Graham Ritchie
Canadian cross-country skier
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Graham Ritchie (born 23 September 1998) is a Canadian cross-country skier.[1][2] Ritchie trains as part of the National Team Development Centre Thunder Bay team.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 1998 Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Country | |
| Sport | Skiing |
| Club | Georgian Nordic |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 5 – (2019–present) |
| Indiv. starts | 34 |
| Indiv. podiums | 0 |
| Team starts | 6 |
| Team podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (80th in 2022) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
| Updated on 29 March 2023 | |
Career
Graham trained with the National Training Development Centre (NTDC) in Thunder Bay, Ontario, while beginning a career in the outdoors industry as a sales representative and equipment technician at Rollin' Thunder Bike, Board, and Ski.
Ritchie made his World Cup debut in 2019 at the World Cup Finals in Quebec City.[2]
During the 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup's Ulricehamn stop, Ritchie had a career best 17th-place finish in the freestyle sprint event.[1]
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021, Ritchie, along with partner Antoine Cyr, placed in seventh place during the team sprint event. They were the youngest team in the final.[4]
On January 13, 2022, Ritchie was officially named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[11]