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Date of Birth: January 20, 2001
Hometown: Salmon Arm, BC
Club: Larch Hills Nordic
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Background
National Ski Team Background:
Natalie Wilkie was Canada’s youngest athlete at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. She made a remarkable Games debut at age 17 with a gold, silver, and bronze in cross-country skiing.
A high-peformance junior cross-country skier in British Columbia, Natalie was invited to the Para-Nordic program following a workshop accident at school where she lost four fingers on her left hand
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She wasted no time introducting herself to the world. Natalie posted three fourth-place finishes in her first World Cup in December which qualified her for the Paralympic Team and is now one of the top athletes on the international circuit.
Natalie is a member of both the able-bodied BC Nordic Team and the Canadian Para-Nordic Team… She was selected for the BC Nordic team following her bronze-medal finish at cross-country ski nationals in March 2017.
Personal:
Natalie lost four fingers on her left hand in a school workshop accident in 2016. Hers sister Isabelle is also a competitive skier who competed in cross country skiing at 2018 B.C. Winter Games.
Notable Results
Career Highlights:
2018 Paralympic Winter Games, PyeongChang, KOR: 1 (7.5 km cross country)
2018 Paralympic Winter Games, PyeongChang, KOR: 2 (4X2.5 km relay cross country)
2018 Paralympic Winter Games, PyeongChang, KOR: 3 (cross country sprint)
2018 Paralympic Winter Games, PyeongChang, KOR: 6 (15 km cross country)
2017 Para-Nordic World Cup, Canmore, Alta.: 4 (cross country sprint)
2017 Para-Nordic World Cup, Canmore, Alta.: 4 (7.5 km cross country)
2017 Para-Nordic World Cup, Canmore, Alta.: 4 (15km cross country)
Full Results
Olympic Results:
2018 Paralympic Winter Games, PyeongChang, KOR: 1 (7.5 km cross country)
2018 Paralympic Winter Games, PyeongChang, KOR: 2 (4X2.5 km relay cross country)
2018 Paralympic Winter Games, PyeongChang, KOR: 3 (cross country sprint)
2018 Paralympic Winter Games, PyeongChang, KOR: 6 (15 km cross country)
World Cup Results:
2017 Para-Nordic World Cup, Canmore, Alta.: 4 (cross country sprint)
2017 Para-Nordic World Cup, Canmore, Alta.: 4 (7.5 km cross country)
2017 Para-Nordic World Cup, Canmore, Alta.: 4 (15km cross country)
National Results:
2017 – National Juvenile Championships: 3 (5km cross country skate)