Kati Dagenais

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Kati Dagenais
Born
Kati Alaux

(1969-08-05) 5 August 1969 (age 54)[1]
NationalityCanadian
OccupationAccupuncturist[2]
Years active2007–2017
Known forSled-dog racing

Kati Dagenais (born Kati Alaux 5 August 1969)[1][2] is a musher, an athlete in sled-dog racing. In 2009 she won the title of world champion in sled-dog racing in the 4-dog and 6-dog categories.[3][4] In 2013 she won the world championship in 8-dog racing.[5]

Biography[edit]

Kati Dagenais is a practicing acupuncturist who accompanied her husband, Martin Dagenais, to sled-dog races. When he was injured in 2008, she stepped in to train the dogs and quickly made a name for herself. She won three of four races in her first year of competitive racing and the following year became world champion.[2][5]

Dagenais, who was barely five feet tall and less than 100 pounds, began intensive bodybuilding for the strength to control an 8-dog team.[2] Switching from 6-dog to the 8-dog category, Dagenais won the 2010 International Classic for Huskies in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts.[6]

Dagensais won the 8-dog race at the 2012 Gosford Challenge,[7] setting a new track record of 43 minutes 58.49 seconds. Second and third-place finished 3 and 4 minutes behind her.[8] She followed this with a gold medal win at the 2012 Limited North American Championship in Alaska.[9]

Due to the logistics of air transporting a dog team, Dagenais entered the 6-dog event at the 2015 World Championships in Todtmoos, Germany. Despite further reducing her team to 5 dogs after her head dog was injured, she finished with the bronze medal.[10]

Dagenais won the six-dog event at the 2017 Mauricie Challenge. She noted that there were more female competitors and champions, and suggested that a maternal instinct was appreciated by the dogs.[11]

At the 2017 World Cup in Haliburton, Ontario, Dangenais was left alone on the track when her 8-dog team took off when she stepped off the sled to fix a problem. Competitor Lars Lindh stopped and brought her on his sled for 2 or 3 km (1 or 2 mi) until they caught her team. Dagenais expressed how grateful and impressed she was for Lindh's sportsmanship in putting her safety before precious seconds in the hunt for World Cup gold. Lindh ultimately won gold in the event.[12]

Dagenais was also a regular competitor at the Dryland Canadian Championship Dog Races run on dirt trails in October.[13]

Awards[edit]

  • First place, 4-dog race, 2008 Kalkaska Winterfest, Kalkaska, Michigan[1]
  • First place, 4-dog professional, 2008 Mackinaw Mush in Mackinaw City, Michigan[14]
  • First place, 4-dog race, 2008 Rona Dagenais Classic in Ste-Agathe-des-Monts[1]
  • Gold medal, 6-dog race, 2009 World Championship in Beauce, Quebec
  • Gold medal, 8-dog race, 2010 Rona Dagenais Classic in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts[6]
  • Gold medal, 6-dog 8-mile race, 2012 Limited North American Championship in Fairbanks, Alaska[9]
  • First place, 8-dog race, 2012 Gosford Challenge[7]
  • Gold medal, 8-dog 12-mile race, 2013 North American IFSS World Championship in North Pole, Alaska[5]
  • Bronze medal, 6-dog race, 2015 World Championship in Todtmoos, Germany[10]
  • First place, 6-dog race, 2017 Mauricie Challenge[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Member Profile - Kati Dagenais". International Sled Dog Racing Association (ISDRA). 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Brasset, Yolande (18 February 2009). "Un parcours de rêve pour la musher Kati Dagenais" [A dream course for the musher Kati Dagenais]. L'Écho du Nord (in French). p. 38. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Kati Dagenais sera à Sainte-Agathe" [Kati Dagenais will be in Sainte-Agathe]. La Quinze Nord (in French). 28 January 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. ^ Houle, Isabelle (16 March 2012). "Championne du monde en traîneaux à chiens, KatiDagenais bat des records" [World champion dog sledding, Kati Dagenais beats records]. Le journal des Pays-d'en-Haut - La Vallée (in French). Archived from the original on 28 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Cote, Félix (17 February 2015). "Traineau à chien: Kati Dagenais rêve d'un troisième titre mondial" [Dog sled: Kati Dagenais dreams of a third world title]. Le Journal des Pays-d'en-Haut (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Kati Dagenais gagne encore à Sainte-Agathe" [Kati Dagenais wins again at St. Agathe]. Le journal des Pays-d'en-Haut - La Vallée (in French). 25 February 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ a b "Le 12e Défi de la Gosford attire 500 personnes" [12th Gosford Challenge attracts 500 people]. Echo de Frontenac (in French). 16 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  8. ^ Martel, Ronald (14 February 2012). "Édition record du Défi de la Gosford" [Record edition of the Gosford Challenge]. La Presse (in French). Groupe Gesca. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  9. ^ a b "LNAC Final Results". Alaska Dog Mushers Association. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  10. ^ a b Cote, Félix (3 March 2015). "Championnats mondiaux de course à chiens" [World Dog Racing Championships]. Le Journal des Pays-d'en-Haut (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  11. ^ a b Delisle, Gabriel (26 February 2017). "Défi Mauricie: des conditions difficiles" [Maurice Challenge: difficult conditions]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). Trois-Rivières, Quebec: Capital Media Group. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  12. ^ Sternlund, Hans (30 January 2017). "Hjälpte konkurrent – tog VM-guld i slädhund" [Helped competitor - took World Cup gold in sled dog]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Canadian Championship Dryland Dog Racing". Destination Wakefield. desinationwakefield.com. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  14. ^ Gringas, Paul (7 February 2008). "Making Tracks at the Mush". The St. Ignace News. Michigan: www.stignacenews.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

External links[edit]

  • Superdogs – Martin and Kati Dagenais discuss their dogs in a 2009 Mushing article.
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