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Nadia Moser
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Nadia Moser
After scoring two silver medals at biathlon nationals last week, Nadia Moser is setting her focus square on the Olympics.
After scoring two silver medals at biathlon nationals last week, Nadia Moser is setting her focus square on the Olympics.
“Her ultimate goal is to compete at the Olympics,” her father, Chris Moser, told the Star yesterday.
“If everything goes according to plan, she’s going to move to Canmore in the summer for training purposes,” he said.
His 17-year-old daughter remains in Edmonton following last week’s national event in nearby Hinton, Alta., and was unavailable for comment on her latest medals.
Moser’s latest medal wins came in the youth women’s six-kilometre sprint last Wednesday, followed by a second straight podium appearance Thursday in the 7.5-km pursuit category. In both races, she finished behind Canada Winter Games rival Emily Dickson.
“This is remarkable,” Biathlon Yukon president Bill Curtis said. “We’re certainly up there on the national stage now.
Everybody knows about Nadia.
“For her to come off such a successful Canada Games and to go to nationals and get to more silvers really showed how consistently good she is.”
Curtis said he believes Moser’s silver medals to be the top result in Yukon history, besting Erin Oliver-Beebe’s bronze from 2011.
The future is bright, with Moser expected to pursue a career in biathlon, he noted.
“We’re very excited for her,” Curtis said.
Moser and Canada Winter Games teammate Maria Peters were the Yukon’s two female biathletes at nationals, while the male contingent consisted of Liam Adel, Jake Draper, Daniel Sennett, Frances Reid and Bruce Wilson.
“I think it’s the largest team that we’ve ever gone to nationals with,” said Curtis.
Moser entered the 2015 Canadian Biathlon Championships on a high, after she secured a medal hat trick last month at the Canada Winter Games.
Moser picked up a silver and two bronze medals in Prince George, B.C., tops among all Yukon athletes.
The territory competed against all jurisdictions except Newfoundland and Labrador, said Curtis.
“It was very warm. We had nine degrees, 10, 12 one day,” he said.
Afternoon competition was a “real slog,” Curtis noted.
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