This can be explained by the reason that all the Canadian top athletes were preparing for the Olympics in Salt Lake City and didn't go to the National Championship Allround.

In the next two years she repeated the win of a bronze medal at Canadian Single Distance Championship, in 2007 and 2008 she ended third at the 3000 meters.

In Nagano she won her first senior medal with Christine Nesbitt and Kristina Groves in the Canadian pursuit team at the World Championships.

I want to cross the finish line knowing I've shown what I'm made of and having done myself proud for the 21 years of training I've put into this moment.

[4] As of 2014 Schussler has spent the last 11 years living and training in Calgary, Alberta, but she still listed Winnipeg her hometown.