Graeme Killick

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Graeme Killick Cross-country skiing
Graeme Killick 2018

Graeme Killick 2018

nation CanadaCanada Canada
birthday 26th February 1989 (age 31)
place of birth Fort McMurray , Canada
Career
society Ptarmigan Nordic Ski Club
status active
Medal table
National medals 3 × gold 4 × silver 2 × bronze
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gold 2010 Whitehorse 10 km classic
gold 2010 Whitehorse 15 km freestyle
silver 2011 Canmore 10 km freestyle
silver 2011 Canmore 15 km classic
bronze 2013 Whistler 10 km freestyle
silver 2015 Thunder Bay 15 km classic
silver 2016 Whitehorse 50 km classic
bronze 2016 Whitehorse 15 km freestyle
gold 2017 Canmore 50 km freestyle
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Debut in the World Cup January 22, 2011
 Overall World Cup 82nd ( 2015/16 )
 Distance World Cup 58th ( 2015/16 )
last change: April 17, 2017

Graeme Killick (born February 26, 1989 in Fort McMurray ) is a Canadian cross-country skier .

Career

Killick has mainly participated in the Nor Am Cup since 2007. He has won ten victories so far, and in the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons he came fifth in the overall standings (as of the end of the 2017/18 season). At the Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships 2010 in Whitehorse , he won gold twice over 10 km classic and 15 km freestyle. He ran his first World Cup race in January 2011 in Otepää , which he finished classically with 60th place over 15 km. His best placings at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi were 28th place in the 50 km mass start race and 12th place with the relay. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun in 2015 , he finished 32nd in the 15 km freestyle, 19th place in the 50 km mass start race and tenth place with the relay. After finishing 55th at the Nordic Opening in Ruka at the beginning of the 2015/16 season, he scored his first World Cup points in Lillehammer with 21st place in the skiathlon . In the further course of the season he came in four times in the points and in the Ski Tour Canada on the 27th place. In the 2016/17 season he finished 53rd in the World Cup mini-tour in Lillehammer and 42nd in the World Cup final in Québec . At the season highlight of the 2017 Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti , he achieved 47th place in the skiathlon and 43rd place in the 50 km mass start race. At the end of March 2017, he became Canadian champion in the 50 km mass start race in Canmore . In the 2017/18 season he finished 68th in the Ruka Triple and 56th in the World Cup finals in Falun. His best placings at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang were 27th in the 50km mass start race and ninth in the relay.

Victories in Continental Cup races

No. date place discipline series
1. March 15, 2010 CanadaCanada Whitehorse 10 km classic 1 Nor-Am Cup
2. March 16, 2010 CanadaCanada Whitehorse 15 km freestyle 1 Nor-Am Cup
3. November 26, 2011 United StatesUnited States West Yellowstone 10 km classic US super tour
4th 4th February 2012 CanadaCanada Cantley 15 km freestyle Nor-Am Cup
5. December 2, 2012 CanadaCanada Canmore 15 km classic Nor-Am Cup
6th February 23, 2013 CanadaCanada Grande Prairie 15 km classic Nor-Am Cup
7th February 24, 2013 CanadaCanada Grande Prairie 30 km freestyle pursuit Nor-Am Cup
8th. January 12, 2014 CanadaCanada Canmore 30 km skiathlon Nor-Am Cup
9. January 8, 2015 CanadaCanada Duntroon 30 km skiathlon Nor-Am Cup
10. March 25, 2017 CanadaCanada Canmore 50 km freestyle Mst. 1 Nor-Am Cup
1 was also a national championship.

Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games

Olympic games

  • 2014 Sochi : 12th place relay, 28th place 50 km freestyle mass start, 44th place 30 km skiathlon, 65th place 15 km classic
  • 2018 Pyeongchang : 9th place relay, 27th place 50 km classic mass start, 38th place 15 km freestyle, 45th place 30 km skiathlon

Nordic World Ski Championships

  • 2015 Falun : 10th place relay, 19th place 50 km classic mass start, 32nd place 15 km freestyle
  • 2017 Lahti : 43rd place 50 km freestyle mass start, 47th place 30 km skiathlon

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