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, …
Norway – Natalie Wilkie of Salmon Arm, BC experienced one of the great moments of her career Wednesday as she won the silver medal in the women’s standing Para cross country skiing sprint event at the World Nordic Skiing Championships. More than 35,000 have been attending the competition each day in the mecca of nordic skiing. Vilde Nielsen of Norway …
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 …
