At just 16, Ed's won a place in the Biathlon Australia rankings list which will be used for the naming of the Australian Youth Olympic Games Biathlon team to participate in the 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games to be held in Gangwon South Korea in January 2024.

As the official selection announcement of the successful 2024 WYOG biathlon athletes will be made by the AOC soon, we thought we'd start to raise some funds for Ed's now as we are approaching fewer than 70 days until the youth Olympiad starts. You know, funds for flights, skis, poles, pretzels. Fancy stuff like that. There isn't much time left.

We need funds and every bit helps, no matter how much or how little.

Thanks so much for reading and if there's anything Team Woodhouse-Bedak can do for you, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Summary of training and races Edward will be undertaking ahead of the 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games where funds will be contributing -

• 23rd - 28th October 2023

IOC-AOC Olympic Solidarity Youth Athlete Development Camp - Lenzerheide, Switzerland

• 15th November - 4th December 2023

IBU Junior Cup Training Camp - Obertilliach, Austria

• 5th - 10th December 2023

IBU Junior Cup Racing (IBUJC1) - Pokljuka, Slovenia

• 10th Dec - 16 December 2023

IBU Junior Cup Racing (IBUJC2) - Ridnaun (Val Ridanna) Italian Austrian border

• 17th December 2023 - 13 January 2024

Training with Australian biathletes and coaches in Obertilliach, Austria ahead of the 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games

• 14 January 2024 to 26 January 2024 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games !!!

Highlights from Ed Woodhouse-Bedak's 2023/2022 XC Ski racing season

Gold - NSW Interschools – XC Team Division 2 (TKS) – Male U18 (Classic) Perisher Valley

Gold - NSW Interschools – XC Team Division 2 (TKS) – Male U18 (Freestyle) Perisher Valley

Gold - NSW Interschools – XC Individual Division 2 (TKS) – Male U18 (Freesyle) Perisher Valley

Overall Bronze - Australian Junior Championships (Freestyle) - Male (U20) Perisher Valley

Third ranking - Biathlon - Australian Winter Youth Olympic Games qualifying & selection races

Gold Australian Interschools – XC Team Division 1 (TKS) – Male U18 (Classic) Perisher Valley

Gold Australian Junior XC Championships – Male U16 Distance (Classic) Falls Creek, Victoria

Gold Australian Interschools – XC Team Division 1 (TKS) – Male U18 (Classic) Perisher Valley

Silver Australian Junior XC Championships – Male U16 Sprint (Freestyle) Falls Creek, Victoria

Gold New South Wales Interschools – XC Team Division 1 (TKS) – Male U18 (Classic) Perisher

Gold New South Wales Junior XC Championships – Male U16 Sprint (Freestyle) Perisher Valley

Hope you can help and thanks for reading x