Yukoner Cheyenne Tirschmann has been named to Canada's Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games biathlon team.

Gangwon is located in the Republic of Korea.

According to a Biathlon Canada and Canadian Olympic Committee release, five Albertans are also on the team.

The six athletes qualified for Team Canada based on their performances at the Canada National Team Trials that took place November 1-5 at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Athletes raced in three events and the top three overall in each gender category were selected for the Youth Olympic team. Luke Hulshof and Tirschmann were the top performers in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively.

Tirschmann, the only biathlete on the Gangwon 2024 team from outside of Alberta, competed in both biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island earlier this year.

She also competed as a cross-country skier at the 2023 Arctic Winter Games in Wood Buffalo, where she won a gold and a silver medal. Also a track and field athlete, Tirschmann competed in athletics – racing the 1500m, 5000m, and 4x400m women’s relay – at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Ontario.

“I am so excited to have the opportunity to represent Canada at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in South Korea,” said Tirschmann. “I feel so much support and encouragement from the Yukon and Sovereign biathlon community and I am looking forward to getting my first international biathlon experience!”

Biathlon will take place January 20 to 24 (Day 1 to 5) at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in PyeongChang, Korea.

Meanwhile, Whitehorse's Aramintha (Minty) Bradford was named to the Team Canada Gangwon 2024 cross country team.

According to a Team Canada press release, four athletes were selected for Team Canada based on their performances during the Alberta Cup 1 and 2 which took place in Canmore on Dec. 9-10.

Bradford, 15, finished first in the U18 girls 7.5 km classic race in Canmore to earn a spot in Gangwon.

She also competed at the 2023 Canada Winter Games in P.E.I. last February.

Gangwon 2024 will be her first international event.

Cross-country skiing will take place Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 (Day 10 to 13), also at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre.