Brian McKeever

Cross Country Skiing

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Seven-time Paralympic medalist in cross-country skiing, Brian McKeever started the sport when he was three. By 12 he was racing competitively, alongside older brother Robin. In 1997 Brian represented Canada in his first major competition at the Junior World Championships in Pontresina, Switzerland. A year later, Brian was diagnosed with Stargaard’s disease, macular degeneration or loss of central vision. Switching then to Para-Nordic skiing with brother, Robin, as guide. In 2002, at the Salt Lake City Paralympic Winter Games, the McKeever brothers team won two gold medals and one silver, followed by another two gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games. In 2005 Brian was the Canadian National Champion, and in 2007 he qualified for the able bodied World Championships finishing with the top Canadian result. Brian became the first Canadian to qualify to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic competition in the same year (Vancouver 2010), however due to numbers he was unable to compete in the Olympics.

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