At long last, the final video from U.S. nationals in Soldier Hollow (and you thought we forgot about the women's skate sprint).
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All six of the female finalists in the U.S. nationals skate sprint had a pretty good sense how the last race around Soldier Hollow would play out. Caitlin Gregg threw them for a loop, but Sadie Bjornsen responded, edging Sophie Caldwell and Jennie Bender for the win.
Bjornsen Gets What She Came For, Wins National Title in 20 k Classic Mass Start
Alex KochonJanuary 6, 2013
A two-time runner-up at this year's nationals, Sadie Bjornsen proved to herself that she can achieve gold, winning her second national title in three years in her first-ever 20 k. Bjornsen skied away from the pack late, beating teammate Kate Fitzgerald by nearly 13 seconds.
Friday's 10- and 15-kilometer freestyle races at Soldier Hollow were hardly walks in the park. Racers had to tackle a modified 5-kilometer course, which some thought was harder than the Olympic 5 k. Photos from some of the top women on the two-lap sufferfest.
Rosie Brennan of APU notched her first national title at home just outside Park City on Friday, winning the 10 k freestyle individual start by nearly 11 seconds over teammate Sadie Bjornsen. Kate Fitzgerald took third to complete the APU podium sweep.
Still craving more details from Wednesday's classic sprint at U.S. nationals in Soldier Hollow? We've got the extras right here.
A year after initially winning the classic sprint at U.S. nationals, then being disqualified from it, Torin Koos proved he was back and in good health Wednesday as he secured his fourth national sprint title.
While we wait for results to start coming in this morning, here's a snapshot of the scene in the stadium. Qualification begins at 10:00 am and heats start at 1:00 pm MST.
Wondering how Soldier Hollow is looking? Let our slideshow from New Year's Day do the talking.