Sr. Nationals Week Opens With Classic Sprint Race

We started our “Nationals Week” with a classic sprint race this afternoon. Everyone skied a prelim and 3 heats on an uphill course at Ball Mtn. Dam. We started at the dam, came up the hill, did a short loop through the parking lot and then continued up over the top of the hill, finishing with a gradual downhill.

Tyler tries to hold off Koby. He couldn’t do it in the prelim. Here are the boys times:
Skyler 3:09
Paddy 3:27
Koby 3:28
Hamish 3:29
Gino 3:41
Tyler 3:54
Adam 4:04
Scott 4:24
Russell 4:24

Russell looks good with Adam W chasing.

Ana has been fighting a cold so she just skied the prelim.

Sophie gets advice from Gus and Matt. Her plan….double pole the whole thing.
Here are the girls results:
Sophie 3:53
Katharine 4:08
Brooke 4:16
Mackenzie 4:23
Kate 4:40
Mollie 4:42
Ana 4:48
Tegan 4:50
Pippin 4:53
Tess 4:55
Alex 5:11

Scott looking stylish in tights and shorts.

Since Skyler had faster skis he had to start behind the rest of the boys. Here he is catching them in a heat. (oh…it wasn’t just ski speed 🙂 ).
Heat 1 results:
Skyler 3:18
Koby 3:31
Hamish 3:32
Paddy 3:33

Gino 3:50
Tyler 3:58
Sophie 4:07

Katharine 4:13
Brooke 4:30

‘Kenzie 4:18
Scott 4:34
Russell 5:28

Kate 4:34
Mollie 4:42
Tegan 4:43
Pip 4:52
Tess 4:58
Alex 5:03

Heat 2:
Skyler 3:10
Hamish 3:32
Koby 3:33
Paddy 3:35
Gino 3:40

Tyler 3:57
Sophie 4:05
Katharine 4:15
‘Kenzie 4:20

Brooke 4:17
Scott 4:18
Russell 4:23
Kate 4:48

Mollie 4:47
Tegan 4:48
Pip 4:52
Tess 4:54
Alex 5:19

Pip and Tess.

Heading up the top part of the hill.

Liz and Ana discuss health and technique.

Sverre and Brooke.

Above is the end of heat 3. Skyler started 25 seconds behind and really had to hammer.
Skyler 3:03
Koby 3:31
Paddy 3:33
Hamish 3:36
Gino 3:41
Tyler 3:48

Sophie 4:06
Katharine 4:12
Scott 4:19
Russell 4:25
‘Kenz 4:31

Brooke 4:26
Kate 4:39
Tegan 4:52
Pip 4:55
Mollie 4:59
Tess 5:02
Alex 5:10