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Malcolm Leads Bridger Biathlon Club’s First Summer Program as Club Expands Its Reach

Chelsea LittleJuly 23, 2015

Corrine Malcolm has one word to describe the Bridger Biathlon Club: momentum. “It has gained a lot of momentum,” she said of the fledgling program based in Bozeman, Montana. “It’s a really big ball of energy and momentum. It’s pretty cool to be part of.” Malcolm, a former national team biathlete who just finished her bachelors degree at Montana State, was hired as the club’s first paid coach this summer. That represented another big step...

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Fereshetian Takes the Reins as Maine Winter Sports Center Cross Country Coach

Chelsea LittleJuly 10, 2015

After working alongside Will Sweetser last season, 25-year-old Justin Fereshetian now has the experience and confidence to take on head coaching duties of Maine Winter Sports Center's junior skiers, who are coming off one of their best seasons ever.

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Utah to Host 2017 Junior/U23 World Championships (Updated)

Lander KarathJune 5, 2015

If everything goes according to plan the world’s best junior and U23 nordic skiers will descend upon Park City, Utah in the winter of 2017. The United States Ski and Snowboard Association announced Tuesday that organizing body submitted a bid for the 2017 Junior/U23 World Championships.

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Snowless Winter Didn’t Slow Momentum Northwest’s Inaugural Season

Inge ScheveMay 26, 2015

Momentum Northwest, a new junior racing program based in Seattle, picked a tough year to start - warm temperatures brought rain, not snow. Despite more dryland training than ski trips, the team had a great start and almost all the athletes will be back for another go next season.

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FasterSkier’s Junior Skiers of 2015: Katharine Ogden and Sean Doherty

FasterSkierMay 4, 2015

With the 2014/2015 season officially in the rearview, FasterSkier is excited to unveil its annual award winners for this past winter. We're kicking off the series by honoring the youngest skiers of the bunch with Junior of the Year, awarded to one outstanding male and one female in the U.S. and/or Canada.

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In Their Eyes: A Norwegian Junior Team’s International Exchange with Sugar Bowl

FasterSkierApril 23, 2015

What's it like hosting a crew of Californians in Oslo, Norway? A junior coach with Heming IL and the Norwegian College of Elite Sports explains. He also brought a select group to the West Coast for U.S. Junior Nationals in Truckee, Calif.

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Junior Nationals: Day 4 Classic Relay Photos and Overall Recap Video

FasterSkierMarch 15, 2015

The 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals wrapped up with the 3 x 2.5-kilometer classic relays at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif., where New England and Midwest both tallied two relay wins, and New England won the overall the Alaska Cup. Photo gallery by Mark Nadell and a weeklong recap video by Skyler Mullings.

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Junior Nationals: Day 3 Classic Mass Start Photos

FasterSkierMarch 14, 2015

Thomas O'Harra won the day after his 19th birthday, and Brooke Dunnagan, Katharine Ogden and Emily Hyde repeated as 2015 champions on the third day of racing at U.S. Junior Nationals. Photos courtesy of Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics.

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Junior Nationals: Day 2 Freestyle Individual Start Photos & Video (Updated)

FasterSkierMarch 12, 2015

Photos and a video from the second day of racing at 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals, with podium shots from the 5- and 10-kilometer freestyle individual races at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif.

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2015 U.S. Junior Nationals: Day 1 Skate Sprint Photos & Videos (Updated)

FasterSkierMarch 10, 2015

The 2015 U.S. Cross-Country Junior Nationals kicked off Monday at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif., with the 1.3-kilometer freestyle sprints. Here are a couple videos, one of which recaps Day 1 (by Far West's Skyler Mullings), and photos courtesy of Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics.

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Notes, Quotes and Photos: Pursuit Day at IBU World Youth & Junior Championships

Chelsea LittleFebruary 23, 2015

In a busy day outside of Minsk, Belarus, Sean Doherty finished 11th for the U.S. in the junior men's pursuit, followed by Canada's Aidan Millar in 14th; Millar's teammate Pearce Hanna placed 13th in the youth men's race. We caught up with nine different North American competitors, plus have a gallery of photos by Jake Ellingson and Jane Robertson to share.

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Doherty Makes The Jump, Earns World Juniors Bronze in Belarus

Chelsea LittleFebruary 21, 2015

Conway, New Hampshire, might not be surprised that yet again, Sean Doherty is bringing home a medal in his luggage from a major international competition. But after two years of winning at the youth level, making the podium as a junior is still a big accomplishment. Doherty starts Sunday's pursuit ten seconds out of first place.

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Aidan Millar Posts Career-Best with Eighth in World Juniors Sprint; First Canadian Top-10

Chelsea LittleFebruary 21, 2015

Stepping up from youth to junior racing is supposed to be hard - but in doing so, Canmore's Aidan Millar turned in his best result ever in international championship racing. "I’m finding it hard to believe that I was actually able to get that result," he wrote of finishing 8th in the 10 k sprint in Belarus.

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Vermont’s Levins 18th in World Youth Champs Sprint, In Second International Race of Career

Chelsea LittleFebruary 20, 2015

When Chloe Levins arrived in Belarus, she had been sick and missed a training block. She wasn't thrilled with her first race, but by the time round two rolled around she was ready: Levins cleaned all ten targets to place 18th. Pearce Hanna led the Canadian team by finishing 34th in the men's 7.5 k sprint.

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Challenges Both New and Familiar For American TD of Junior/U23 World Championships in Kazakhstan

Chelsea LittleFebruary 17, 2015

Anchorage's Matt Pauli served as the FIS Technical Delegate for Junior and U23 World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in early February. He reports back that though the local committee was hardworking and accommodating of challenges with snowpack, the venue was brand new - and not, he believes, ideal to host an Olympic Games. Luckily, the Soldatskoe venue where he worked at Asian Winter Games in 2011 is a good alternative.

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Photo Gallery: Tam Von Burg, Churchill Take Wins on First Day of Canada Games

Chelsea LittleFebruary 16, 2015

Benjamin Churchill of Alberta took a "wildly unexpected" win in the 15 k individual, while Leilani Tam Von Burg of Ontario won the 12.5 k in the first day of biathlon competition in Prince George, British Columbia.

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Photo Gallery: Almaty Junior Worlds in Review, Through the Eyes of U.S. Skiers

FasterSkierFebruary 10, 2015

At the end of Junior World Championships, several U.S. athletes submitted their favorite photos from their experiences in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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U.S. Women Eighth in Junior Worlds Relay; Russia and Norway Victorious

Colin GaiserFebruary 8, 2015

Russia asserted its dominance once again by winning the men's relay, while Norway earned a narrow victory in the women's relay on the last day of Junior World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The U.S. women were eighth and the men placed 11th, while the Canadian men's and women's teams both finished 10th.

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Ogden Ties Best U.S. Junior Distance Result in Sixth; Stewart-Jones in 14th in Skiathlon

Colin GaiserFebruary 6, 2015

Katharine Ogden, racing in her first-ever Junior World Championships, earned the best distance result for any American at junior worlds since 2002. She placed sixth in Friday's 10 k skiathlon, while Katherine Stewart-Jones led the Canadian women in 14th.

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Russians Dominate Skiathlon at Junior Worlds as Torchia Takes 11th, Dumas 18th

Colin GaiserFebruary 6, 2015

American Ian Torchia led the North American men on Friday, placing 11th in the 20 k skiathlon at Junior World Championships, while Alexis Dumas of Canada finished 18th. Meanwhile, the Russians swept the podium for the second-consecutive race.

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