Athlete Bio#
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Height
5'8"
Age
20
Hometown
West Yellowstone, MT
Education
International Virtual Learning Academy ('22)
World Championship Experience
- 2025 Junior World Championships (Oestersund, SWE) - 62nd in individual / 19th in mixed relay / 68th in sprint / 19th in relay
- 2024 Junior World Championships (Otepää, EST) - 69th in individual / 62nd in sprint / 18th in relay
- 2023 Youth World Championships (Schuchinsk, Kazakhstan): 13th in Mixed Relay / 20th in Individual / 11th in Youth Men’s Relay / 49th in Sprint / 49th in Pursuit
- 2022 Youth World Championships (Soldier Hollow, UT): 31st in Individual / 43rd in Sprint / 43rd in Pursuit / 10th in Youth Men's Relay
Career Highlights
- 2025 IBU Junior Open European Championships (Altenberg, GER) - 37th in individual / 16th in single mixed relay / 55th in sprint / 54th in mass start 60
- 2025 IBU Junior Cup (Jakuszyce, POL) - 44th in sprint / 47th in mass start 60 / 24th in sprint
- 2024 Junior Open European Championships (Jakuszyce, POL) - 37th in mass start 60 / 73rd in sprint / 55th in individual
- 2023 IBU Junior Cup #3 (Haanja, Estonia): 61st in Sprint / 54th in Sprint
- 2-Time (2023) U.S. National Champion
- 2-Time (2021) U.S. Rollerski National Champion
- 3 (2021 & 2022) U.S. National Championships Podium Finishes
- 3 (2021, 2022, & 2023) U.S. Youth/Junior World Trials 1st Place Finishes
- 3 (2021 & 2022) U.S. Youth/Junior World Trials Podium Finishes
- 6 (2021, 2022, & 2023) Calforex Cup (Alberta, Canada) 1st Place finishes
- U.S. Jr. Cup Team member in 2022, 2023, & 2024
- U.S. Liatoppen Skiskytterfestival Team member in 2017, 2018, & 2019
Club #
Team Altius/BATC
About #
Thor started skiing as soon as he could walk and was introduced to biathlon at the age of 5 by his father, Marc Sheppard. Thor raced at the local level until 2015, when he started traveling to races and racing cross-country skiing on the West Yellowstone Nordic Ski Team. In 2017, Thor was selected to compete at the Liatoppen Skiskytterfestival in Norway, the largest biathlon race in the world, which made him decide that he wanted to pursue biathlon exclusively. Thor now trains with the Biathlon Alberta Training Center in Canmore, AB, Canada, but continues to race for Team Altius in the US. Outside of skiing and biathlon, Thor enjoys hiking, climbing, and other outdoor activities, computer programming, UAV flying, playing the piano, and operating any type of machinery.
Equipment #
| Skis | Madshus |
| Boots | Madshus |
| Poles | Madshus |
