LAPPE, Ont. – Thunder Bay’s Kiera Hall has won a silver medal in the women’s five-kilometre classic race.
Hall, who posted the fastest first-lap time on Sunday, making the loop in just over nine minutes, was caught on the second lap by Nakkertok Nordic’s Evelyn Davies.
Davies finished the race in a time of 18:19, 18.4 seconds faster than Hall, who crossed the line in 18:37.4.
Team Hardwood’s Anna Liisa Vurma grabbed the bronze, 11.1 seconds behind Hall, who added to her bronze medal she won in the district relay race on Saturday.
Big Thunder’s Madison Nisula was eighth overall, 54.6 seconds off the pace, and Hayden Nisula completed the race in 11th.
In the men’s race, Nakkertok Nordic skiers took the top two positions. Evan Rebane captured gold in a time of 16:25.2 and Owen Siderius won silver, 10.1 seconds behind in the interval start race.
Callum Wiss of Waldon Cross Country earned a bronze, in a time of 16:42.4.
The top local skier was Rudy Balabuck, who won bronze in Saturday’s district relay event. He finished in seventh place, 1:02.6 behind Rebane.
Thunder Bay’s Cedar Clark was 11th and his Big Thunder teammate Kai Hautala was 12th.
