A year after testing her skills against the nation at the 2015 Canada Winter Games, Yukon’s Nadia Moser will take on the world.

The 18-year-old was one of four Canadian biathlon athletes recently named to the country’s youth women’s roster ahead of the World Youth and Junior Championships in Chiele Gradistei, Romania, Jan. 25 to Feb. 2.

“It feels great to be able to represent the Yukon and Canada at the Youth and Junior World Championships,” Moser told the Star. “I’m really looking forward to the experience.”

Other members of the youth women team bound for Romania include Calgary’s Megan Bankes and India McIsaac, as well as Emily Dickson of Prince George, B.C.

Moser is currently training in Canmore, Alta., at the Biathlon Alberta Training Centre.

The facility is considered the top program in the country in terms of developing high-performance athletes.

Moser splashed onto Canada’s radar after winning a silver and two bronze medals at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George last February, following up that performance with two more silver medal wins at the 2015 Canadian Biathlon Championships in Hinton, Alta.

Moser was subsequently named to Canada’s 2022 development squad.

She earned her position on the world youth team with three consecutive podium finishes at the world youth and junior trials in Canmore last month, explained Eric de Nys, Biathlon Canada’s high performance director.

“We had a three-race series in late December,” he said. “Athletes were then ranked on their best two-of-three results. Nadia was ranked second after those races, and that’s how she earned herself the spot to world youths.”

Moser finished behind only Bankes, her teammate in Canmore.

“From what I can see, Nadia has a fantastic shot,” said de Nys. “She’s really stable with her shooting and her skiing is very good.

“We have a strong youth women’s team all around, and I think they can be really competitive.”

Expectations will be tempered, however, as the trip will be the first for many in terms of global competition.

“A lot of this trip is educational,” said de Nys. “We’re hoping for top results, but ... it’s their first opportunity. These races will have 100 athletes and there’s a lot of unknowns.”