February 06, 2019 (Canmore, Alta) – Canada’s sharpshooting biathletes are ready to kick off the BMW IBU World Cup in Canmore on Feb. 7. The Canadian squad will welcome the top biathletes on the planet for the BMW IBU Biathlon World Cup #7 at the Canmore Nordic Centre, February 7-10.

Rosanna Crawford is excited about returning to Canmore to compete in front of family and friends, “After two months on the road, 16 races in five countries, I am back in Canmore getting ready for World Cup #7 in my hometown! You’re not going to want to miss this exciting event”

This is the only event of its kind in Canada and is broadcast globally to about 50 million viewers. The event starts with the Individual on Thursday followed by the Relay on Saturday and Mass Start on Sunday.

The men’s team includes five athletes, but Canada has only four starting positions on Thursday and Saturday. The Gow brothers and Burnotte will take part in all competitions, while Canmore native, Aidan Millar will race the Individual and Brendan Green the relay. The overall ranking will dictate who races on Sunday in the mass start.

Men    Christian Gow (Calgary, AB)   Scott Gow (Calgary, AB) Jules Burnotte (Sherbrooke, QC) Aidan Millar (Canmore, AB) Brendan Green (Hay River, NT)

Women Rosanna Crawford (Canmore, AB) Sarah Beaudry (Prince George, BC) Emma Lunder (Vernon, BC) Megan Bankes (Calgary, AB)

Coaches: Matthias Ahrens and Pavel Lantsov
Techs: Andrew Chisholm, Raphael Grosset, and Martin Struna.
Massage Therapist: Yvonne Visser

World Cup Schedule:

The Canmore Nordic Centre will host the event. Please go to http://canmorebiathlon.ca/  for detailed race schedules and information.

 

IBU Cup Tour 3 Team Announced

Biathlon Canada has also named six athletes to the IBU Cup Tour 3 team. Canada’s men’s and women’s IBU Cup teams currently sit in 9^th and 11^th place in the World respectively – a position they are looking to maintain and improve upon over the last few competitions of the season. Athletes will depart for the Open European Championships in Minsk, Belarus in the middle of February. They will then travel to Estonia to compete at IBU Cup 7 before returning home.

The team will be led by Head Coach Airat Aitniakov and Techs, Andrzej Lesnik and Maciej Czuj.

IBU Tour 3 Team:

Men    Carsen Campbell (Bedeque, PE)   Matthew Strum (Canmore, AB) Adam Runnalls (Calgary, AB) Trevor Kiers (Sprucedale, ON)

Women Nadia Moser (Whitehorse, YT) Emily Dickson (Burns Lake, BC)

 

To follow the Canadian IBU Team go to  https://www.biathlonworld.com/