Graham Ritchie

Graham Ritchie (born 23 September 1998) is a Canadian cross-country skier.[1][2] Ritchie currently trains as part of the National Team Development Centre Thunder Bay team.[3]

Graham Ritchie
Country Canada
Born (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998
Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Ski clubGeorgian Nordic
World Cup career
Seasons4 – (2019–present)
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts16
Team starts5
Overall titles0 – (79th in 2022)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 13 March 2022.

Career

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]

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
202223———34115

World Championships
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20212267——34107

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final
201920NCNCNCNC——N/ADNF
202021NC—NCNC———N/A
20212291826212——N/AN/A
202223797846N/AN/A—N/AN/A

References
  1. "Graham Ritchi". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. "Graham Ritchie". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. Dunich, Leith (14 January 2022). "Ritchie, Stewart-Jones earn Olympic skiing berths". TBNewsWatch.com. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. "Graham Ritchie, Graham Ritchie 7th for Canada at cross-country ski worlds". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. Nichols, Paula (14 January 2022). "Seven cross-country skiers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. "Nordiq Canada reveals cross-country skiing team for Beijing Olympics". www.cbc.ca. CBC. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. "Seven-athlete cross-country skiing team nominated for Beijing Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. "Canada's Beijing 2022 cross-country skiing team announced". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. Baines, Tim (14 January 2022). "Ottawa-area cross-country skiers Ritchie, Leclair and Stewart-Jones will compete at Olympics". Ottawa Citizen. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  10. Bissonette, Sarah (14 January 2022). "Parry Sound's Graham Ritchie heading to Winter Olympics". Parrysound.com. Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  11. "RITCHIE Graham". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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