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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 2, 1993 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-Nordic skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | LW6/8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brittany Hudak (born June 2, 1993) is a Canadian biathlete and cross-country skier. [1]
Hudak was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan with only one arm. [2] She grew up participating in cross-country running and track and field. In 2011, at the age of 18, she was introduced to the sport and Paralympics by a former Paralympian 2014 teammate Colette Bourgonje. [3] She never heard of the sport of Paralympic Nordic skiing. Hudak was told about the opportunity to compete against other disabled athletes on a more level playing field. [2] She acknowledged that it wasn't easy at first, but was intrigued enough to keep going. She started out competing in Saskatchewan. [2]
In 2014, after only two-years in the sport, she beat one other athlete for a spot on Team Canada for the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. [2] Hudak was 2014-15 World Cup Overall Cross-Country Champion. [4] In December 2017, as part of Team Canada, she won bronze at the para-Nordic World Cup. In 2019, at the 13th World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Prince George, British Columbia, she won silver in the mixed relay. [3]
At the 2018 Winter Paralympics, she won a bronze medal in the women's 12.5 kilometres biathlon event, which was her first Paralympic medal in her career. [5] [6] [7]
During the 2021-2022 World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup season in December 2021, it made a stop in Canmore, Alberta. Hudak won for four gold and a silver. She won two golds and a silver in women's standing cross-country and two golds in biathlon. [8] [9]
At the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Hudak captured her first medal of the games by winning bronze in the 15 km classical standing. [10] [11]
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