This year the World Junior Trials were in Whistler and the team looked forward to some home field advantage. In the 20km Skiathlon, Geoffrey Richards pulled off a 4th after a flying second leg. On the Saturday in the free technique sprint Geoffrey Richards had a terrific race to finish 1st; guaranteeing a spot on the U20 team to go to World Juniors. In Sunday’s race, the team had a good day with a 4th from Geoffrey followed by Martin Schrama in 7th. Colin Abbott was 11th in the U23 class.