FasterSkier photographers Rob Whitney and Nat Herz were out on the trails yesterday shooting photos of the races at U.S. Nationals in Anchorage. Check out these pictures of the qualifiers and the heats!
David Chamberlain (MWSC/Fischer)
Chris Cook (Steinbock Racing)
Caitlin Compton (Go! Training)
Hannah Dreissigacker (Craftsbury Green Racing Project)
Mike Hinckley (APU)
Holly Brooks (APU)
Ida Sargent (Craftsbury Green Racing Project)
Katie Ronsse (APU)
Kevin Hochtl (Team Homegrown)
Kikkan Randall (USST)
Lindsey Dehlin (Red Group Racing)
Lindsay Williams (USST)
Liz Stephen (USST)
Maria Stuber (CXC)
Morgan Smyth (USST)
Nicole DeYong (SVSEF)
Rosie Brennan (Dartmouth)
Kristina Trygstad-Saari (Bridger Ski Foundation)
Mike Sinnott (SVSEF)
Sophie Caldwell (Dartmouth)
A view of the mountains surrounding Anchorage.
Conditions at Kincaid were good, if a bit dark. The moon was still up during the women’s qualifying round. Photo, Rob Whitney
Becca Rorabaugh (APU) and Kate Whitcomb (SVSEF) in the heats
A shot of the heats from above. Photo, Rob Whitney
Peter Kling (APU) and Tyson Flaharty (FAST) in the background
The start of one of the heats. Photo, Rob Whitney
Holly Brooks (APU) and Ida Sargent (Craftsbury Green Racing Project). Photo, Rob Whitney
Holly Brooks in one of her heats. Photo, Rob Whitney
Mike Hinckley (APU) and Chris Cook (Steinbock Racing)
Skiers on the only significant downhill of the sprint course. Photo, Rob Whitney.
APU’s Casey Fagerquist working on skis. Photo, Rob Whitney.
A member of Kikkan Randall’s fan club.
A sign erected in support of APU’s Holly Brooks
About two-thirds of the way through the sprint course. Photo, Rob Whitney
Simi Hamilton (SVSEF) and Chris Cook (Steinbock Racing). Photo, Rob Whitney.
Hamilton on his way to victory in the finals. Photo, Rob Whitney.
Mike Hinckley (APU) and Chris Cook (Steinbock Racing)
Garrott Kuzzy (USST) leading on the downhill. Photo, Rob Whitney
L-R Nicole DeYong (SVSEF), Becca Rorabaugh (APU), Laura Valaas (APU), Kate Whitcomb (SVSEF), Eliska Hajkova (CU). Photo, Rob Whitney.
Simi Hamilton (SVSEF) leading the men’s final. Photo, Rob Whitney.
Erik Bjornsen (Methow Olympic Development) leading one of the men’s heats. Photo, Rob Whitney.
Simi Hamilton (SVSEF) on his way to a national championship.
Kevin Hochtl (Team Homegrown) leading a quarterfinal heat. Photo, Rob Whitney.
Chris Cook (Steinbock Racing) leading one of the men’s heats.
One of the women’s quarterfinals gets set to start.
Kikkan Randall (USST) and Kristina Trygstad-Saari (Bridger Ski Foundation). Photo, Rob Whitney.
Randall on her way to victory in the finals. Photo, Rob Whitney.
A view of the stadium from the top of the major hill on the course.
Two skiers about to crest the stairstep hill.
One of the women’s heats gets underway. Photo, Rob Whitney.
Nat Herz is an Alaska-based journalist who moonlights for FasterSkier as an occasional reporter and podcast host. He was FasterSkier's full-time reporter in 2010 and 2011.
