Eight Quesnel athletes from the Cariboo Ski Touring Club’s biathlon team competed at the BC Cup Championships in Prince George on the Febr. 23–24 weekend.
Teams from across B.C. attended with the senior athletes vying for berths on the B.C. Team that will be competing at the National Championships in mid-March at Whistler Olympic Park.
The wet, snowy weather on Sunday provided some additional challenges, especially after the clear sunny skies of Saturday, but the team continued the success of previous B.C. Cup races, with strong performances by all.
The results of the sprint races on Saturday were: in midgets, Claire Elden took silver; in junior boys, Tristan Langan found gold with Ryan Elden right behin, taking silver; in junior girls, Kyra Teetzen took gold and Anni Kurta bronze; in senior girls, Madison Roll finished fifth; in senior boys, Konrad Teetzen came in seventh; and Chris Elden made bronze in masters men.
The results of the pursuit race on Sunday were almost a repeat: in midgets, Claire Elden made silver; in junior boys, Tristan Langan made gold with Ryan Elden close with bronze; in junior girls, Kyra Teetzen took gold with Anni Kurta one step behind, taking bronze; in senior girls, Madison Roll made fifth; in senior boys, Konrad Teetzen took seventh; and Chris Elden took bronze in masters men.
This weekend was the last of the official provincial race season, but there are several more regional races still to come, including one in Quesnel on Sunday, March 10. If you’re interested in watching some exciting racing, come out to the Cariboo Ski Touring Club’s Hallis Lake trails starting at 10 a.m.
– Submitted by
Chris Elden
