Double Gold for Wilkie & Arendz, and a First World Championships Medal for Zaplotinsky! Team Canada raised their medal count to five after three days of racing at the IBU Para Biathlon World Championships in Pokljuka, Slovenia! Read Full Story here. Team Canada makes history at World Junior and U23 Ski Championships Team Canada made history at the 2025 FIS Nordic Junior and U23 World Ski Championships, bringing home four bronze medals. Let’s count...
Selection Rationale Click above to view the Selection Rationale 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...
Team Canada raised their medal count to five after three days of racing at the IBU Para Biathlon World Championships in Pokljuka, Slovenia! Mark Arendz was back to near-perfect form, shooting 20/20 and skiing to a dominant victory, securing his second world title of the week. Natalie Wilkie overcame an early miss but battled back on the skis, taking the win with just one miss for her second championship title. Derek Zaplotinsky finally captured the World...
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,”...
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...
