The qualification criteria for the U.S. Ski Team’s National Training Group now includes a top-three finish from NCAA Championships, signaling a change in the way the national team involves collegiate skiing in its development pipeline.
Reid and Havlick are FasterSkier’s Collegiate Skiers of the Year
April 22, 2013 By Audrey Mangan
After a one-year hiatus, our Skier of the Year awards are back. We start with the collegiate category, where for the first time in FasterSkier’s history of giving such prizes Americans took both of the top honors: NCAA freestyle champions Miles Havlick (University of Utah) and Joanne Reid (University of Colorado).
Weekly Roundup: Falun and Done
March 25, 2013
We know, we know: it’s FAHL-IN. But still. The World Cup wrapped up with spectacular races and plenty of sun in Stockholm and Falun, with Justyna Kowalczyk and Petter Northug winning the season-long titles and Kikkan Randall taking home not only the Sprint Cup but also third place in the overall. Plus, racing on this side of the pond at Whistler and Craftsbury.
Local Teams Sweep Craftsbury Spring Tour as Eastern Skiers Prepare for California Finale
March 25, 2013 By Chelsea Little
Sorry, New Hampshire: the Vermont-based teams of Craftsbury, Stratton, and UVM had a lock on the podium at the Craftsbury Spring Tour after 10/15 k pursuits based on the previous two days’ results. Sophie Caldwell consolidated her lead to win by a mile, while Pat O’Brien worked some slick skis through the sunny snow to edge out Eric Packer.
SMST2 Reigns in Craftsbury Spring Tour Sprints; O’Brien Scores One for Home Team in Prologue
March 24, 2013 By Chelsea Little
Recently back from Europe, Sophie Caldwell has dominated Craftsbury’s mini-tour so far, winning the 3.6 k prologue by over 30 seconds and the sprint qualifier by ten. The men’s field is tighter, after Pat O’Brien and Paddy Caldwell dueled it out in the prologue and then the sprint final came down to a drag race between SMST2 teammates Eric Packer and Skyler Davis.
Photo Gallery: NCAA 5/10 k Classic Podiums
March 12, 2013
RIPTON, Vt. — With nordic and alpine teammates, family and friends running racers up the hills and cheering them into the finish the 5 and 10 kilometer classic races last Thursday at the 2013 NCAA Ski Championship hosted by Middlebury College [...]
Photo Gallery: NCAA Women’s 5 k Classic
March 12, 2013
The 2013 NCAA Ski Championship hosted by Middlebury College saw many exciting races, the women’s 5 k classic was no exception. Here is a look at some of the action from one of the course’s final climbs.
Photo Gallery: NCAA Championships 15/20 k Mass Starts
March 11, 2013
Photos from a picture-perfect bluebird afternoon on the last day of the 2013 NCAA Skiing Championships at Rikert Nordic Center in Ripton, Vt., with the women’s 15 k and men’s 20 k freestyle mass starts.
Weekly Roundup: A Crystal Globe, NCAAs and More from Sochi
March 11, 2013
With only a few weeks left of racing across the nordic sports at each competitive level, the season is beginning to show distinct signs of drawing to a close. Most notably, Kikkan Randall (USA) won her one and only shot at [...]
Havlick Repeats as NCAA Champion, Leads Utah to Silver: ‘It’s Just Perfect’
March 10, 2013 By Alex Matthews
Utah senior Miles Havlick did it again, defending his mass start title at NCAA Championships, and this time leading his teammates to second in the team standings after Colorado University.
Reid, Hajkova Land Top Two to Lift CU to NCAA Title
March 9, 2013 By Alex Matthews
Colorado University seniors Joanne Reid and Eliska Hajkova went 1-2 in Saturday’s 15 k freestyle mass start, the last race of the 2013 NCAA Championships, to lift the Buffs to a national title.
Photo Gallery: NCAA Championships Men’s 10 k Classic
March 8, 2013
Cross-country action at the 2013 NCAA Championships kicked off on Thursday at the Rikert Touring Center with the men’s 10 k individual classic. Rune Ødegård helped move CU into second overall at the halfway point of the championships by winning the event in 26:00.2, five seconds ahead of University of New Mexico’s Mats Resaland. Our photos from the race.
Colorado’s Ødegård Tops Fellow Europeans at NCAA Opener
Three Scandinavians swept the podium on the first day of nordic racing at the NCAA Championships in Ripton, Vt., with Norwegian Rune Ødegård of the University of Colorado leading the charge in the 10 k classic individual start.
Gruber Crowned NCAA Classic Champion; UVM Leads Championships After Two Events
March 7, 2013 By Audrey Mangan
Last season Anja Gruber wasn’t on the University of Vermont’s NCAA squad, this year she’s the 5 k classic national champion. “It’s pretty unbelievable right now — I’m not sure if this actually just happened!” she said. Dartmouth’s Mary O’Connell claimed second and Marine Dusser (UAA) took third. UVM leads CU after the first two NCAA Championship events at Middlebury College.
Think You Know Rikert? Think Again: The Story Behind Its ‘Reconfiguration’
March 7, 2013 By Alex Matthews
From a new 5 k homologated course to the largest snowmaking system of its type in North America, Middlebury College’s Rikert Nordic Center in Vermont is on the cutting edge of cross-country ski racing. It did so largely in part to attract events like NCAAs, which start today.
2013 NCAA Championships Nordic Preview
March 6, 2013 By Audrey Mangan
Men’s and women’s giant slalom kicked off the 2013 NCAA Championships on Wednesday at the Snow Bowl in Middlebury, Vt. The University of Vermont leads the team scores after the first of four events; nordic races begin on Thursday with a 5/10 k individual classic. Here’s a preview of who to watch as the East vs. West showdown heats up at Rikert Touring Center.
Weekly Race Roundup: Golden Americans, Historic Bronze for Harvey and NoCo, Another Birkie in the Books
February 25, 2013
Marit Bjørgen of Norway and Nikita Kriukov of Russia both have two gold medals to their names so far this Championships, and Dario Cologna finally got the title he’s been search for; but Americans made a splash too, in every discipline, with Sarah Hendrickson winning jumping, Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins the team sprint, and the nordic combined team bronze in the team event. Alex Harvey also made history when he took bronze in the classic sprint, the first individual World Champs medal for Canada.
Weekly Roundup: Juniors Week
January 28, 2013
Sixteen youth, junior, and U23 World Championship races, SuperTour Tours, NorAms that served as the last selection races for Canada’s World Champs team, nordic combined in Germany, two college series – it was another busy weekend in the nordic world. Here’s everything you need to know.
In Competitive Kickoff, Colby’s New Trails Get Presidential Parade Lap
January 28, 2013 By Nathaniel Herz
Colby College President William D. “Bro” Adams donned spandex to complete a ceremonial 2-kilometer parade lap around his college’s new home trails this weekend.
EISA Racing Begins: Patterson, UNH Women Excel
In the days and weeks leading up to the Nordic events of the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, snow was hard to come by. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of the local community, mostly consisting of heavy shoveling and [...]
