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Young Canadian stars climb international rankings 

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Canadian athletes are entering a period where new names are beginning to show up on leaderboards and podiums across multiple sports. In a variety of sports, young Canadians have begun turning strong junior reputations into results at the highest level. Their progress shows that a new group is starting to establish itself internationally.  

Victoria Mboko  

At 18 years old, Victoria Mboko has become the most promising player in Canadian tennis. She began 2025 outside the top 300, but climbed into the top 25 by August, driven by a breakthrough victory at the National Bank Open in Montreal. Mboko defeated Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauf, Elena Rybakina and Sofia Kenin in succession before winning the title. The performance moved her into Canada’s top spot in women’s singles and confirmed her as a fixture on the WTA Tour.  

Summer McIntosh  

Swimming has produced its own benchmark in Summer McIntosh. Already a two-time world champion before turning 18, she lowered her own world records in the 400-metre freestyle and 200-metre individual medley in 2025. These swims came at national trials and World Championships, where she consistently placed ahead of Olympic medalists. McIntosh is positioned as Canada’s most reliable medal contender heading into the next Olympic cycle, with a schedule that covers both freestyle and medley disciplines.  

Alexandria Loutitt  

Ski jumping, historically peripheral in Canada, has gained profile through Alexandria Loutitt. In 2023 she became the first Canadian woman to win a World Cup event, winning gold at later that season. At 19 years old, she set a women’s ski flying world record. Her results place her among the world’s elite in a sport usually dominated by central European countries, while maintaining regular top-10 finishes on the circuit.  

Sienna MacDonald  

On the track, Sienna MacDonald is developing into a reliable multi-event competitor. A U SPORTS champion in the heptathlon, she has improved steadily across hurdles, long jump and combined events, posting personal bests that have brought her into national team contention. While not yet an international medalist, her range across seven disciplines and progression in points totals mark her as one of Canada’s strongest heptathlon prospects in years.  

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These athletes arrive from very different sporting backgrounds, but each is producing tangible results on international stages. Mboko has already beaten top-10 players, McIntosh holds world records, Loutitt owns world titles and MacDonald is moving toward global relevance in a difficult event. Their trajectories will be measured not by potential, but by how they continue to convert early progress into sustained results.  

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