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| Born | March 30, 2002 | ||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||
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| Updated on December 23, 2025 | |||||||||
Thomas Stephen (born March 30, 2002) is a Canadian cross-country skier. [1] Stephen became the first Canadian male to ever win a gold medal at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships.
Stephen competed at the 2020 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Germany, and was part of the silver medal-winning junior men's relay in the junior division. [2] The following year at the 2021 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Stephen finished 12th in the sprint event and fifth in the mass start. [3] [4] [5]
At the 2025 Canadian Olympic trials in Vernon, British Columbia, Stephen won the 10 km classical event, clinching his spot on Canada's 2026 Olympic team. [6] [7] The race was Stephen's first of the season and he had only returned to the snow ten days before the race after nursing a back injury. [1]
On December 19, 2025, Stephen was officially named to Canada's 2026 Olympic team. [8] [9]