Athletes at the Top

Aidan Hay Hollyburn Alexandra Luxmoore Revelstoke Annika Richardson Hollyburn Benita Peiff er Whistler Beth Granstrom Revelstoke Elizabeth Elliott Revelstoke Elliot Wilson Revelstoke Fred Albrechtson Nickel Plate Garrett Siever Telemark Gregory Baxter Bu lkley Valley Hannah Mehain So v ere ig n L a ke Hugo Henckel Strathcona Ian Mayer Telemark Jasmine Drolet Black Jack Joe Davies Whistler Katie Weaver Hollyburn Marielle Ackermann Kimberley Marlie Molinaro Revelstoke Michael Murdoch Whistler Molly Miller Black Jack Nathan Savage Kimberley Quinn Morgan Kimberley Quinn O’Shea Hollyburn Rémi Drolet Black Jack Samantha Vukadinovic Larch Hills Taschi Klaschka Sovereign Lake Tyson Green Caledonia Zara Bucher Larch Hills

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ATHL ETE S AT THE TOP

The National/International Scene

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2021 FIS World Junior/U23 Championships

Nine of the 20-member team representing Canada at the 2021 FIS World Junior/ U23 Championships in Vuokatti, Finland were from BC. This was the largest number of BC athletes to ever qualify for this event.

The nine athletes were Joe Davies (Whistler); Jasmine and Rémi Drolet (Rossland); Molly Miller (Kimberley); Alexandra Luxmoore, Elizabeth Elliott and Beth Granstrom (Revelstoke); Hannah Mehain (Vernon); and Annika Richardson (North Vancouver). Also qualifying was Gabe Gledhill, a former BC Ski Team athlete from Courtenay. Gabe, who is a dual citizen, is training and competing for Great Britain this year.

Highlights include d Jasmine’s 18th pla ce fi nish in the 15 k classic ra ce, w hich w as the best-eve r result for a fema le athlete f rom BC ! Othe r top results we re Rémi’s 21st (15k skate) an d 28th ( classic spr int), Jasmine ’s 23r d (5k skate), Annika’s 24th (cla ssic sp rint), Elizabeth’s 28th (10k ska te), Molly’s 30th (15k classic) and 31st ( cla ssic sprint), and Joe’s 31st (30k cla ssic).

2021 FIS World Championships, Oberstdorf, Germany

20-year-old Rémi Drolet (R ossland), a member of Cana da’s historic silver-medal winning relay squad at last yea r ’s World Junior C hampionships, fi nished 31st in the 50k classic r ace. He was the fi f th-f astest athlete under 23 years of age.

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