Sonjaa
Schmidt

Cross-Country Skiing
Sprint

Nationality: Canada
Hometown: Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Born: 15 December 2002
Turned pro: 2024

Equipment

3 entries · 3 categories

Skis

Fischer

Model not published

Fischer's race-stock cross-country ski line

Cross-Country Skiing

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Boots

Fischer

Model not published

Fischer's race-stock cross-country boot line

Cross-Country Skiing

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Poles

One Way

Model not published

One Way race-stock cross-country pole line

Cross-Country Skiing

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Setup verified 13 July 2026

Sources

About

Canadian cross-country skier (Whitehorse Nordic Ski Society) from Whitehorse, Yukon. Made history in 2024 as the first Canadian woman to win an individual U23 World Championship title in cross-country skiing, taking sprint gold. Made her World Cup debut in January 2024 and reached a career-best 4th place in the sprint at Engadin in January 2025. Debuted at the senior World Championships in 2025 (Canada's 9th-place women's 4x7.5km relay), then qualified for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics by winning both the women's 10km classic and 10km free at Nordiq Canada's Olympic Trials.

Won the 2024 U23 world title in the freestyle sprint at Planica (2:35.82). Her best World Cup finish is 4th, at Engadin on 25 January 2025.