Garrott Kuzzy first began ski racing in eighth grade in his hometown of Hayward, Wisconsin. Starting as a ski jumper and nordic combined athlete, his love of the cross country aspect of the sport won over. Early on he was exposed to the real world of nordic by his dad, Jim, who was a Worldloppet Master and took his young son first to watch and later to race in several of the historic European marathons....
Birthdate: 2/10/86 Hometown: Vernon, VT Current Residence: depends on the day! I have an apartment in Marquette, MI but at the moment I am in Park City, UT at a camp. Ski Club: NENSA/NMU Status on U.S. Ski Team: 3rd year on Continental Cup team Height: 5’4 Weight: 120 Best Results: 8th Classic Sprint 2007 U23 Championships 2nd and 3rd 2007 NCAA Championships 7th Freestyle Sprint 2006 World Junior Championships Sponsors: Salomon Boots and Bindings...
Birthdate: 10/23/1985 Hometown: Anchorage, AK Current Residence: Anchorage, AK Ski Club: APUNSC Height: 5’9” Weight: 140 Best Results: 2x Supertour Podium in 2008, 5x Junior National Champion, 15th World Junior Championships Sponsors: Atomic, Swix, Hammer Nutrition Website: www.katieronsse.blogspot.com Full Interview When did you start ski racing, and what were some highlights of your young skiing career? I learned to ski at age five, as a Polar Cub in Anchorage’s Junior Nordic program. By age ten...
Birthdate: April 13, 1984 Hometown: St. Paul, MN Current Residence: Minneapolis, MN Ski Club: CXC Elite Team Height: 5’6’’ Weight: 140 Best Results: 12th Women’s Division, American Birkebeiner, 2008 3rd Women’s 5k skate, Midwest SuperTour, Telemark, WI, 2008 2nd Women’s skate sprint, Midwest SuperTour, Duluth, MN, 2008 26th Women’s 10k classic, U.S. Senior Nationals, 2008 26th Women’s 5k skate, U.S. Senior Nationals, 2008 Sponsors: Lake Express High Speed Ferry, American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, Salomon, Toko,...
Birthdate: June 16, 1984 Hometown: Hastings, Minnesota Current Residence: Marquette, Michigan Status on U.S. Ski Team: Continental Cup Height: 5-5 Weight: 137 Best Results: 2005 National Sprint Champion, 2007 NCAA National Champion, 4 time NCAA All-American, 3rd 2007 Canadian Nationals Sprint Sponsors: Fischer Skis, Swix Poles Full Interview When did you start ski racing, and what were some highlights of your young skiing career? I started ski racing when I was on the Hastings High...
Birthdate: July 19, 1980 Hometown: Leavenworth, WA Current Residence: Bend, Oregon Ski Club: Leavenworth Winter Sports Club (L.W.S.C.) Coach: Justin Wadsworth; US Ski Team Staff Serviceman: Oleg Raglino in Europe. Randy Gibbs domestically. Status on U.S. Ski Team: World Cup, 7th year Height: 6′ 2″ Weight: 188 Best Results: European Cup Win in 2006, 3rd in World Cup in 2007, Two National Titles, Two Olympic Teams. Part of World Cup Red Group – top 30...
Birthdate: November 7, 1980 Hometown: New York City, NY/ Warren, Vermont Current Residence: Minneapolis, MN Ski Club: CXC Ski Team Height: 5’5″ Weight: 127 Best Results: 2008 US Nationals 5k Skate 1st, 2007 US Nationals Team Skate Sprint 1st, 37th Biathlon World Championships. Sponsors: CXC Team, Finn Sisu, Seeley Hills Ski Club, Salomon, Toko, Lake Express, Polar, Rudy Project, Becker Law, Tid Tech Ltd., American Birkebeiner, The Fix-Massage, St. Cloud State Human Performance Lab, Gear...
Becca Rorabaugh is a native of Fairbanks Alaska, began skiing in first grade, and has continued ever since. Although at one point during middle school, she was skiing, playing basketball, volleyball, soccer, and running cross country, Rorabaugh is currently skiing full time before continuing her academic career at Dartmouth. Rorabaugh credits her mom for helping push her to get to where she is today. In 2008 Rorabaugh won both the Classic Sprint and the 10K...
Birthdate: June 2, 1983 Hometown: Rhinelander, WI Current Residence: Marquette, MI Ski Club: CXC Elite Team Height: 6’2” Weight: 170 lbs. Best Results: Several top 15 finishes at U.S. Nationals, a 3rd place finish at my final NCAAs, as well as being a two-time World Junior team member and one time U23 World championship team member are my most memorable Sponsors: CXC Elite Team sponsors including Salomon skis, boots, and bindings; Toko wax and apparel;...
Zach Violett is a native of Brownsville, CA and began ski racing at eleven in the Echo to Kirkwood backcountry race. Violett credits Jeff Schloss and Glenn Jobe for his success as a junior, Torgeir Skrede for coaching in Norway, and Trond Flagstad for his collegiate career at UAA. Although Violett does not specialize in any event, he enjoys 10K and 20K mass start classic races, and his favorite workout is bounding intervals during the...
Birthdate: June 5, 1978 Hometown: Anchorage, AK Current Residence: Anchorage, AK Ski Club: APU Nordic Ski Center Height: 5’10” Weight: 151 lbs Best Results: 2006 Olympian, 2x National Champion Sponsors: Atomic, Swix, Toko, Skinny Raven Sports, Dedicated Athlete, Rudy Project, Altolab Website: jamessoutham.blogspot.com Full Interview When did you start ski racing, and what were some highlights of your young skiing career? I started as a freshman in high school after I got cut from the...
Birthdate: December 6, 1982 Hometown: Anchorage, AK Current Residence: Ketchum, Idaho?Ski Club: Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Height: 5’6″ Best Results: 2nd- 2005 15k skate NCAA 9th- 2008 5k skate U.S. Nationals 4th- 2008 50k skate American Birkiebeiner 5th- 2008 15k pursuit U.S. Nationals Sponsors: Fischer/Craft, Alpina, Koth Physical Therapy, Summit Prosthetics and Orthotics, In the Arena, SVSEF Full Interview When did you start ski racing, and what were some highlights of your ?young skiing...
Birthdate: 6/15/80 Hometown: Rhinelander WI Ski Club: SVSEF Status on U.S. Ski Team: World Cup Team Height: 5’10” Weight: 185 Best Results: 2008 Canmore World Cup Sprint 20th, 2007 Otepaea World Cup Sprint 14th, 2006 Olympic Games Sprint 21st, 2006 US Nationals Sprint Champ, 2006 US Nationals 15k 2nd, 2005 Silver Star World Cup Sprint 12th, 2003 NCAA 20k Champ Sponsors: Rossignol, Swix, Rudy Project, Marwe, Powerbar Full Interview When did you start ski racing,...
Birthdate: 11/03/1981 Hometown: Spokane, WA Current Residence: Bend, OR Ski Club: XC Oregon Height: 5’10” Weight: 173 Best Results: 1 Super Tour Win, Several Super Tour Podiums, 1st: 2008 Great Race, 3rd: 2007 Boulder Mt Tour, 2008 Canmore World Cup qualifier Full Interview When did you start ski racing, and what were some highlights of your young skiing career? Started skiing as cross-training for running my freshman year of high school and ending up liking...
Birthdate: 11-21-89 Hometown: Winthrop, Washington Current Residence: Anchorage, Alaska (University of Alaska, Anchorage) Ski Club: Methow Valley Ski Team, UAA Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Best Results: Junior Worlds- 15th Skate Sprint (2005). US Nationals- 5th Skate Sprint. Top Junior in every race (2007) Sponsors: Fischer Skis. Swix Poles. Salomon Boots Full Interview When did you start ski racing, and what were some highlights of your young skiing career? I started ski racing at a very...
