Juniors

Hot off the video-production line, check out this multi-media photo compilation of some of the best images from the 2008 Cross Country Ski Junior Olympics at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska. With over 200 photos of skiers from Maine to California to Alaska – and all points in between – this one is the most comprehensive JO slideshow videos ever made, with music from Sick Puppies, Relient K, Queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bon Jovi,...

The spotlight of U.S. Cross Country skiing will once again swing around to the Auburn Ski Club Training Center (ASC) and Far West in March of 2009. The U.S. Cross Country Ski Junior Nationals (a.k.a Junior Olympics), an annual celebration and focal event for aspiring cross country athletes ages 13 — 19, comes to Truckee, California. A new goal for the 2009 JN’s is to improve the event’s environmental impact. Nick Sterling — a former...

First, FasterSkier would like to congratulate the athletes and coaches of Alaska’s Junior Olympic Team on winning the 2008 Junior Olympics. Alaska’s Head Coach Ja Dorris was kind enough to recap a great week in Anchorage. FasterSkier:Could you tell us a little about yourself and and your coaching experience? Ja Dorris: I have coached High School in Alaska for over 20 years with stints at West HS, Chugiak HS, and most recently Eagle River HS....

STOWE, VT (Trapp Family Lodge) – In some of the best and tightest competition in many years at the TD Banknorth Eastern High School Championships, 212 of many of New England and New York’s top high school skiers battled it out over Trapp Family Lodge’s perfectly groomed and extremely challenging trails. The Sprint Start Coaches were scrambling to test everything from klister, klister/wax combinations to hairies. Conditions varied on the rolling 1K course that challenged...

Team Alaska had another strong showing Saturday in the relay races at Kincaid Park to rack-up 1601 points to win the 2008 Alaska Cup for the top overall team at this year's JO's. New England was 2nd and Intermountain was 3rd. (Our apologies for not having a podium picture of the J2 girls.) J1 Girls J1 Boys

Anchorage, Alaska – Alaska, New England and Intermountain combined to take 15 of 18 podium spots as the 2008 Junior National Championships came to a close with the always exciting relays. New England needed a big day to close the gap on Alaska in the overall standings. The eastern squad started the day well with the J2 girls skiing to victory over Intermountain and Alaska in the 3x3km race. The team of Isabel Caldwell, Heidi...

Anchorage, Alaska – Resse Hanneman (AK) won the boy's OJ 15km mass start classic race at the Junior Olympics in Anchorage, Alaska. Hanneman skied to the top of a star-studded field, edging World Junior team members Noah Hoffman (RM) and Max Treinen (AK) by 1.5 and 1.7 seconds respectively. Another Worl dJunior skier, Reid Pletcher (IM) finished fourth, +28.2. “The course is just gorgeous,” says Hanneman. “It was just an amazing day out there.” With...

Editor's Note: Amy Glen won the girls J1 classic sprint at the Junior Olympics on Monday in dominating fashion. She was 5th in Wednesday's 5km freestyle event. It is also worth noting that it says something about Amy that she describes trying to avoid accident and dodge between two cars at high speed, as “making her move” – as if she were taking the lead in the sprint finals… ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Feb. 1, 2008...

Anchorage, Alaska – Racing continued at the Junior Nationals in Anchorage, Alaska, with the 5 and 10km freestyle events. Intermountain bounced back from a disappointing showing in the classic sprint, taking seven podium finishes, more than both New England and Alaska. In the girl's J2 5km race, Tara Geraghty-Moats (NE) skied to a 6.8 second victory over Katie Gill (IM). “My skis were awesome, the fastest they have been all year,” says Geraghty-Moats. The home-schooled...

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. Three inches of fresh snow drifted down on Kincaid Park, greatly improving the courses for the Freestyle Interval Start today at the 2008 USSA Junior Olympics Cross Country Ski Championships in Anchorage, Alaska. Competition continues through March 15, 2008. “We received the snow we desperately needed,” says Steve Patterson, Junior Olympics race secretary. “The groomers were out late yesterday and the courses have firmed up due to the lower temperatures. It’s going to...

New England holds a narrow two point lead over Alaska after the opening classic sprint race at Junior Nationals in Anchorage, Alaska. Racing continues today with a 5km freestyle for the J2 boys and girls and the J1 and OJ girls. The J1 and OJ boys will race 10km. This race was switched to freestyle due to low snow and icy conditions. The mass start classic race is now scheduled for Friday. Intermountain, Alaska and...

Jackson, NH – The Eagle Mountain House and the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation hosted the TD Banknorth Eastern J2 Championships and National Invitational this past weekend. The Invitational brought together the top 14 and 15 year old Nordic skiers from New England and also included teams from Idaho, New York State and Canada. Skiers participated in qualifying races leading up to the Invitational with the top twenty boys and top twenty girls from each state...

The 2008 Junior National Championships are underway in Anchorage, Alaska. Competition started this morning with a classic sprint. Check out the FasterSkier Junior Nationals Blog for updates from coaches and athletes throughout the week. Results will be posted as they come in! Two posts on the arriving in Anchorage and pre-race training from the Midwest and New England teams are currently live on the blog. http://blogs.fasterskier.com/juniornationals

Anchorage, Alaska – Alaska and New England combined to take 13 of 18 podium spots at the opening event of the 2008 Junior National Championships. The classic sprint kicked off a week of racing in Anchorage, where snow conditions are thin at best. The sprint course had to be re-routed as the stadium was unusable due to the warm weather. Organizers did an excellent job putting together a challenging course despite near record high temperatures....

The following is a list of Junior Olympic teams from around the country. We were unable to acquire team lists for all regions – if additional regions are submitted we will be happy to add them. Congratulations to all Junior Olympic athletes and good luck! Intermountain J1/OJ Girls: Mali Noyes [Pre-Qualifier], Sun Valley SEF Kate Dolan [Pre-Qualifier], Bozeman SF Ase Carlson [Pre-Qualifier], Bozeman SF Monica Markvardsen [Pre-Qualifier], Black Jack Ski Club Elizabeth Guiney, Park City's...

The skiing outside of Malles Italy was good spring skiing during the World Junior and Under 23 Championships. The organizers found out that they were hosting the event just 12 days before the opening ceremonies. They did a great job with the event! The venue was in the mountain valley just 15 minutes up a beautiful hanging valley from Malles. The elevation was 1700 M and the courses were very difficult. Read the rest and...

Two days of racing in near perfect weather in Steamboat Springs saw high quality results, excitement and fun. Tony Ryerson (Vail Mountain School) won the 5km freestyle interval start in 13:19, Chris woods (Vail Mountain School) second, 13:39 and Tyler Reinking from Summit HS skied into third place in 13:41. Girls 5km freestyle race went to Briana Perkins (summit HS) with the time of 15:14, Karlie Moore (Vail Mountain School) was second in 15:22 and...