Local biathletes Cole Bender, Emily Dickson and Sarah Beaudry all found their way to the medal podium Thursday at the Canadian championships in Charlo, N.B.
Bender, 16, a native of Burns Lake, captured gold in the senior boys pursuit, after also winning the sprint on Wednesday. He covered the 7.5 km pursuit course in 29:04.2
Dickson, 20, also of Burns Lake, a silver medalist in the junior women's sprint, was third in Thursday's 12.5 km pursuit. Megan Bankes of Calgary set the winning pace of 33:31.3, 2:28 ahead of silver medalist Nadia Moser of Whitehorse, Yukon. Dickson was 2:47.8 behind Bankes.
Beaudry, a 24-year-old Caledonia Nordic Ski Club member who competed in the Olympics in Pyeongchang, took bronze in the women's 12.5 km pursuit, finishing 3:42.4 behind the gold medal pace of Rosanna Crawford of Canmore (31:50.8). Julia Ransom of Kelowna took silver, 2:17.7 behind.
In the senior men's 12.5 km pursuit, Scott Gow took gold in 35:54.8, 1:10.5 ahead of silver medalist Macx Davies of Canmore and 1:27.2 in front of bronze medalist Christian Gow. Jasper McKenzie of Prince George was 13th, 7:48.9 behind.
In other Caledonia results, Danika Fiala of Prince George placed 21st in the senior girls pursuit.
