WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS!
Lillehammer, Norway
8th in the world!
Wednesday, March 6th
Eula Palmer Bird from Sovereign Lake Nordic Club was 8th today in Norway at the World Junior Championships, in the 10km Interval Start classic technique race. Ella Fuller from Fernie Nordic Society was 21st, in her first race ever at World Juniors.
Both born in 2009, they were the two youngest competitors in the top-25, racing competitors up to three years older.
That is now SIX top-10 finishes for BC athletes at the 2026 World Junior Championships, compared to only three all-time beforehand.
Louison Dubief from Fernie Nordic Society and Eamon Wilson from Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club both placed 35th, finishing in the top half of the pack.
The best ever results continue…..
Wednesday, March 4th
In the Women’s 20km free technique race Ruby Serrouya finished 4th, just 0.4 seconds away from a medal and only 6.8 seconds behind the winner. Louison Dubief finished a close 6th, only 10.3 seconds off the winner. In finishing 4th, Ruby joins Remi Drolet, who placed 4th in the 30km free technique race in 2020, for the best ever result by a BC athlete at this event. Louison’s 6th place finish is the third best result ever. The previous best result by a female BC athlete was Jasmine Drolet’s 8th place finish in the 5km classic technique race in 2022. Madeleine Wilkie finished 29th.
In the Men’s 20 km free technique race Eamon Wilson (Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club, Burnaby) finished 25th.
An amazing day for the BC Ski Team!
Monday, March 2nd
In the Men’s free technique sprint event Raleigh Tarte (Kimberley Nordic Club) finished 7th, the best result ever for a BC athlete in a sprint competition. Finn Redman from the Telemark Nordic Club of Kelowna finished 9th, (he finished FIRST in the Qualification Round), which is the second best-ever result in a sprint competition for a BC athlete. The previous BC best was Chris Werrell’s 15th place finish in 2004. Chris was from the Omineca Ski Club in Burns Lake.
In the Women’s free technique sprint event Ruby Serrouya (Revelstoke Nordic Club) finished 10th, the best-ever result for a BC athlete in the Women’s sprint competition. Louison Dubief (Fernie Nordic Ski Club) finished 15th and Madeleine Wilkie (Larch Hills Nordic Society) finished 18th. The previous BC bests were Marielle Ackermann’s 18th place finish in 2022 and Alexandra Luxmore’s 18th place finish in 2024. Marielle is from the Kimberley Nordic Club and Alexandra from the Revelstoke Nordic Club. Eula Palmer-Bird (Sovereign Lake Nordic Club, Vernon), the youngest of the BC athletes competing today, finished 32nd.
Results: https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/event-details.html?sectorcode=CC&eventid=62427&seasoncode=2026
History of top BC results at the WJC: https://www.crosscountrybc.ca/world-jr-championships-bc
VIdeo link HERE