Two-time Olympian, top result 28th in individual … In seven WC, top result 18th in individual … Career-best World Cup result 8th … 10-time Canadian champion.
World Championship (WC) Results
2009 (Pyeongchang, KOR): 39th – 20 km individual; 48th – 10 km sprint; 44th – 12.5 km pursuit; 16th – relay 2008 (Oestersund, SWE): 68th – 20 km individual; 67th – 10 km sprint 2007 (Antholz-Anterselva, ITA): 60th – 10 km sprint; 62nd – 20 km individual 2005 (Hochfilzen, AUS): 49th – 12.5 km pursuit; 50th – 20 km individual; 60th – 10 km sprint 2004 (Oberhof, GER): 18th – 20 km individual; 61st – 10 km sprint 2003 (Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS): 33rd – 20 km individual; 83rd – 10 km sprint 2001 (Pokljuka, SLO): 74th – 10 km sprint
Career Notes
2009-10: At World Cup stop, finished 50th in sprint, 14th in relay … Was 37th in another IBU Cup sprint race. 2008-09: Top result 39th in individual at WC … Finished 79th overall on World Cup circuit … Top results were 29th in both individual and in pursuit … Canadian/North American individual champion, and mixed relay champion. 2007-08: Matched Canadian record with 8th-place finish in individual at World Cup in Pokljuka, SLO (12/13/07) … Was his first-career top-10 finish … Top WC result 67th in sprint … Canadian champion. 2006-07: Top result 60th in sprint at WC … Finished three times in top-33, best result 27th in sprint in Hochfilzen, AUS, in World Cups. 2005-06: At second Olympic Winter Games, finished 36th in individual, 44th in pursuit, 50th in sprint … Top result on World Cup circuit was 34th in Oestersund, SWE. 2004-05: Placed 49th in pursuit and 50th in individual at WC … Recorded 17th place finish in individual in Anterselva, ITA (01/19/05). 2003-04: Had career-high WC result of 18th in individual … On World Cup circuit, top results were 19th in sprint, 22nd and 23rd in pursuit. 2002-03: At WC, best result was 33rd in individual … In four World Cups, top result was 38th in individual … Won silver in pursuit at European Cup. 2000-02: First-time Olympian, best result 28th in individual … In nine World Cup races, top result 31st in individual.
Personal
Grew up in Yellowknife, began cross-country skiing at age two, competitively at age seven … Following two silver medals at 1995 Canada Winter Games, he was inspired to pursue biathlon seriously … Was 1997 junior national champion.
