Canadian sit-skier Collin Cameron celebrated his sixth career World Cup win on Wednesday with gold in the men's sprint event at the Para nordic World Cup final at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah.
The 34-year-old from Bracebridge, Ont., won the 0.8-kilometre race in 3:18.79 — his third sprint victory of the season. Cameron shared the podium with Smoky Lake, Alta., native Derek Zaplotinsky (3:22.30), who captured bronze for the first World Cup medal of his career. "It's an amazing feeling to come here and win on day one," Cameron said. "To share the podium with Derek is the greatest.
He's been working towards this for so long and it was amazing to see him cross the line in third, and finally nab his first ever podium.
I'm so proud of that guy today." Ukraine's Taras Rad won silver between the Canadians in 3:20.52. Zaplotinski's medal marked a historic day for Canada, as it was the first time two Canadian sit-skiers shared a podium.