Competing against 260 athletes from across Canada and the United States, three Yukon biathletes found their way to the podium this past weekend in Canmore, Alta.

Jennifer Curtis took home a bronze medal in the Youth Women six kilometre Sprint race, Nadia Moser captured silver in the Calforex three kilometre Sprint race, and Erin Oliver-Beebe also raced her way to a silver medal in the 7.5 km Pursuit race.

In total 10 Yukon biathletes participated in the co-current competitions.

The sprint race is 10 km for men and 7.5 km for women, the distance is skied over three laps and for each shooting miss a penalty loop of 150 metres must be skied.

In a pursuit race, the biathletes' starts are separated by their time difference in a previous race.

"I was really happy with my results,” said Jennifer Curtis. "I really felt that my training this summer has paid off and that was definitely one of my major improvements.”

Curtis competed against Oliver-Beebe in the 7.5 km Sprint race and the 7.5 km

Pursuit race, with the athletes trading top finishes.

Curtis placed third in Saturday's sprint race while Oliver-Beebe placed second in Sunday's pursuit race.

The two biathletes have been competing against eachother since they became involved in the sport and referred to the rivalry as a friendly competition.

"I've been racing against Jennifer since I started, so it's pretty normal,” said Oliver-Beebe. "It was good to see her and the rest of the Yukon team.”

"It was a little weird because I hadn't been training with her like I usually do,” added Curtis. "It was good to see her training wasn't much different than mine.”

Oliver-Beebe has been training in Canmore since the summer. "I love it here,” she said. "I'm learning so much every single practice and I'm learning something new because the coaches have so much experience.”

"This was the first race so you just have to work out the kinks,” said Oliver-Beebe. "I want to improve overall and I want to improve my focus, especially when I come into the range.”

Ryan Burlingame, who is currently skiing with Augustana University, placed fourth in Saturday's 10 km Sprint race, shooting with precision and not missing a target.

"In Biathlon we call that cleaning a race,” said Burlingame, of his perfect shooting.

It was the second time Burlingame had accomplished the feat with the first coming on an even larger stage at last years Canadian Biathlon Championships in Charlo, New Brunswick.

"It's a great feeling,” he said. "You come out of the range and you're really stoked for your last lap.”

Burlingame also placed fifth in Sunday's 12.5 km pursuit race.

"This weekend was probably my best shooting for a two-race series,” he said. "It went really well. It was a perfect way to start the season.”

One of the highlights of the weekend was the surprising medal from first year biathlete Nadia Moser, who brought home the silver in the three kilomtere Sprint race.

"I was really impressed by Nadia,” said Curtis.

"The boys also did quite well. Their category is quite tough so I think they should be proud of how they placed,” added Curtis.

Tristan Sparks and Jakov Tokic placed eleventh and seventeenth in the 3.75 km Sprint race on Saturday and Sparks also finished eighth in Sunday's 6.25 km Pursuit race.

Liam Adel and Daniel Sennet also competed in Saturday's three km Sprint race, gaining their first experience in an event this large.

On the senior boys level, Alejandro Peters and Will Rees finished back-to-back in Saturday's six kilometre Sprint race, finishing twentieth and twenty-first.

On Sunday the two racers competed in the 7.5 km Pursuit race with Peters finishing in seventeenth place and Rees coming in at twenty-second.

Competing against 260 athletes from across Canada and the United States, three Yukon biathletes found their way to the podium this past weekend in Canmore, Alta.

Jennifer Curtis took home a bronze medal in the Youth Women six kilometre Sprint race, Nadia Moser captured silver in the Calforex three kilometre Sprint race, and Erin Oliver-Beebe also raced her way to a silver medal in the 7.5 km Pursuit race.

In total 10 Yukon biathletes participated in the co-current competitions.

The sprint race is 10 km for men and 7.5 km for women, the distance is skied over three laps and for each shooting miss a penalty loop of 150 metres must be skied.

In a pursuit race, the biathletes' starts are separated by their time difference in a previous race.

"I was really happy with my results,” said Jennifer Curtis. "I really felt that my training this summer has paid off and that was definitely one of my major improvements.”

Curtis competed against Oliver-Beebe in the 7.5 km Sprint race and the 7.5 km Pursuit race, with the athletes trading top finishes.

Curtis placed third in Saturday's sprint race while Oliver-Beebe placed second in Sunday's pursuit race.

The two biathletes have been competing against eachother since they became involved in the sport and referred to the rivalry as a friendly competition.

"I've been racing against Jennifer since I started, so it's pretty normal,” said Oliver-Beebe. "It was good to see her and the rest of the Yukon team.”

"It was a little weird because I hadn't been training with her like I usually do,” added Curtis. "It was good to see her training wasn't much different than mine.”

Oliver-Beebe has been training in Canmore since the summer. "I love it here,” she said. "I'm learning so much every single practice and I'm learning something new because the coaches have so much experience.”

"This was the first race so you just have to work out the kinks,” said Oliver-Beebe. "I want to improve overall and I want to improve my focus, especially when I come into the range.”

Ryan Burlingame, who is currently skiing with Augustana University, placed fourth in Saturday's 10 km Sprint race, shooting with precision and not missing a target.

"In Biathlon we call that cleaning a race,” said Burlingame, of his perfect shooting.

It was the second time Burlingame had accomplished the feat with the first coming on an even larger stage at last years Canadian Biathlon Championships in Charlo, New Brunswick.

"It's a great feeling,” he said. "You come out of the range and you're really stoked for your last lap.”

Burlingame also placed fifth in Sunday's 12.5 km pursuit race.

"This weekend was probably my best shooting for a two-race series,” he said. "It went really well. It was a perfect way to start the season.”

One of the highlights of the weekend was the surprising medal from first year biathlete Nadia Moser, who brought home the silver in the three kilomtere Sprint race.

"I was really impressed by Nadia,” said Curtis.

"The boys also did quite well. Their category is quite tough so I think they should be proud of how they placed,” added Curtis.

Tristan Sparks and Jakov Tokic placed eleventh and seventeenth in the 3.75 km Sprint race on Saturday and Sparks also finished eighth in Sunday's 6.25 km Pursuit race.

Liam Adel and Daniel Sennet also competed in Saturday's three km Sprint race, gaining their first experience in an event this large.

On the senior boys level, Alejandro Peters and Will Rees finished back-to-back in Saturday's six kilometre Sprint race, finishing twentieth and twenty-first.

On Sunday the two racers competed in the 7.5 km Pursuit race with Peters finishing in seventeenth place and Rees coming in at twenty-second.