Sweden – Mark Arendz ended the 2024-25 Para biathlon World Cup season with a bang Tuesday as he won the final race to capture the Crystal Globe as the overall season champion. It’s a third straight overall crown for Arendz and fourth in his career. “It feels fantastic,” said Arendz. “Staying on the podium is something I’m really proud of. …
Ottawa – Many of Canada’s biggest stars at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games appear on track to make their mark once again at Milano Cortina 2026, opening one year from today. Those big names include Mark Arendz (Hartsville, PEI) and Natalie Wilkie (Salmon Arm, B.C.) in Para nordic skiing; Alexis Guimond (Gatineau, Que.) in Para alpine skiing; Tyler McGregor (Forest, …
Slovenia – Natalie Wilkie and Mark Arendz each collected a second gold and Derek Zaplotinsky added a silver on Sunday as Canada completed a magnificent performance at the Para biathlon world championships. Canada ended the event with four gold, a silver and a bronze. Persistence paid off for Wilkie who overcame a shaky start to win the women’s standing 12.5 …
Italy – Mark Arendz continued to steamroll through the Paralympic Games venue on Thursday with his second straight victory, this time in the men’s standing 7.5 kilometre World Cup Para biathlon race. Arendz, an 11-time Paralympic medallist over four winter Games, continued to be perfection in the shooting range and topped the field in 17 minutes and 41.7 seconds. According …
Italy – Canadians Mark Arendz, Brittany Hudak and Derek Zaplotinsky were all victorious in Wednesday’s pursuit races to open the Para biathlon World Cup event. This week’s competition is being held at the Paralympic venue for the 2026 Milan- Cortina Games. Zaplotinsky, from Smoky Lake, Alta., was perfect in the shooting range to edge Yerbol Khamitov of Kazakhstan by seven …
Vuokatti – Canada’s Para nordic team started the season with seven podium finishes, including three golds in Vuokatti, Finland after three days of biathlon racing. All eyes were on defending World Cup champion Mark Arendz, following his perfect record last year. “Coming into this season was just about starting new,” said 11-time Paralympic medalist Arendz. “Last season was that undefeated …
