Emeline Bennett and Nicholas Katrusiak didn’t necessarily have lofty expectations for themselves going into the FIS Ski Cross Junior World Championships last month. Both are relative newcomers to Canada’s NextGen squad, and experience-gathering is key at this point in their careers. Even so, they rose to the occasion. Bennett defended her Junior Worlds title from 2023, becoming the first Canadian to secure two gold medals at the event. Katrusiak went

Canada struck gold twice today at the FIS Ski Cross Junior World Championships in Idre Fjäll (SWE). Emeline Bennett (Whistler, BC) repeated her gold medal performance to become the first Canadian to twice be crowned ski cross Junior World Champion. Kaleb Barnum (Fernie, BC) competing in his first Junior Worlds, took gold on the men’s side, with teammate Nicholas Katrusiak (Whistler, BC) taking silver. Racing in her third Junior Worlds,

Emeline Bennett was not born in Whistler, BC but her parents and grandparents have a long history in the community, and she was fortunate to call it her second home.  Emeline started skiing the Creekside bunny hill at two years of age and never looked back. After her run through the ski school levels, she stepped into the ski racing world at age 11 and joined the Whistler Mountain Ski

Boundary Bay Executive Airport are excited to announce our partnership with Ski Cross Junior Canadian National Champion Emeline Bennett. At Boundary Bay Airport the customer comes first. Our staff are multi-disciplined and trained to offer the highest level of service, so we understand the importance of hard work and dedication. As a convenient alternative to YVR for business aircraft we believe in our tag line of being unique, seamless, and