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...
Alison Mackie Makes History History with Bronze—Canada’s First Women’s Nordic Junior Worlds Medal Since 1989

Alison Mackie Makes History History with Bronze—Canada’s First Women’s Nordic Junior Worlds Medal Since 1989

Schilpario, Italy – February 5, 2025 – Edmonton’s Alison Mackie delivered a stellar performance at the 2025 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, capturing the bronze medal in the women’s 20km mass start classic race. “It feels amazing,” said Mackie. “I’ve been feeling really good this week and the past few weeks, and I knew that a top three was definitely in the cards. I’m really proud of how I skied the course today, and how I stuck with...
Weekly Division Update January 30

Weekly Division Update January 30

2025 Nordic Sports Coaching Conference Be sure to save the date for this year’s Nordic Sports Coaching Conference in Ottawa, ON. Dates: April 24-27th, 2025       Location: Saint Paul University, 223 Main, Ottawa, ON.  K1S 1C4 Draft Schedule: April 22-23, Masters Learning Facilitator and Learning Facilitator update April 22, 24 NCCP Multi Sport Modules April 24, Day 1 – 7:00pm Keynote address and social April 25, Day 2 – 8:00 – 5:00pm April 26, Day 3 –...