February 19, 2016 – As we approach the IPC World Cup in Finsterau, Germany starting this weekend, check out this great candid interview with young Canadian Para-Nordic skier Brittany Hudak, as she describes how Collette Bourgonje had an influence on her early career.
Canada’s Brittany Hudak began skiing just four years ago and in that time she has climbed to the top of the IPC Cross-Country Skiing women’s standing leaderboard.
The 22-year-old grew up in Prince Albert, in the region of Saskatchewan, Canada. It was at an early age that Hudak was introduced to cross-country skiing after going on a school field trip.
“The first time I tried cross-country skiing I was about 12-years-old and it was just around the school yard.” Hudak explained. “They let us put on these skis and we basically walked around in the field because the school I went to was outside of town.
“I think we took a field trip to one place called Bill and Joan Jeffrey’s out at Sturgeon River and it was this house with ski trails and there was also a ski chalet there too.”