Sydney Peterson wins her 1st FIS Para Cross Country Gold medal of her career

Written By Brant Feldman

Sydney Peterson from the U.S. Para Cross Country team won her first World Cup gold medal in the 10km Interval Start nordic cross country race in Finsterau, Bayern, Germany on January 14, 2026.

In a field of 16 skiers from China, Norway, Germany, Ukraine, Sweden, Canada, Russia, Japan, Belarus, Switzerland and France, Sydney’ sport class (meaning that she has to start her race from a deficit based upon her graded disability by the IPC for her SPORT CLASS is 89% she has to let those with full disability to get an 11% head start), With this she still beat 2nd place China by 50.9 seconds and Norway by 2:49.9 minutes.

Sydney resumes the World Cup in Finsterau, Germany on January 15, 2026 in another 10km race.

All of these points that Sydney is earning is part of the qualification process to earn a spot in her STANDING CLASS discipline on the ROAD TO MILANO CORTINA 2026.

Brant Feldman

Sports Agent since 2005 in North America primarily representing Olympic & Paralympic Hopefuls in Canada and the United States as well as women in the PWHL + NWSL alongside athletes that turn into broadcasters.

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