Canadian junior luge athletes slide to strong results in third World Cup race of the season
-Rookie Andrea Peterse
Coming off strong performances in last week's races, the Canadian national junior squad posted four top-10 results on Tuesday during the third Junior World Cup race of the season.
Fresh off winning a bronze medal in her debut on the international junior circuit, Andrea Petersen continued to burn up the track after posting a fifth-place finish in the Youth A women's division. The 16-year-old Calgary native recorded a two-heat total of 1:26.148.
The feat was matched by Monica Gorham in the Junior Women category. The 19-year-old posted a time of 1:33.424 for a fifth-place result.
In other results, the doubles team of Cameron Dunn and David Adair slid to a seventh-place finish after putting up a two-run time of 1:25.75. In the Youth A men's race, 16-year-old Stefan Rath tallied 1:25.995 en route to a 10th-place finish. Rath, incidentally, won a silver medal last week in the Youth A men's category.
Given the stellar results of the Canadian junior luge athletes today and yesterday, the future looks bright for a national senior program already brimming with medal potential.
"The successes of these young athletes bodes well for the future of the national senior luge team," said Tim Farstad, executive director, Canadian Luge Association. "With the strength of these up-and-coming sliders, we can be ensured the Canadian Luge Team will be very competitive in the seasons to come."
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