Biathlon Teams Past and Present

Bow Waters Jackrabbits and Foothills Nordic Ski Club

Coaches Past and Present

Karen Messanger, Trevor Wilson, Nicky Pacas, Iaroslav Khomiak, Tyson Smith, Fraser Mills-Connery, Richard Boruta, Kathy Davies, Petr Zidek, Andrew Chisholm, Matthias Ahrens, Pavel Lantsov, Justin Wadsworth, and Izzy Aldrich-Witt

What does making the Olympic team mean to you?

It's been a dream of mine for a while, one that I wasn't entirely sure would ever become a reality. After putting in so many years of work, (and having so many others put in so much time to get me here) it's very exciting to be able to go and compete at the biggest, most well recognized winter sporting event.

Food from Canada you miss most when you are on tour?

Anything that I can cook for myself

Biathlon Teams Past and Present

Caledonia Nordic Ski Club, Biathlon Alberta Training Center, and Team Trail Sport

Coaches Past and Present

Jeremy Campbell, Fiona Coy, Mallory Quinn, John Hagen, Rob Swan, Richard Boruta, Petr Zidek, Kathy Davies, Pavel Lantsov, Roddy Ward, Matthias Ahrens, Alain Parent, and Rachel Koroscil

What does making the Olympic team mean to you?

It means I can have another chance to show my abilities as a biathlete on the World's biggest stage.

Food from Canada you miss most when you are on tour?

Being able to bake for myself

Biathlon Teams Past and Present

Club plein air biathlon Estrie, Club d'athlétisme de Sherbrooke, Centre National d'entraînement Pierre Harvey, Mes Parents

Coaches Past and Present

Sandrine Charron, Pierre Racicot, Erika Charron, Simon Croteau, Jean François Gagné, Robert Richard, Louis Bouchard, Olivier Hamel, Julien Lamoureux, Pavel Lantsov, Matthias Ahrens, Justin Wadsworth, Pascal Morcet, and Charles Castonguay. Puis tous les entraîneurs rencontrés sur la route à un moment ou un autre!"

What does making the Olympic team mean to you?

It’s how I am learning to be the best athlete I can be!

Food from Canada you miss most when you are on tour?

Peanut Butter

Biathlon Teams Past and Present

Omineca Ski Club, Caledonia Nordic Ski Club, and Canmore Nordic Ski Club

Coaches Past and Present

Rachel Koroscil, Alain Parent, Richard Boruta, Petr Zidek, Pavel Lantsov, Chris Paulson, Bryan Dickson, Andrew Casey, Allie Dickson, Gerd Erasmus, Erica Erasmus, Jordan Clarke, Keith Mayerson, Brian Finniss, Justin Wadsworth, Kathy Davies- and of course, the many tour, camp and short term coaches that also supported me along the way!

What does making the Olympic team mean to you?

Making the Olympic team is the fulfillment of a dream I've had since I was a little kid. As athletes, most our of our time is spent focusing on our short term, progress goals. Realistically, most athletes only have one or two really big goals in their career- and for many of us, competing at the Olympics is one of them. It's not often we get to tick one of those boxes off- so to be able to actually say that I am part of the 2022 Canadian Olympic Team has me feeling incredibly proud and grateful for the journey that brought me here.

Food from Canada you miss most when you are on tour?

My boyfriend's cooking!

Biathlon Teams Past and Present

Rocky Mountain Racers

Coaches Past and Present

Petr Zidek, John Jaques, Matthias Ahrens, Pavel Lantsov, and Justin Wadsworth

What does making the Olympic team mean to you?

It's a huge honor to represent Canada on the biggest stage. It's an opportunity to show what Canada is made of and why we are so great.

Food from Canada you miss most when you are on tour?

Vietnamese Pho

Biathlon Teams Past and Present

Rocky Mountain Racers

Coaches Past and Present

Pavel Lantsov, Justin Wadsworth, John Jaques, Matthias Ahrens, and Roddy Ward

What does making the Olympic team mean to you?

Making the Olympic Team is the culmination of a life-time goal. When I started biathlon at 9 years old I dreamed of making it to the Olympics, to be going for the second time is a really special feeling. It is the culmination of 20 years of training, thousands of hours, hundreds or races, and countless life lessons.

Food from Canada you miss most when you are on tour?

Burgers!

Biathlon Teams Past and Present

Biathlon National Team, Rocky Mountain Racers, Sovereign Lake Nordic Club, and Porcupine Ski Runners

Coaches Past and Present

Pavel Lantsov, Justin Wadsworth, Matthias Ahrens, Roddy Ward, John Jaques, and Richard Boruta

What does making the Olympic team mean to you?

Making my second Olympic team makes me feel so grateful for my team, coaches, family, and everyone else who has supported me on my challenging but fulfilling biathlon journey!

Food from Canada you miss most when you are on tour?

A good burger

Biathlon Teams Past and Present

Calgary Biathlon Racers and Alberta Biathlon Club

Coaches Past and Present

Laroslav Khomiak, Airat Aitniakov, Pavel Lantsov, and Justin Wadsworth

What does making the Olympic team mean to you?

It means everything to me. It has been the main focus in my life for the past 12 years.

Food from Canada you miss most when you are on tour?

Grilled Cheese with alfagetti

Biathlon Teams Past and Present

Whistler Nordics, Sea to SKy Nordics, and Alberta World Cup Academy

Coaches Past and Present

Chris Jeffries, Chris Manhard, Etienne Letondeur, and Julia Ystgaard

Food from Canada you miss the most when you're are on tour?

Home Cooked Brunch

Biathlon Teams Past and Present

Timmins Biathlon Club, Arrowhead Nordic, and Biathlon Alberta Training Center

Coaches Past and Present

Steve Strom, John Cown, Angele Capporicci, Richard Boruta, Justin Wadsworth, and Pavel Lantsov

What does making the Olympic team mean to you?

This has always been the dream. The story of a small town kid in a lumberjack, redneck sort of town, to Olympic Athlete, what's not to love.

Food from Canada you miss the most when you're are on tour?

Variety. We eat very cultural foods while on tour, but I want tacos one night, then pizza, then curry.