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 Sonjaa Schmidt (b. 2003)
-Sonjaa Schmidt became the first Canadian to win at the FIS U23 World Championship cross country ski competition. The Whitehorse resident won the Women’s 1.2 km. Sprint Final Free .48 seconds ahead of the second-place racer. Schmidt was a dominant force in Canadian domestic racing during the 2023/24 racing season. Her World Cup debut was in January 2024 with races in Germany and Switzerland.((“Sonjaa Schmidt makes Canadian cross-country history.” //The Whitehorse Star// (Whitehorse), 7 February 2024.))
+Sonjaa Schmidt became the first Canadian to win at the FIS U23 World Championship cross country ski competition. The Whitehorse resident won the Women’s 1.2 km Sprint Final Free .48 seconds ahead of the second-place racer. Schmidt was a dominant force in Canadian domestic racing during the 2023/24 racing season. Her World Cup debut was in January 2024 with races in Germany and Switzerland.((“Sonjaa Schmidt makes Canadian cross-country history.” //The Whitehorse Star// (Whitehorse), 7 February 2024.)) Schmidt competed at five stops in the second half of the 2023-24 season. She competed primarily on the World Cup circuit throughout the 2024-25 season. In January 2025 Schmidt finished fourth in the sprint in Switzerland and ended the season ranked fifth in the U23 World Cup standings. She was part of Canada’s ninth place finish in the women’s 4×7.5km relay at the senior FIS World Championships in 2025.(("Sonjaa Schmidt." Team Canada, 2025 website: Sonjaa Schmidt - Team Canada))
+In 2025, Sonjaa Schmidt won the women’s 10km classic and women’s 10km free at the Nordiq Canada 2026 Olympic Winter Games Trials, qualifying her as a Canadian team member for the Olympics at Milano Cortina in 2026.(("Sonjaa Schmidt." Team Canada, 2025 website: Sonjaa Schmidt - Team Canada))