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Re mi Drolet Bl ac k Jack Cross Country Sk i Cl ub Rossla nd, BC Marielle Acker mann Ki mberle y N ordi c C lub Kimberley, B C Jasmine Drolet Bl ac k Jack Cross Country Sk i Cl ub Rossla nd, BC
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Garre tt S ieve r Tel emark Nordic Cl ub Kelowna , B C Adam Heale Bl ac k Jack Cross Country Sk i Cl ub Rossla nd, BC Alexandr a Luxmoore Revel st ok e N ordi c Ski C lub Re ve lstoke , BC Quinn O’Shea Holl yburn Cross Count ry Ski C l ub North Vancouver, BC
Top BC Results in Senior International Competition
21-year-old Rémi Drolet (Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club, Rossland), a member of Canada ’s historic silver-medal winning relay squad at the 2020 FIS World Junior Championships, fi nished 33rd in the 15 km classic race and 35th in the 50 km skating race at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. This was his fi rst Olympic Games, and he was the third and fourth fastest U23 athlete in these two races, respectively.
In the previous season at the FIS World (Senior) Championships in Germany, Rémi was 31st in the 50km classic race.
ATHL ETE S AT THE TOP
The National/International Scene
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Highlights from the 2022 National Championships
Provincial/Territorial Aggregate Ranking:
British Columbia led with 4907 points; Quebec was second with 3981 points.
15 BC Athletes earned top-three aggregate titles:
1st 2006 Raleigh Tarte (Kimberley Nordic Club) 1st 2006 Meya Musseau (Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club) 1st 2007 Lucas Gitt (Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club) 1st 2004 Garrett Siever (Telemark Nordic Club) 1st 2004 Alexandra Luxmoore (Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club) 1st 2005 Adam Heale (Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club) 1st U23 Rémi Drolet (Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club) 1st U23 Beth Granstrom (Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club) 2nd 2006 Eamon Wilson (Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club) 2nd 2006 Carly Ram (Strathcona Nordic Ski Club) 2nd 2007 Kiara Pighin (Telemark Nordic Club) 2nd 2005 Maeve Macleod (Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club) 2nd 2004 Quinn O'Shea (Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club) 3rd 2003 Marlie Molinaro (Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club) 3rd 2003 Jasmine Drolet (Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club)
20 22 -23 BC S KI TE AM
Adam Heale Black Jack Aidan Hay Hollyburn Alessia Galvagno Telemark Alexandra Luxmoore Revelstoke Amelia Wells Strathcona Ava Wimbush Bulkley Valley Beth Granstrom Revelstoke Carly Ram Strathcona Dustin Hay Hollyburn Eamon Wilson Hollyburn Finn Redman Telemark Frankie Ayotte Larch Hills Fred Albrechtson Nickel Plate Garrett Siever Telemark Gregory Baxter B u l k l e y Va ll e y Jasmine Drolet Black Jack Joe Davies Whistler Madelaine Galik Strathcona Maeve Macleod Revelstoke Marielle Ackermann Kimberley Marin Lowe Hollyburn Marlie Molinaro Revelstoke Meya Musseau Revelstoke Michael Murdoch Whistler Molly Miller Black Jack Quinn O’Shea Hollyburn Raleigh Tarte Kimberley Rémi Drolet Black Jack Ryan Goodwin Hollyburn Sadie DeMars Kimberley Tyson Green Sovereign Zara Bucher Larch Hills
