Rémi Drolet (born 31 August 2000) is a

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Early life

Rémi Drolet was born in

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. He started cross-country skiing at age 4, but didn't practice it regularly until he was 11. As of 2022, he is enrolled at

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with a concentration in physics but took a leave of absence to attend the Beijing 2022 Olympics.

Career

Junior

At the 2020 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in

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, Germany, Drolet was part of the quartet that won silver in the 4 × 5 kilometre relay event, becoming the first Canadians to win a relay medal at the event. Drolet would follow that up with a fourth-place finish in the 30 km event.

Senior

Drolet competed at the

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, with his top finish coming in the 4 × 10 kilometre relay, where he finished 10th. On January 21, 2022, Drolet was officially named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team after Canada was awarded an additional berth.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

References

External links

* * * * * 2000 births Living people Canadian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Canada Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Harvard Crimson skiers Sportspeople from Trail, British Columbia 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub