World para-nordic ski champion Mark Arendz rehearsing for Pyeongchang
Mark Arendz had just landed in Pyeongchang, South Korea, when Facebook reminded him of the third anniversary of his biathlon silver medal at the 2014 Paralympics.
It was a serendipitous intersection of past and future for the recently crowned world champion in para-nordic skiing.
Arendz and a large portion of Canada’s team are currently in South Korea for World Cups doubling as test events for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, which open exactly one year from Thursday.
“It’s all coming full circle a little bit,” Arendz said from Pyeongchang. “I’m at the next Paralympic venue. The excitement is there.”