Canada’s Para nordic skiers added four more medals to their haul at the World Cup finals on the final day in Prince George, B.C.
Bracebridge, Ont., native Collin Cameron reached the podium for the second straight day on Sunday with silver in the men’s sitting 20-kilometre mass start classic, clocking a time of one hour two minutes 12.7 seconds at the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club.
Derek Zaplotinsky of Smoky Lake, Alta., finished behind Cameron for bronze in 1:02:15.9, while Italian Giuseppe Romele captured the gold medal (1:01:24.8).
”I just wanted to go out and have a solid race,” Cameron said. ”As we kept going I just felt better and better and it was exciting to move into second on the very last lap.”
Salmon Arm, B.C.’s Natalie Wilkie (1:29:58.6) and Fonthill, Ont.’s Christina Picton (1:20:42.2) finished third in the women’s standing and sitting categories, respectively.
”To get some hardware at the end of a race like that is a bonus,” said Picton, who also missed most of the season with illness. ”The conditions got sloppier so it was important for me to stick to my line and not fall on the sketchy areas.”
Lyne-Marie Bilodeau of Sherbrooke, Que., finished one spot off the podium behind Picton with a time of 1:24:47.9.
Canada racked up 10 medals (three gold, two silver and five bronze) across the four days of competition, placing them third overall at the 16-country meet. Wilkie also claimed silver in Thursday’s 5km individual start classic and bronze in the sprint.
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