Photo by Vince Fedoroff
FIRST WAVE – The first wave of two leaves Saturday in the mass start.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
POLE POSITION– Biathletes line-up for the mass start Saturday.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
ON THE RANGE – Alex Brown takes aim during the Youth Men's 7.5 km Sprint on Sunday.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
GOING OVER – Logan Tirschmann collapses at the finish of the 2.4 km Sprint Sunday.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
RACE TO THE END – Reid Sanford, front, in the 3.75 km Sprint, maintains the lead as Cole Germain takes a tumble Sunday while racing in the 6 km Sprint.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
GOING DOWN – Matthew London wipes out at the finish of the 6 km Sprint Sunday.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
WINNING SMILE – Isla Hupé gets five from a teammate after winning the 6 km sprint Sunday. On the last round Hupé shot a perfect score and did not have to do penalty laps.
Photo by Photo Submitted
Photo by Photo Submitted
Photo by Photo Submitted
Photo by Photo Submitted
Biathlon Yukon holds Yukon Championships
Biathlon Canada held the Yukon Championships last Saturday and Sunday at the range off Grey Mountain Road in Whitehorse.
Biathlon Canada held the Yukon Championships last Saturday and Sunday at the range off Grey Mountain Road in Whitehorse.
Saturday featured a mass start with four bouts of shooting and penalty loops for misses. Twenty-five biathletes competed.
In Saturday's mass start, Mason Parry won the Junior Boys 5 km in a time of 25:28.3.
Logan Tirschmann took the Pursuit 3 km in 19:35.4.
Alex Brown triumphed in the Youth Men's 10 km in a time of 40:14.1.
In the Youth Women's 7.5 km, Isla Hupé took first place in a time of 43:15.2.
Bruce Porter finished first in the Senior Boys 7.5 km in a time of 34:47.8.
Cheyenne Tirschmann came in first in the Senior Girls 7.5 km in 39:35.9.
In the Masters 7.5 km, Brad Heron finished first in a time of 39:56.3.
A sprint event took place on Sunday, with 24 biathletes competing.
Isidore Champagne came in first in the Youth Men's 7.5 in 32:04.1.
Isla Hupé scored a double weekend win in the Youth Women's 6 km in 28:52.9.
Brad Heron was the lone participant in the Master's 6 km, winning with a time of 26:54.1.
Cheyenne Tirschmann again took first place, this time in the Senior Girls 6 km, in 26:48.9.
Cole Germain triumphed in the Senior Boys 6 km in a time of 22:12.2.
In the Junior Boys 3.75 km, Johna Irving-Staley took first in a time of 19:04.3.
Lastly, in the Pursuit 2.4 km Sprint, Logan Tirschmann continued the family dominance, finishing first in 14:11.2.
The Yukon Championships were part of the criteria for the 2022 Canadian National Championships March 11-17, in Prince George, B.C., although winning at the Yukon Championships wasn’t necessary to make the Nationals team.
Add your comments or reply via Twitter @whitehorsestar
In order to encourage thoughtful and responsible discussion, website comments will not be visible until a moderator approves them. Please add comments judiciously and refrain from maligning any individual or institution. Read about our user comment and privacy policies.
Your name and email address are required before your comment is posted. Otherwise, your comment will not be posted.
Be the first to comment