Are you ready, Prince George?
The world has touched down in Prince George for the 2019 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships which will take place from Feb. 15 to Feb. 24.
The games kicked off tonight officially (Feb. 15) at the Civic Centre with the opening ceremonies.
.@Lynhallpg officially declares the @ParaNordic 2019 World Championships underway @PGMatters @CityofPG #wpnsc2019 #takeonpg #cityofpg pic.twitter.com/KLKptNFZpX
— Jess Fedigan (@jj_fedigan) February 16, 2019
Numerous countries have come to northern B.C. to compete in the championships, which are held ever two years after the Paralympic Winter Games.
Men and women are grouped into three classes for competitions (sitting, standing, and visually impaired) and will compete in four cross country skiing and four biathlon events.
There are a total of 19 countries competing at the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club:
- Canada (Host)
- Armenia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Great Britain
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- South Korea
- Mongolia
- Norway
- Poland
- Sweden
- Tajikistan
- Ukraine
- United States
Event schedules can be found on the Caledonia Nordic website.
