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Antoine Cyr

Canadian cross-country skier

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ105712056
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Antoine Cyr (born 18 September 1998) is a Canadian cross-country skier. Cyr started skiing at a young age, as both of his parents were also cross-country skiers.

Career

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021, Cyr, along with partner Graham Ritchie, placed in seventh place during the team sprint event. They were the youngest team in the final. At the start of the 2021–22 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Cyr had two top 15 finishes, finishing in 11th and 12th during races of the first World Cup stop.

In January 2022, Cyr won the sprint race as part of the Canadian Championships, which confirmed his automatic qualification to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. On January 13, 2022, Cyr was officially named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.

On December 19, 2025, Cyr was named to Canada's 2026 Olympic Team.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

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