There are several races in the North this spring that coincide with April break and Easter. We’ve arranged for a small group to do a two race series that includes a continuous pursuit in Pitea in Northern Sweden, two races in Tornio, and Rovaniemi, in Finland and three more in Bruksvallarna, Sweden in a fun wrap up to the season. The Pitea and Bruksvallarna races will likely be of a very high standard as most...
This past weekend 260 young skiers enjoyed the fourth Annual Tippmann Paintball Biathlon thanks to the staff and volunteers of the Mountain Top Inn in Chittenden, Vermont.
Midwest Seeley Hills Classic Race – Hayward, WI CXC Report by Brian Gregg After a week of extreme cold, 465 racers enjoyed balmy temperatures in the high single digits for the 17th annual Seeley Hills Classic in Seeley, WI. The 22k and 42k event was dedicated to the memory of Gary Penman. In the 22k, University of Wisconsin Green Bay skier Santiago Ocariz took off from the start to win by over five minutes in...
The Fourth annual Mountain Top Inn / Tippmann Paintball Biathlon will be held on the beautifully groomed trails of the Mountain Top Nordic Center in Chittenden, Vermont on the evening of January 24, and all day on January 25th. Paintball Biathlon combines the sports of Nordic skiing and target shooting with paintball markers. Unlike traditional Biathlon, where competitors are penalized for missing the targets by skiing a penalty lap, skiers in The Mt Top Inn...
Anchorage, AK, December 31. Wynn Roberts (Battle Lake, MN) and Grace Boutot (Fort Kent, ME) with victories in the Relay Sprint competitions gave the two athletes a sweep of the three days of competitions at the Youth/ Junior World Team Trials here. With their wins, Roberts swept the Junior Men’s Division, while Boutot swept the Youth Women’s category. Roberts again overpowered the other junior men with a 22:29 victory over the 7.5K distance. Wayne McClure...
Cervenka commented on the Sprint competitions, “It was cold today, around nine degrees, about as cold as it was in Minnesota when I left, with some shifting wind, but nothing major. Still, the shooting was not very good, which is typical of the first day in most trials competitions. Most of the top finishers were the people we expected to see on the podium, the athletes with previous World Championships experience.” Leading the experienced group...
U.S. Ski Team World Junior / U23 World Championship Team As U.S. Nationals in Anchorage, A.K. approaches, the U.S. Ski Team is pleased to announce the coaching staff for the 2009 World Junior and U23 World Championships. Listed below you will find a list of coaches, in addition to important trip information and qualifying criteria. For questions, please contact Matt Whitcomb at www.ussa.org/magnoliaPublic/ussa/en/sports/crosscountry/advancement.html Team Size: The World Junior Team will consist of at least 5...
U.S. Ski Team J1 Scandinavian Championship Team Information As U.S. Nationals in Anchorage, A.K. approaches, the U.S. Ski Team is pleased to announce the coaching staff for the 2009 J1 Scandinavian Championships. Listed below you will find a list of coaches, in addition to important trip information and qualifying criteria. For questions, please contact Justin Beckwith at www.ussa.org/magnoliaPublic/ussa/en/sports/crosscountry/advancement.html Team Size: The J1 Team will consist of 6 J1 men and 6 J1 women. Lodging: The...
Stowe, VT— University of Vermont skier Jennie Bender (Johnson, VT) opened a large gap on the final hill of yesterdays’s one kilometer women’s sprint final at Trapp Family Lodge and earned victory in the season’s first Eastern Cup. In the men’s final, Maine Winter Sports Center’s David Chamberlain (Caribou, ME) similarly skied away from the field, earning the victory by a large margin. Dartmouth College teammates Sophie Caldwell (Peru, VT) and Ida Sargent (Orleans, VT)...
Stowe, VT—Trapp Family Lodge plays hosts to this year’s TD Banknorth Eastern Cup opening weekend. The Eastern Cup begins its fourteenth year as NENSA’s signature race series and this weekend will feature several of the nation’s best cross-country skiers. The Trapp Touring Center has been blessed with early season snow and the snow cover has been enhanced with their expansive snowmaking system. Saturday’s one kilometer classic technique sprint race and Sunday’s five and ten kilometer...