Alpine Canada recently named the six athletes selected to represent Canada at the FIS Ski Cross Junior World Championships next month in Idre Fjäll (SWE) and a Fernie skier has made the cut.

After finishing a successful 2023-24 NorAm Cup/FIS ski season with gold medal wins in Steamboat, Colorado., Big White, B.C. and Sunridge, AB., Fernie Ski Cross racer Kaleb Barnum (age 19) has been selected as one of three men to represent Canada in the World Junior Championships.

Barnum will be departing with the Canadian Team from Calgary on Friday, April 5 for training in Sweden leading up to the two-day championship event on April 14 and 15.

In his past ski racing career Barnum has won gold at the B.C. Winter Games and the B.C. Provincial Championships as an athlete with the Fernie Alpine Ski Team.

Barnum is a student in Biomechanics at the University of Calgary racing for the UofC Dinos and Evolve Ski Cross.

The 2024 Junior Worlds team is made up of three men and three women who qualified for the team through a selection criteria that considers world ranking, world ranking by age, as well as performance in the Nor-Am Series.

The 2024 Junior World team, supported by Sporting Life, is led by three athletes returning from the 2023 Junior World team. Emeline Bennett (Whistler, BC) will be defending her World Junior title after winning last year in Passo San Pellegrino (ITA). Also returning are Konnor Kimball (Edmonton, AB) who won the small final at last year’s Junior Worlds, and Nicholas Katrusiak (Whistler, BC) who combined with Bennett to finish second in the team event.

“I am very happy for this group of athletes and I’m excited for them to have the opportunity to compete against the world’s best,” said Dave Ellis, Alpine Canada’s High-Performance Director, Ski Cross.

“Some of this group experienced this event last year and that should help the whole team embrace the competition. A huge congrats to the families, friends and clubs behind the success of these young athletes.”

“Congratulations to all the skiers who will represent Canada during the Ski Cross World Juniors” said Frederick Lecoq, Chief Marketing Officer of Sporting Life. ” We’re proud to support their journey to the world’s biggest ski stage.”

The FIS Ski Cross Junior World Championships take place April 14 and 15 in Idre Fjäll (SWE). To see the full schedule please click here.

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