Emily Young wins silver at Para-nordic World Cup
Vancouver native captures 3rd medal in as many races
Canada's Emily Young won a silver medal at the season-opening Para-nordic World Cup on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old skied to a second-place finish in the 15-kilometre classic-ski race on the Canmore Nordic Centre layout.
"I was hoping for a medal. I knew I could fight for third. I wasn't expecting to finish much higher, but you never know. Anything can happen," said Young. "That was home-field advantage today. I train on a lot of these hills so I know how they hurt."
The former wrestling athlete from Vancouver finished in 47 minutes 33 seconds. Ekaterina Rumyantseva won gold in 47:00.6 while Anna Milenina was third at 47:42.3.
It was the third medal in as many races for Young. She also claimed bronze in both the sprint and middle-distance races.
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—@cccskiCanadian teenager Natalie Wilkie, 18 months removed from an accident in woodshop class that resulted in an impairment to her left hand, skied to a fourth-place finish.
Competing in her first 15-kilometre distance race, the 16-year-old from Salmon Arm, B.C., posted a time of 48:12.0.