Canada’s Natalie Wilkie claimed gold while teammate Brittany Hudak raced to bronze in the women’s 15-kilometre cross-country skiing standing and vision impaired race on Monday at the Beijing Paralympics.
The 21-year-old Wilkie finished with a time of 48 minutes 4.80 seconds to edge American Sydney Peterson who claimed silver.
Hudak, of Prince Albert, Sask., completed the race in 49:27.80 to win bronze.
Fellow Canadian Emily Young placed fifth with a time of 52:06.70.
We love to see 2️⃣ Canadians on the podium! Natalie Wilkie with 🥇 and <a href=”https://twitter.com/brittanyhudak93?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@brittanyhudak93</a> with🥉in the women’s long distance <a href=”https://twitter.com/NordiqCanada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@NordiqCanada</a> <a href=”https://t.co/6W11SVQ4Mj”>pic.twitter.com/6W11SVQ4Mj</a>
—@CDNParalympics
