There91裸聊视频檚 a reason why Canada91裸聊视频檚 Paralympic Nordic Team is currently training for Beijing 2022 at Nickel Plate Nordic Centre near Penticton 91裸聊视频� the elevation at the site is identical to where the team will compete in China this March.
But to the centre91裸聊视频檚 general manager Tricia Wilson, it91裸聊视频檚 much more than that.
It has to do with the pride she has in her centre and where the country91裸聊视频檚 Paralympic team arrived from 91裸聊视频� Canmore, Alta.
91裸聊视频淭hese are all my friends from Canmore,91裸聊视频� she explained. 91裸聊视频淚 just want to share this place (Nickel Plate Nordic Centre). We91裸聊视频檙e a small club that not a lot of people know about and I just want to let the world know.91裸聊视频�
Wilson came to the South Okanagan from Canmore and has since found herself managing the ski track 45 minutes southwest of Penticton, above Apex Mountain Resort. Her connection with Canmore has resulted in her developing friendships with the Para-Nordic team91裸聊视频檚 coaches.
That91裸聊视频檚 why the arrival of the Beijing-bound squad on Feb. 1 couldn91裸聊视频檛 have made Wilson happier.
91裸聊视频淥ur elevation is great and we have one of the longest ski seasons in the Western hemisphere,91裸聊视频� she said when asked about what makes Nickel Plate Nordic Centre an appealing destination for the Paralympic team. 91裸聊视频淲e have a good variety of green and blue trails but we also have these beautiful longer outer loops that make it feel like you91裸聊视频檙e on an adventure.
91裸聊视频淏ut also the people91裸聊视频he people here are amazing. We have a core group of volunteers and members that make this a cozy place.91裸聊视频�
For the rest of the week, Canada91裸聊视频檚 Para-Nordic Team will be preparing for the 2022 Paralympics.
Even though the team has only been training in the South Okanagan for a few days, Canada91裸聊视频檚 coaches are already praising the location of the ski hill.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e at 1,800 metres here and we need to be at a similar altitude for what the Beijing Paralympic race courses will be,91裸聊视频� said Team Canada91裸聊视频檚 Para-Nordic head coach Robin McKeever. 91裸聊视频淐oming to ski in an area that is close to those altitudes is very hard to find in Canada, there91裸聊视频檚 really only a few places (like this).91裸聊视频�
Among those athletes training at Nickel Plate is one of Canada91裸聊视频檚 most successful Olympians Brian McKeever.
He is the country91裸聊视频檚 most decorated winter Paralympian with 17 medals including 13 gold and is one of the top visually impaired cross-country skiers in the world.
Beijing 2022 will be McKeever91裸聊视频檚 sixth Paralympic Winter Games and he will be once again in the medal hunt.
The team is leaving for Beijing on Feb. 25 and will have 91裸聊视频渟ix or seven days on the ground91裸聊视频� before the competitions begin.
Para-Nordic athletes representing Canada on the world stage will be competing in both cross country skiing events and biathlon events.
McKeever91裸聊视频檚 hope is that his team can come home with several medals.
logan.lockhart@pentictonwesternnews.com
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