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Mark Arendz wins silver at Paralympic test event

P.E.I.'s Mark Arendz is continuing a successful Para Nordic skiing season at the first day of the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Test Event.

Arendz won 5 medals at world championships last month

Mark Arendz (left) poses with other medal winners on the first day of the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Test Event. (Kate Boyd/Twitter)

P.E.I.'s Mark Arendz is continuing a successful Para Nordic skiing season at the first day of the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Test Event.

Arendz won silver in his first race Friday, the standing biathlon sprint event.

Last month Arendz won five medals at the world championships, including two gold.

Arendz's win in Pyeongchang came on the first of five days of competition.

Arendz last raced at the venue in 2016 as part of the Asian Cup, and aims to race there again at the Paralympics next year.

With files from Mitch Cormier