My Story
If you’ve followed cross‑country skiing in Canada, you probably know my last name before you know me. I get it. I grew up surrounded by Olympians, my mom, my dad, and my uncle Brian, who happens to be the most decorated winter Paralympian ever. Skiing was the family business long before I ever clicked into a pair of skis.
But the truth is, growing up, I didn’t even know I was going to be a cross-country skier. I tried every sport I could, alpine skiing, hockey, speed skating, soccer, mountain biking, but the moment everything changed was when I was seven. In 2010, I watched my dad and my uncle Brian win gold together at the Vancouver Paralympic Games. I remember watching them on the podium, and something clicked. It wasn’t about medals, it was about purpose. That was the first time I thought, I want to be a skier, and experience the same things that made my parents and my uncle fall in love with the sport.
Growing up, I immediately started to love racing and pushing myself to see how fast I could be. It all started with the cookie race in Canmore. Back then, it was about chasing the pacesetter as fast as my tiny legs would go because there was a giant bag of candy waiting at the finish. But soon it was racing for Alberta cup wins and Junior National Championships. In 2022, I won my first Senior National Championship as a teenager, and that was the moment I realized I was building something real. At fifteen, I raced my first World Junior Championships as one of the youngest athletes on the start line. A year later, I skied the opening leg of Canada’s first‑ever relay medal at any world championship level, a silver at the 2020 World Juniors. Standing on that podium with my teammates, I felt the same fire I’d seen in Vancouver years earlier.
Growing up, I immediately started to love racing and pushing myself to see how fast I could be. It all started with the cookie races in Canmore. Back then, it was about chasing the pacesetter as fast as my tiny legs would go because there was a giant bag of candy waiting at the finish. But soon it was racing for Alberta cup wins and Junior National Championships. At fifteen, I raced my first World Junior Championships as the youngest athlete on the start line. A year later, I skied the opening leg of Canada’s first‑ever relay medal at any world championship level, a silver at the 2020 World Juniors. Standing on that podium with my teammates, I felt the same fire I’d seen in Vancouver years earlier.
Those experiences pushed me forward. In 2022, I broke into the top six at World Juniors and won my first senior Canadian Nationals Championship. In 2023, I raced my first Senior World Championships at nineteen. And in 2024, I had one of the most meaningful moments of my career so far: racing a World Cup at home in Canmore and finishing 19th in the classic sprint for my best World Cup result. Hearing the crowd, seeing familiar faces along the course, feeling that energy… it was one of those days that stays with you.
This past season brought the biggest milestone yet: qualifying for the Olympic Games. I earned my spot by winning the men’s sprint free at the 2026 Olympic Trials. Becoming a second‑generation Olympian isn’t something I take lightly. It’s an honour, but it’s also a responsibility, to myself, to the people who’ve supported me, and to the kid who once stood in Vancouver and decided he wanted this life.
Outside of skiing, I’m an aviation nerd through and through. I’ve been on more than 150 flights, visited 22 countries, and I’m studying Aviation Management at Mount Royal University. I also always travel with LEGO in my bag, and if I’m stressed before a race, you’ll probably find me building a set to calm my nerves.
People sometimes assume that because of my last name, this path was inevitable. But the truth is, I choose this every day. I choose the early mornings, the long intervals, the travel, the pressure, the joy, the frustration, the belief that I can be one of the best in the world.
If you’re here reading this, thanks for being part of the journey.