Kurtis Wenzel - Biathlete

Welcome to my blog. I hope to give my supporters and fans a chance to keep up with my athletic endeavours.

I have just come to the end of a fantastic biathlon race season. I had put down the my rifle during the 2010-2011 season and pursued only cross country skiing in order to gain perspective. I was not yet able to deal with the pressure I had placed on myself after my past success. This was my comeback year, and it couldn't have gone any better. Thanks to the help of my supporters I was able to do everything I needed to have great races at the 2012 IBU Junior World Championships. Here are some news articles about this years big highlight:

http://fasterskier.com/2012/02/after-year-long-hiatus-from-biathlon-wenzel-proves-he-can-handle-the-pressure-by-picking-up-second-world-junior-championship-title/

http://biathloncanada.ca/main.php?p=4491&lan=1

http://new.calgaryherald.com/sports/Calgary+Kurtis+Wenzel+wins+junior+biathlon+gold/6185701/story.html

I finished off my season with a trip to Quebec for the National Championships in biathlon and cross country skiing. I was not at my best, but I was able to win a bronze medal at biathlon nationals while racing up into the older category of senior men. At cross country nationals I finished my first 50km classic race! An older team-mate of mine once called the 50km race 'the true passage to manhood'. I did feel pretty manly afterwards.

Here are some photo highlights of my race season in chronological order:

2nd in Biathlon NorAm, Senior Men, Canmore AB. I am in second in the photo following 3 time IBU cup winner Nathan Smith