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Canada's Para nordic team adds 3 medals at world championship in Sweden

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The Canadian Para nordic team added three more podium finishes on Sunday to go along with the four medals secured on Saturday in the opening weekend of the 2023 Para nordic world championship in Östersund, Sweden.

Natalie Wilkie raced to a silver medal in the distance classic event. The native of Salmon Arm, B.C., who turned 22 on Saturday, was followed right behind by Brittany Hudak of Prince Albert, Sask.

Collin Cameron of Bracebridge, Ont., grabbed Canada's second silver medal of the day and third overall in the cross-country sit-ski distance race. "Conditions were pretty decent today.

It was really cold, but our team had good grip on the hills," Wilkie said. "18 kilometres was definitely long, but today was all about consistency and not going out too hard.

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