Natalie Benoit of Summerland picked up medals in biathlon during the B.C. Winter Games on the weekend.
In the Individual Girls Junior category, Benoit earned silver, with a score of 26:00.8.
She won gold in Sprint Girls Junior, with a score of 17:36.4 and bronze in Super Sprint Girls Junior, with a score of 94.
The last of these was the most difficult event for Benoit.
“My shooting was off that day,” she said, adding that she was tired from the previous competitions.
The biathlon events were held at Telemark, in West Kelowna. Benoit, 14 years old, qualified for the games in December.
Competing at the games represented the first big competitive event for Benoit. She began participating in biathlon four years ago, after friends took up the sport.
The sport is a combination of skiing and shooting. “I thought it could be a neat challenge, something exciting to try,” Benoit said before the winter games.
The level of competition was tough, with a lot of strong and highly competitive athletes in her category.
Two years from now, at the next winter games, she hopes to compete in the senior category.
