Canada’s Alison Mackie skis to U23 cross-country gold, teammate Xavier McKeever earns bronze

Composite photo of Canadian cross-country skiers Alison Mackie and Xavier McKeever.

Alison Mackie won gold in the women’s 20-kilometre mass start and fellow Canadian Xavier McKeever took bronze in the men’s event Thursday at the under-23 cross-country skiing championships in Lillehammer, Norway.