Canada is having quite the performance at the Paralympics in Beijing, and Natalie Wilkie is a big reason for that.
The Salmon Arm-based athlete secured her third medal at the games following a 2nd place finish in the women’s standing 10-kilometre cross country race. She was less than the victor of the event, who beat her 41:45 time by just 27 seconds.
Natalie Wilkie claims her third Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games medal š„ @NordiqCanada pic.twitter.com/0etEAFOCuV
— Canadian Paralympic Committee (@CDNParalympics) March 12, 2022
At 21-years-old, Wilkie has already won six career Paralympic medals. She has two golds to her name these games, which came in the Para Nordic Skiing Women’s Standing Sprint and the Women's long-distance classic standing.
In addition to Wilkie, Canada's most decorated Paralympian took home another gold medal at his final games.
Brian McKeever won his 16th career gold at the games and his 20th career medal. It came in the Men's visually impaired middle distance.
Unbeaten in #WinterParalympics individual finals since 2006, Brian McKeever šØš¦ is the king of Para Cross-Country - what a career! š#Beijing2022 #ParaNordic pic.twitter.com/WWGGOXyUqH
— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) March 12, 2022
He still has one more event to go for his 17th. The open 4 by 2.5 km para-cross-country skiing relay goes down at 9 pm tonight.
With the wins, Canada now has 23 medals in Beijing. This includes eight golds, five silvers and 10 bronze.
More to come.
