Julien Locke top Canadian in cross-country World Cup sprint
DRESDEN, Germany — Julien Locke cranked out a career-best 15th-place finish at a World Cup cross-country skiing city sprint race in Dresden, Germany on Saturday.
The second-year member of the National Ski Team from Nelson, B.C., broke through with a solid performance in the unique sprint course laid out through the downtown streets of Dresden.
“I’m so happy to have my best World Cup finish here. I felt great today. I had lots of energy and good power in the body,” said Locke. “I had fantastic support from the small team with us here today. We had excellent skis and everything we needed to perform.”
The lone Canadian of the four to earn a spot into the round of 30 in the head-to-head heats for the skate-ski sprint race after qualifying in 16th place, the 24-year-old Locke didn’t shy away from lining up against many World Cup heavyweights in the round of 30.