Canada’s Team For The World Championships In Planica

by Leandro Lutz • 09.02.2023
With less than two weeks to go until the opening ceremony of the 2023 World Championships in Planica, Slovenia, get to know the Canadian National Team.

Planica, Slovenia, is the place for this winter season’s World Championships. The Opening Ceremony will be held on February 21, with ten competitions in 12 days and the last race being the men’s cross-country skiing 50km mass start race on March 5, 2023. 

In a press release, Nordiq Canada has named their cross-country skiers for the upcoming World Championships. Canada named 12 athletes. On the women’s side, Canada presented 6 skiers. On the men’s side, 6 athletes are confirmed for the North American country. 

Here is the Canadian Team for the 2023 World Championships 

Women’s Team

  • Liliane Gagnon
  • Katherine Stewart-Jones
  • Dahria Beatty
  • Jasmine Lyons
  • Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt
  • Katie Weaver

Men’s Team

  • Russel Kennedy
  • Antoine Cyr
  • Olivier Léveillé
  • Graham Ritchie
  • Julian Smith
  • Xavier Mckeever

See below the complete program for the World Championships in Planica, Slovenia.

FACTS Planica World Championships Season 2022/2023

  • When: Tuesday, February 21 to Sunday, March 5, 2023 
  • Who: Elite national skiers
  • Where: Planica, Slovenia
  • What: FIS Cross-Country World Championships in Planica, Slovenia

Planica 2023 – Cross-Country Skiing Complete Program

February 21, Tuesday

  • 20:23 Opening Ceremony, Planica Nordic Park Kranjska Gora

February 22, Wednesday

  • 12:00 Women’s Qualification race, 5km freestyle
  • 13:30 Men’s Qualification race, 10km freestyle

February 23, Thursday

  • 12:00 Women/Men Sprint qualification, classic
  • 14:30 Women/Men Sprint finals, classic

February 24, Friday

  • 15:30 Men’s Skiathlon, 15/15km

February 25, Saturday

  • 14:00 Women’s Skiathlon, 7.5km/7.5km

February 26, Sunday

  • 11:30 Women/Men Team Sprint qualification, freestyle
  • 13:30 Women/Men Team Sprint finals, freestyle

February 27, Monday 

  • Day Off

February 28, Tuesday

  • 12:30 Women’s Individual, 10km freestyle

March 1, Wednesday

  • 12:30 Men’s Individual, 15km freestyle

March 2, Thursday 

  • 12:30 Women’s Relay, 4x5km classic/freestyle

March 3, Friday

  • 12:30 Men’s Relay, 4x10km classic/freestyle

March 4, Saturday

  • 12:00 Women’s Mass Start, 30km classic

March 5, Sunday

  • 12:00 Men’s Mass Start, 50km classic
  • After the competition – Medal and Closing Ceremony

Read More: 2023 World Championships Program Is Ready 

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