Sonjaa Schmidt, 21, is the 1st Canadian woman to win gold at U23 Nordic World Ski Championship event A young cross country skier from Whitehorse has been proclaimed a “star in the making” after she unexpectedly made history by winning gold at a world championship meet this week. Sonjaa Schmidt, 21, was not favoured to win the women’s sprint at the U23 championship — in fact, she barely qualified for the quarterfinal heats at the event in Planica, Slovenia. Once in the quarterfinal, though, Schmidt was unstoppable — cruising to the semifinal, and thenRead more