Westervelt at Biathlon World Juniors

            On Saturday, CNSC junior Bjorn Westervelt wrapped up a busy week of racing at World Juniors in Obertilliach, Austria. World Juniors is a very competitive showing of the best youth and junior biathletes in the world. The series kicked off a 15k Individual race, where Bjorn shot 2, 2, 3, 3 for 92nd place. His ski time was 40th, putting him solidly in the top half of the field for ski speed! The next race was two days later, with a 10k sprint. Shooting 2, 3, Bjorn was 61st, the first skier to miss the pursuit by a slim margin of 1.5 seconds. The racing concluded the 4X7.5k relay. Bjorn used a total of three spare rounds, anchoring the team to a solid 8th place finish. Reportedly, this is the best World Juniors junior men’s relay finish since 2002! You can see the full results from the Championships here.  

Bjorn anchoring the relay to a historic finish (Photos: Ariana Woods).