BRONZE MEDAL for 17-year-old Natalie Wilkie at the Paralympics

Photo: A big hug from Mom!

17-year-old Natalie Wilkie (Larch Hills Nordic Society, Salmon Arm) earned her first-ever Paralympic medal in the women's standing sprint today, racing to a bronze medal.

"It feels so awesome. This is my first Paralympics and I am just so happy to have won a medal," said Wilkie, who found comfort racing in the final alongside two other Canadian women. "We are competing against each other but we are also helping each other. It was calming for me to have them there with me. We talked about strategy as a team before the final because the goal was for us to win a medal for Canada." 

 Fellow BC athlete Emily Young (Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club, Vancouver) finished right behind in 4th.

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