When Alpine Canada announced its team for the 2025/26 season, a bemedaled, prodigious teen made his debut with the organization after his impressive rookie year with the FIS.

In the official post , released on Oct. 3, the names of athletes from across Canada and a range of disciplines list down the page alphabetically by first name. At the bottom, one of the team’s newest members and a force to watch this year: Samuel Peters, the 17-year-old Para skier from Kelowna.

But his journey to becoming the youngest member on the team this season and a multi-podium competitor didn’t start on the mountain. It began elsewhere, at age six, with a chance invitation to learn how to sit-ski.

“I was at the grocery store with my mom,” Peters, succinct and straightforward, recalled to CBC Sports.

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