A Vernon skier is among three BC Alpine team members named to Team Canada for the upcoming FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships at Invermere鈥檚 Panorama Resort March 1-9.

Gerrit Van Soest, 20, will be joined on Team Canada by a pair of Whistler 19-year-olds, Tait Jordan and Nathan Romanin.

The Alpine Junior World Ski Championships feature the best ski racers on the planet born between 2001 and 2005, and is considred a critical point in the ski racing pathway.

Van Soest has been a consistent performer for the BC Ski Team in 2022, and will get his first chance to represent Canada at the World Juniors.

鈥淚鈥檓 stoked to represent Canada on home turf,鈥� said Van Soest. 鈥淚鈥檝e never been more excited to go fast.鈥�

Jordan follows in the steps of his brother Asher, who has been representing Canada on the international stage since 2018 as a member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team. Tait finished a career-high 6th place super-G finish in the Nor-Am Cup race in December 2021.

Romanin has had a breakout season in 2021-22 with five wins on the FIS (International Ski Federation) circuit to go along with two top-15 finishes on the Nor Am tour, the highest level of racing in North America.

The trio is part of the six-man team that will represent Canada. The six-woman roster includes hometown favourite Cassidy Gray, 21, of Panorama Resort.

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