Sadie White was golden on Friday.
The National Development Centre-Thunder Bay skier crossed the line first in the junior 1.4-kiloemtre sprint race at the Eastern Canadian Championshops in Cantley, Que.
White, a native of Thunder Bay, was fifth in qualifying for the sprints, but refocused in the knock-out heats and overtook a pair of opponents down the stretch to take the A-final and top spot in the race, winning by just 0.12 seconds.
In the senior race NDC-TB’s Jenn Jackso took second, teammate Alannah MacLead grabbing sixth spot. Andy Shieds finished fifth in the men’s competition.
The individual start skate races are scheduled for Saturday.