Arendz skis to gold at IPC World Cup

Mark Arendz won a gold medal in the men’s standing division while fellow Canadian Brian McKeever took silver in the men’s visually impaired category Wednesday at the opening event of the IPC Nordic World Cup circuit. Arendz, from Springton, P.E.I., won his first-ever IPC World Cup cross-country race, completing the 10-kilometre circuit in a time of 27 minutes 2.4 seconds. “This was a fantastic way to kick off the new season,” Arendz said. McKeever, from Canmore, Alta., finished second in the men’s 10-kilometre visually impaired race in 27:35.1, behind Swedish skier Sebastian Modin’s time of 26:05.7. “I just didn’t have anything today,” said McKeever, who skied without injured guide Graham Nishikawa. “But even

if I was fast today, I wouldn’t have beaten him. Sebastian was impressive today.”