2025 – Team Canada is having an unprecedented championships with four consecutive podium finishes. For the second time this week, Quebec City’s Liliane Gagnon claimed bronze, this time in the U23 women’s 10-kilometre interval start free. Gagnon finished in a time of 33:13, behind Germany’s Helen Hoffmann (32:35) and Australia’s Rosie Fordham (33:02).  “I wasn’t expecting this successful of a championships—and it’s not over yet,”...
Alison Mackie Wins Back-to-Back Bronze at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships

Alison Mackie Wins Back-to-Back Bronze at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships

Canada’s Medal Total Climbs to Three   Schilpario, Italy – February 7, 2025 – Edmonton’s Alison Mackie won her second consecutive bronze medal at the 2025 FIS Nordic Junior and U23 World Ski Championships, elevating Canada’s medal count to three. Mackie completed the 10km course with a time of 28:07, finishing 36.2 seconds behind Norway’s Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen, who took gold with a time of 27:31 Germany’s Anna Endress claimed the...
Natalie Wilkie and Mark Arendz win gold at Para-Biathlon World Championships

Natalie Wilkie and Mark Arendz win gold at Para-Biathlon World Championships

POKLJUKA, Slovenia – Mark Arendz and Natalie Wilkie Are World Champions!  Wilkie delivered a perfect day on the range, taking the world title by 3.4 seconds. Arendz, despite one miss, powered through the final lap to secure victory by just 1.2 seconds. Read the full story here. Competition resumes on Saturday. Photos: IBU  
Weekly Division Update February 6

Weekly Division Update February 6

Back-to-back medal days at Junior and U23 World Championships Edmonton’s Alison Mackie Makes History with Bronze—Canada’s First Women’s Nordic Junior Worlds Medal Since 1989. Learn More   Liliane Gagnon adds another Bronze to the Canadian Medal Count !   Gagnon secured third place in the 20km mass start classic race at the 2025 FIS Nordic U23 World Ski Championships. Learn More   Mark Arendz and Natalie Wilkie Are World Champions! Wilkie delivered a...
Team Canada Breaks Fourth-Place Curse, Begins Podium Streak

Team Canada Breaks Fourth-Place Curse, Begins Podium Streak

Back-to-back medal days for Women at Nordic Junior and U23 World Championships   Schilpario, Italy – February 6, 2025 – Quebec City’s Liliane Gagnon finished 5 seconds ahead of the fourth-place finisher in the 20km mass start classic race at the 2025 FIS Nordic U23 World Ski Championships, taking home the bronze for Team Canada. Sweden’s Maerta Rosenberg finished first in 55:56 and Norway’s Eva Ingebridgtsen finished second in 56 minutes. Fourth place can be...