Born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon, Dahria Beatty of the Alberta World Cup Academy recently packed her bags for the second period of World Cup races in Europe and is ready to represent Canada on the U25 B-Tour.
HomeAuthor
Gabby Naranja
Gabby Naranja considers herself a true Mainer, having grown up in the northern most part of the state playing hockey and roofing houses with her five brothers. She graduated from Bates College where she ran cross-country, track, and nordic skied. She spent this past winter in Europe and is currently in Montana enjoying all that the U.S. northwest has to offer.
Norway’s Falla and Østberg Go 1-2; Caldwell 7th, Bjornsen 9th for U.S.
Gabby NaranjaDecember 19, 2015
Norway's sprint regulars, Maiken Caspersen Falla and Ingvild Flugstad Østberg took the top two spots on the skate-sprint podium at the Toblach World Cup, while two U.S. women landed in the top 10 and four of five made the heats.
The Sovereign Lake NorAm wrapped up on Sunday with the women's 10 k and men's 15 k freestyle distance races. Both race winners, Dahria Beatty and Kevin Sandau said it was a good way to end 2015.
With a tough psyche and plenty of team support, Chelsea Holmes raced to her first win of the season during the women's SuperTour 10 k classic mass start on Sunday in Sun Valley, Idaho, ahead of APU teammate Becca Rorabaugh in second and Craftsbury's Caitlin Patterson in third.
"Patience was really the name of the game and I kept it all day,” said Saturday's SuperTour classic sprint winner, Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess. He beat out Reese Hanneman and Tyler Kornfield, both of APU, for his first win of the season.
Sun Valley Videos: Chatting with USST Rookies Kern and Ogden (+ Sprint Course Preview)
Gabby NaranjaDecember 4, 2015
FasterSkier sat down with the youngest members of the U.S. Ski Team, the Stratton Mountain School's Julia Kern and Katharine Ogden, both 18, to talk about their training seasons and outlook, and Kern helped us preview the Sun Valley SuperTour classic sprint.
With plenty of shovels and smiles, the Sun Valley crew is working hard to make both SuperTour races happen at the Lake Creek trails. "Putting the work in here gives the athletes an opportunity to test themselves appropriately on the kinds of courses that they need to be prepared to ski on," SVSEF Nordic Director Rick Kapala explains.
U.S. Devo Coach Fish Hosts Jam-Packed Junior Clinic: ‘Keep Them Moving, Keep Them Active’
Gabby NaranjaDecember 3, 2015
Where does the development of a strong ski program begin? U.S. Ski Team Development Coach Bryan Fish talks about the importance of engaging youth in nordic skiing. "Keep them moving and keep them active, keep challenging them, that’s what brings them back," Fish said last week in West Yellowstone, Mont.
Twin Cities Training Partners, Gregg and Liebsch Take First and Second in SuperTour 15 k
Gabby NaranjaNovember 29, 2015
Longtime friends Brian Gregg and Matt Liebsch took the top-two SuperTour podium spots in Saturday's 15 k freestyle, while Scott Patterson (APU) finished third his first time racing in West Yellowstone.
Bender Cruises to Skate-Sprint Win in SuperTour Opener, Ahead of Halvorsen and Beatty
Gabby NaranjaNovember 28, 2015
BSF skier Jennie Bender dominated from qualifier all the way through to the final on Friday in the first SuperTour race of the season. “You go into the season and you never really know what picture you’re going to paint,” Bender said. “So I’m stoked on how things were drawn today.”
On Thanksgiving Day, skiers at the Yellowstone Ski Festival tell us what they are thankful for this week. For many of them, it's the snow!
In the spirit of “Movember,” FasterSkier ranked the top mustaches found out on the trails on the second day of the Yellowstone Ski Festival in West Yellowstone, Mont., and asked about some of the athletes' race goals for the coming SuperTour weekend.
Welcome to West Yellowstone: Trailside Insight with Thor (and Video with the Elites)
Gabby NaranjaNovember 25, 2015
The Yellowstone Ski Festival officially kicked off on Tuesday, with numerous athletes and clubs out skiing the trails. Longtime keeper-of-the-gates at the Rendezvous trailhead, Thor Godar, sets the scene so far.
On the Attack, Newell Second in Gällivare Classic Sprint; Harvey 7th and Bjornsen 8th
Gabby NaranjaNovember 21, 2015
With Canadians and Russians to contend with, American Andy Newell placed second overall in Saturday's FIS classic sprint in Gällivare, Sweden. “I think what you’ll see more from me more this year is I’ll be the one making attacks and not responding to other peoples’ [attacks],” Newell explained.
Our Own Live Stream: NBCUniversal Acquires Rights to FIS World Cup Events
Gabby NaranjaNovember 18, 2015
After acquiring rights to most all of the FIS World Cup events this season, NBCUniversal plans to stream cross-country and nordic-combined World Cups live through its NBC Sports Live Extra platform. And the Tour de Ski is scheduled to be broadcast on TV via the Universal HD channel.
Best of Both Worlds: MSU Measures VO2max and Upper Body at the Same Time (with Video)
Gabby NaranjaNovember 16, 2015
While "a high VO2max is never a disadvantage -- ever!” Dr. Dan Heil of Montana State University explains that honing in on upper-body strength may be the way to go. "If [an athlete is] interested in being able to track their training progress, maybe all they need to be able to track is changes in upper-body power."
Eirik Brandsdal was a pretty happy guy after beating Petter Northug by six-tenths of a second on Sunday. "I thought, 'Do not look back. Imagine that you have the devil at your heels,' " he recalled.
Falla Impedes Her Buddy Østberg, Leaving Matveeva with Beitostølen Sprint Win
Gabby NaranjaNovember 15, 2015
For the second time this weekend, a Norwegian was disqualified during a race in Beitostølen, Norway, and missed out on a victory because of it. Maiken Caspersen Falla was first across the line in the women's classic sprint final, but subsequently relegated, leaving Russia's Natalia Matveeva with the win.
FS caught up with one of the most experienced elite female coaches club in the U.S., Pepa Miloucheva. Head coach for the Craftsbury Green Racing Project, Miloucheva details the path of the program, as well as her own, over the past 20 years.
Wednesday Workout: Uphill Double-Pole, Specific Strength with MSU (with Video)
Gabby NaranjaNovember 4, 2015
The one workout no skier should sacrifice? Specific strength, MSU Head Coach Matthew Johnson explains. “It’s really easy to waste time rollerskiing,” he says. “... Practice makes permanent, so we try to practice good permanence.”