James Stirling, Para Nordic – Guide to Alexei Novikov


 

BC Connection:
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Residence: Vancouver, BC

Events: Classic, Sprint

Years on senior national team: 2

Performance Highlights:

  • Competed in the Vassaloppet in Sweden, one of the oldest and largest loppets in the world
  • Participated in the Arctic Circle Race, a 150km 3-stage race in Greenland
  • Competed in the Border to Border Race in Finland, a 450km stage event over seven days from the Russian border to the Swedish border
  • 2008 – bronze medal at a NORAM race at Silver Star with Alexei Novikov

2010 Competition Schedule (Whistler Paralympic Park):

  • March 15 Medal Event Men’s 20 km Free 10:15 p.m.
  • March 18 Medal Event Men’s 10 km Classic 10:16 a.m.
  • *March 20 Medal Event Men’s relay 12 noon
  • March 21 Qualification Men’s 1 km Sprint 10:45 a.m.
  • March 21 Men’s 1 km Sprint Semi-final 1 Classic 12:20 p.m.
  • March 21 Men’s 1 km Sprint Semi-final 2 Classic 12:25 p.m.
  • March 21 Medal Event Men’s 1 km Sprint Final 1:25 p.m.

*TBC