Graham Ritchie

Graham Ritchie (born 23 September 1998) is a Canadian cross-country skier.^[1][2] Ritchie trains as part of the National Team Development Centre Thunder Bay team.^[3]

Graham Ritchie
Country	Canada
Born	(1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 25) Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Ski club	Georgian Nordic
World Cup career
Seasons	5 – (2019–present)
Starts	34
Podiums	0
Overall titles	0 – (80th in 2022)
Discipline titles	0
Updated on 29 March 2023.

Career

Graham trained with the National Training Development Centre (NTDC) in Thunder Bay, Ontario, while beginning a career in the outdoors industry as a sales representative and equipment technician at Rollin' Thunder Bike, Board, and Ski.

Ritchie made his World Cup debut in 2019 at the World Cup Finals in Quebec City.^[2]

During the 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup's Ulricehamn stop, Ritchie had a career best 17th-place finish in the freestyle sprint event.^[1]

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021, Ritchie, along with partner Antoine Cyr, placed in seventh place during the team sprint event. They were the youngest team in the final.^[4]

On January 13, 2022, Ritchie was officially named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[11]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2022	23	—	—	—	34	11	5

World Championships

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2021	22	67	—	—	34	10	7
2023	24	46	—	—	20	5	4

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings				Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	U23	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	Ski Tour 2020	World Cup Final
2019	20	NC	NC	NC	NC	—	—	—	DNF
2020	21	NC	—	NC	NC	—	—	—	—
2021	22	91	82	62	12	—	—	—	—
2022	23	80	78	46	—	—	—	—	—
2023	24	81	76	52	—	—	DNF	—	—

References

1. "Graham Ritchie". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
2. "Graham Ritchie". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
3. Dunich, Leith (January 14, 2022). "Ritchie, Stewart-Jones earn Olympic skiing berths". TBNewsWatch.com. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
4. "Graham Ritchie, Graham Ritchie 7th for Canada at cross-country ski worlds". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. February 28, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
5. Nichols, Paula (14 January 2022). "Seven cross-country skiers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
6. "Nordiq Canada reveals cross-country skiing team for Beijing Olympics". www.cbc.ca. CBC. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
7. "Seven-athlete cross-country skiing team nominated for Beijing Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
8. "Canada's Beijing 2022 cross-country skiing team announced". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
9. Baines, Tim (14 January 2022). "Ottawa-area cross-country skiers Ritchie, Leclair and Stewart-Jones will compete at Olympics". Ottawa Citizen. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
10. Bissonette, Sarah (14 January 2022). "Parry Sound's Graham Ritchie heading to Winter Olympics". Parrysound.com. Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
11. "RITCHIE Graham". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

External links

• Graham Ritchie at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation