Natalie Wilkie Earns Bronze Medal at PN World Cup
Altenberg, Germany
January 13, 2020. The trail to the podium for the Canucks continued in the women’s standing skate-ski sprint race. One week removed from her 18th birthday, Natalie Wilkie enjoyed a solid day on the unique city sprint course.
Wilkie, (Larch Hills Ski Club, Salmon Arm), posted the third-fastest qualification time in her two trips around the 500-metre layout. She punched her ticket into the final with the top three athletes in each heat after taking complete control of her semifinal round where she was first to cross the line.
Starting at the back of the pack based on her classification, the three-time Paralympic medallist ran out of real estate in a hard-fought final against the top athletes in the world where she crossed the line in third place.
“It was a great day. Brittany, Emily and I all made it into the semis so I found we were bouncing off of each other’s energy all day,” said Wilkie. “Emily and I were working well together in the final as well. I just knew the course so well here. I skied it a lot and I felt good all day.”
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January 15, 2020. Natalie Wilkie, of Salmon Arm, B.C., was the top Canadian woman on the day. Wilkie placed fourth in the women’s eight-kilometre standing race with a time of 16:36.1.
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