Brittany
Hudak

Discovered by legendary Paralympian Colette Bourgonje at a Canadian Tire in Prince Albert, Sask., Brittany Hudak is vying to compete at her fourth Paralympic Winter Games at Milano Cortina 2026.

At the 2022 Games in Beijing, Hudak produced her best Games yet with a double medal performance. She took bronze in the 15 kilometre women’s standing race and was also third in the 12.5 kilometre biathlon event.

Despite an off-season knee injury, Hudak continued to shine in 2024-25 with a gold and bronze in the biathlon races at the World Cup in Val di Fiemme, Italy which also served as the test event for the 2026 Games. She also posted three fourth-place finishes at the Para biathlon worlds and two fifth at the Para cross-country worlds.

In 2018, Hudak was part of Canada’s record-setting Para nordic skiing team that captured 16 medals at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games where she celebrated a bronze herself in the 12.5 kilometre biathlon event. The bronze was Hudak’s first Paralympic medal.

Hudak started the 2021-22 season with a career best performance at the season opening World Cup in Canmore. In cross country, she won gold in the five kilometre and one km races and silver in the 10 km, while in the biathlon she was victorious in the six and 10 km events.

Hudak was introduced to cross-country skiing by Bourgonje, who would become her teammate at Sochi 2014. Hudak was an 18-year-old employee at a Canadian Tire store in Prince Albert, Sask. when Bourgonje introduced herself and provided information to Hudak on the sport. Before then, Hudak was not familiar with the Paralympic Games.

Hudak, born missing part of her left arm, was an active person involved in dancing, track and field, basketball and badminton but was still looking for her niche sport. Hudak immediately enjoyed the challenges of cross country skiing.

Off the ski trails, Hudak worked as a youth and family support worker in Calgary throughout the pandemic in addition to her ski training. She completed her degree in social work at the University of Regina in 2019.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Three Paralympic bronze medals (two in 2022, one in 2018) … Five-time world championship team member (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025)… 2014, 2018, 2022 Paralympian…

PERSONAL

Daughter of Rhonda and Dave… has one brother…

NOTABLE RESULTS

2025 Para cross country world championships – relay – 5th

2025 Para cross country world championships – 20 km – 5th

2025 Para biathlon world championships – 7.5 km – 4th

2025 Para biathlon world championships – 12.5 km – 4th

2025 Para biathlon world championships – sprint pursuit – 4th

2023 Para cross country world championships – 20 km – 3rd

2023 Para cross country world championships – 10 km – 5th

2022 Paralympic Winter Games – 15 km cross country – 3rd

2022 Paralympic Winter Games – 12.5 km biathlon – 3rd

2022 Paralympic Winter Games – 2.5 km open relay cross country – 6th

2022 Paralympic Winter Games – 10 km biathlon – 6th

2022 Paralympic Winter Games – 10 km cross country – 7th

2022 Paralympic Winter Games – 6 km biathlon – 8th

2019 Para nordic World Championships – 12.5 km biathlon – 4th

2019 Para nordic World Championships – 10 km biathlon – 4th

2019 Para nordic World Championships – 6 km biathlon – 6th

2019 Para nordic World Championships – 15 km cross country – 6th

2019 Para nordic World Championships – 7.5 km cross country – 7th

2018 Paralympic Winter Games – 12.5 km biathlon – 3rd

2018 Paralympic Winter Games – 10 km biathlon – 5th

2018 Paralympic Winter Games – sprint cross country – 6th

2018 Paralympic Winter Games – 7.5 km cross country – 8th

2018 Paralympic Winter Games – 6 km biathlon – 8th

2017 Para nordic World Championships – 15 km cross country – 5th

2017 Para nordic World Championships – 12.5 km biathlon – 5th

2017 Para nordic World Championships – 10 km biathlon – 8th

2017 Para nordic World Championships – 6 km biathlon – 10th

2017 Para nordic World Championships – 5 km cross country – 10th

2015 Para nordic World Championships – 5 km cross country – 4th

2015 Para nordic World Championships – 2X2.5km cross country – 4th

2015 Para nordic World Championships – 6 km biathlon – 4th

2015 Para nordic World Championships – 15 km cross country – 6th

2015 Para nordic World Championships – 1 km cross country – 7th

2014 Paralympic Winter Games – 15 km cross country – 10th

2014 Paralympic Winter Games – 1 km cross country – 11th

2014 Paralympic Winter Games – 5 km cross country – 12th