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History: 1999-2000
by Mike Carleton, RMR President in 1999-2000

During the 1999 / 2000 season RMR was a dominant force in Nordic sports with many significant achievements, at Provincial, National, NORAM, and International levels. The athletes are identified below, with some sample individual highlights.

As a team, RMR was the number 1 ranked club at the Canadian Junior* Cross Country Championships at Thunder Bay, the Number 3 ranked club at the Cross Country National* Championships at Canmore / Mt. Shark, and contributed significantly to Alberta being the Number 1 ranked division at the Biathlon National Championships at Fort Kent, Maine.
* Prior to 2002 National Championships for cross country skiing were separate for Juniors and Seniors.

Coaches and athletes overcame many challenges and adversities throughout the season, both individually and as a team. Everyone can be proud of what was accomplished.


Due to a drastic warming in Thunder Bay, the 2000 Canadian National Championships was moved at the last minute to be run at Mt. Shark. As the dates for the Nationals overlapped with our annual Sharkfest, our club, with help from many many volunteers throughout the Alberta Nordic community, we also hosted Nationals, Alberta Championships, and the University / College Championships.

Great appreciation for this wonderful season went out to the athletes, to our lead coaches at the time, Scott Dymond (Head Coach) and Richard Boruta (Biathlon Coach), to the many volunteers from other clubs that helped with the adhoc combination of major events held at the end of the season; and to all of our sport colleagues, to the sponsors, and to all the parents and volunteers who made this a season to remember.

Results Summary from 1999-2000 Season:

Meghan Armstrong (Biathlon Junior Women)
  • Gold medal Sprint event Biathlon National Championships
  • Gold medal Canada Cup #5
Colin Bell (Biathlon Senior Men)
  • Bronze medal National Senior Team Trials
  • 4th Individual Event Biathlon National Championships
Michael Bourree (XC Junior Boys)
  • 2 Gold medals Cross Country Junior Nationals
  • Gold and Silver medals Arctic Winter Games
Erik Carleton (XC Senior Men)
  • Two Bronze medals and 5th place at the Cross Country Nationals
Maryke Ciaramidaro (Biathlon Junior Women)
  • Most outstanding Canadian biathlete (JW category)
  • 8th place finish at World Junior Biathlon Championships
  • Two Gold medals Biathlon Nationals
Sarah Daitch (XC Junior Women)
  • Two Silver medals Cross Country Junior Nationals
  • Gold medal 5K Classic Continental Cup Sovereign Lakes
Drew Goldsack (XC Junior Men)
  • Named to Cross Country National Junior team
  • Two top ten finishes at Canadian Senior Championships
Kamila Horakova (Biathlon Senior Women)
  • One gold, one Silver at North American and Canadian Biathlon Championships
  • Guinness Word Book of Records – 333 km skied in 24 hours!
Adam Hull (Biathlon Boys)
  • Bronze medal individual event Biathlon National Championships
Sandra Keith (Biathlon Junior Women)
  • Top 30 finish at World Junior Biathlon Championships
  • Silver medal individual event Biathlon National Championships
Alexandra Kostera (Biathlon Juvenile Girls)
  • Second overall Juvenile Girls Alberta Cup Series
  • Gold medal Alberta Biathlon Championships
Tina Kostera (Biathlon Girls)
  • Bronze medal Individual event and Gold medal in the Relay at Biathlon National Championships
  • Gold medals Sprint event and Relay event at Alberta Winter Games
Andrew Leoni (XC Junior Boys)
  • Gold medal 10km Free event at Continental Cup Sovereign Lakes
  • Gold and Silver medals at Cross Country Junior Nationals
David Leoni (Biathlon Junior Men)
  • Most Outstanding Canadian Biathlete, Junior Men category
  • Top 30 finish at World Junior Biathlon Championships
  • Two Gold, one Silver medals at Biathlon National Championships
Alison Madlung (XC Juvenile Girls)
  • One gold, two Bronze medals at Alberta Cross Country Championships
Lindsay May (Biathlon Senior Women)
  • Silver medal individual event Biathlon National Championships
  • Qualified for Europa Cup and European Championships
Kit Richmond (XC Junior Boys)
  • Silver medal Alberta Cup #4
  • Third overall at Alberta Championships
Brinna Robertson-More (Biathlon Juvenile Girls)
  • Silver medal Canada Cup #1 Canmore
  • Named to Alberta Winter Games Biathlon Squad
Connal Robertson-More (XC Junior Boys)
  • Three silver medals Cross Country Junior Nationals
Alasdair Robertson-More (Biathlon Junior Men)
  • Gold medal Individual event Canada Cup #1 Canmore
Rhonda Sandau (XC Junior Women)
  • Two Bronze, one Silver medal at Cross Country Junior Nationals
Dean Threinen (XC Junior Boys)
  • Silver medal at Cross Country Junior Nationals (our relay specialist!)
Jason Wiese (Biathlon Boys)
  • Gold at Alberta Championships and 3 Gold, one Silver, one Bronze medals at Alberta Cup events
  • Gold medal in relay at Biathlon Canadian Championships
Tom Zidek (Biathlon Senior Men)
  • Two Gold medals Biathlon Alberta Championships
  • First overall on Biathlon Canada Cup circuit

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