Kershaw and Harvey won the gold medal in the team sprint, bringing Canada their first ever gold and second World Championship medal ever, the first being Sara Renner's bronze in 2005. In the 2012 Tour de Ski, Kershaw came in fourth place overall, the best a Canadian has ever done. Kershaw had his best ever season in 2011/2012, finishing second overall in the World Cup standings. He was on the podium in six world cup podiums with two gold, one silver, and three bronze. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships 1 medal – (1 gold) World Cup Season standings Individual podiums 3 victories – (2 , 1 ) 14 podiums – (6 , 8 ) Team podiums 1 podium – (1 ) Personal life Kershaw is the eldest of three children, sister Linnaea is a journalism student in Vancouver and brother Sean an Art History student in Montreal. Beyond skiing Kershaw plans to return to school to pursue a degree in medicine, with the eventual goal of becoming doctor specializing in sports medicine. He is married to Norwegian cross-country skier Kristin Størmer Steira, the two having been together since December 2012 and married since July 2015, and has one daughter, born in 2017. References External links Official Site Bio at Cross Country Canada 1982 births Canadian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Tour de Ski skiers Living people Olympic cross-country skiers of Canada Sportspeople from Greater Sudbury