Wilkie wins women’s standing 12.5-km biathlon, capturing Canada’s 1st gold at Milano-Cortina Paralympics
Natalie Wilkie won Canada’s first gold medal of the Milano-Cortina Paralympics, topping the podium in the women’s standing 12.5-kilometre biathlon on Sunday.
Salmon Arm, B.C., native tops podium in women’s standing 12.5km for 2nd medal of Games
CBC Sports · Posted: Mar 08, 2026 8:05 AM EDT | Last Updated: 30 minutes ago
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Natalie Wilkie of of Salmon Arm, B.C., seen at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, won her second medal of the Para nordic world championship opening weekend on Sunday in Östersund, Sweden. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
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Natalie Wilkie won Canada’s first gold medal of the Milano-Cortina Paralympics, topping the podium in the women’s standing 12.5-kilometre biathlon on Sunday.
The 25-year-old from Salmon Arm, B.C., who took silver in the women’s sprint a day earlier, has now collected four gold medals in her Paralympics career.
More to come.
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