Sovereign Lakes, British Columbia – George Grey led a trio of Canadians to the top of the podium in the 15km freestyle individual start Nor-Am. Grey skied to a convincing 25 second victory over Graham Nishikawa (CAN. Grey powered away in the second of three laps, extending his lead from 4 seconds after the first 5-kilometer loop to 26 seconds at the 10km point. Nishikawa held his position throughout the race, as did third place...
Sovereign Lakes, British Columbia – Caitlin Compton (CXC) skied to a 17 second victory over Milaine Theriault (CAN) in the women's 10km individual start freestyle Nor-Am. Compton, the defending US National Champion in the 5km Freestyle, opened up a 14 second lead over the first 5km. Theriault, on the comeback trail for the 2010 Olympics, was also second in Saturday's freestyle sprint. Liz Stephen (USST) finished third, +40.7, and Brooke Gosling (CAN) fourth, +49.6. Shayla...
Soverign Lake, British Columbia – Alex Harvey (CAN) coasted to victory in the men's freestyle Nor-Am sprint yesterday. The 20-year-old, of St-Ferreol les Neiges, Que., posted the fastest qualifying time on the thin-covered hard-packed 1.1-kilometer loop by 2.1 seconds. Jeff Ellis (APUNSC/CAN) finished second, Brent McMurtry third, and Anders Haugen (APUNSC/Rossignol), the lone American representative in the A-Final took fourth. “It was a great race today and a solid start to the season,†said Eric...
Soverign Lake, British Columbia – Laura Valaas (APUNSC/USST) defeated a strong Canadian contingent in the A-Final to take the victory in the Nor-Am freestyle sprint hosted by the Sovereign Lake Nordic Club. Valaas qualified in 7th, but appeared to strengthen as the day wore on, skiing to a convincing victory over top qualifier Milaine Theriault (CAN). Shayla Swanson (CAN), who won the first SuperTour event of the season in West Yellowstone, and finished second in...
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...
Video of the West Yellowstone SuperTour Women's 8.5km Freestyle from last weekend. The video is of the finish, and includes many of the top finishers – though unfortunately not everyone. Due to techniical difficulties, this was the only race we were able to film. We are also trying a new video hosting service that allows for higher quality content, please let us know how it works for you! Early tests have shown slow download speeds.
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: 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...
Birthdate: 5/13/1986 Hometown: Born in Bend, OR Current Residence: Sun Valley, ID Ski Club: Sun Valley Olympic Development Team Status on U.S. Ski Team: Continental Cup Team Height: 5’4″ Weight: 117lbs Best Results: Top 30 World Cup Finish last year, 11th U23 15K Skate, 2nd Place Nationals 2008 Sponsors: Fischer Skis, Alpina Boots, Swix Poles, Rudy Project eyewear Full Interview When did you start ski racing, and what were some highlights of your young skiing...
Birthdate: January 12, 1987 Hometown: East Montpelier, VT Current Residence: Park City, UT Ski Club: Burke Mountain Academy Status on U.S. Ski Team: Continental Cup Height: 5’2” Sponsors: Rossignol, One-way, Toko, Rudy Project, Onion River Sports, First in Fitness, Morse Farm Full Interview When did you start ski racing, and what were some highlights of your young skiing career? I grew up as an alpine racer, and in 8th grade enrolled at Burke Mountain Academy,...
Birthdate: August 1st, 1989 Hometown: Aspen, Colorado Current Residence: Sun Valley, Idaho Ski Club: Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Status on U.S. Ski Team: 1st Year, Continental Cup Team Height: 5’9” Weight: 155lbs Best Results: 12th in 10k Classic at 2008 World Junior Champs, 8th in 10k Skate at 2008 US National Champs, Winner of 2008 Owl Creek Chase Supertour Sponsors: Madshus skis and boots Full Interview When did you start ski racing, and what...
Morgan Arritola (USST/SVSEF) skied to victory in the women’s freestyle SuperTour in West Yellowstone, Montana, edging Friday’s winner Shayla Swanson (CAN) by 4.1 seconds. Arritola finished third in Friday’s classic race, nearly a minute behind Swanson, but took her revenge in the skate competition. “Morgan has been on fire this week. Her training has been really solid,” Cross Country Development Coach Matt Whitcomb said. “She’s made some huge strides and improvements and we are seeing...
