Juniors

Unofficial Results for Men Updated on 3/11/2005 at 11:36:18 AM Class: MJ2 – Boys Born in 89-90 5 km RankBibNameClassDivisionAffiliationTimeTime Back 1 26 GERSTENBERGER, John MJ2 RM Durango Nordic Club 13:16.2 0 2 2 HOWE, Alex MJ2 NE Gunstock Nordic 13:16.4 +0.2 3 6 BEDARD, Steven MJ2 NE Stratton Mountain School 13:32.3 +16.1 4 30 HOFFMAN, Noah MJ2 RM Aspen Valley Ski Club 13:32.8 +16.6 5 4 JOHNSON, Patrick MJ2 AK Alaska Winter Stars 13:33.0...

Unofficial Results for Women Updated on 3/11/2005 at 11:36:23 AM Class: FJ2 – Girls Born in 89-90 5 km RankBibNameClassDivisionAffiliationTimeTime Back 1 123 BJORNSEN, Sadie FJ2 PN Methow Valley Nordic Team 15:13.8 0 2 83 CARLSON, Ase FJ2 IM Bridger Ski Foundation 15:24.6 +10.8 3 73 DOLAN, Kate FJ2 IM Bridger Ski Foundation 15:37.6 +23.8 4 81 CALDWELL, Sophie FJ2 NE Stratton Mountain School 15:45.3 +31.5 5 87 NELSON, Bernie FJ2 FW Auburn Ski Club...

Photos from Wednesday's Junior Nationals freestyle races at Auburn Ski Club, near Truckee, California. Lots more photos can be found on the official JO website at http://www.fasterskier.com/racing2088.html

The weather in Truckee was warm and sunny today, and the competition was even hotter. Here's a look at today's winners in the Junior National freestyle races. Sadie Bjornsen (Methow Valley Nordic) moved up to the top step of the podium today after placing second in the sprints on Monday, winning the 5K race in a time of 14:38.1. She scored a scant 0.4 second victory over Ase Carlson (Bridger Ski Foundation), while Carlson's Bridger...

New England Wins 4 out of 6 Junior National Titles on Day 1 of the Junior Nationals in Truckee, CA. Sophie Caldwell from Stratton Mountain School became the first national champion of the 2005 Junior Olympics by winning the J2 class. Sadie Bjornsen (Methow Valley Nordic) was second and Kate Dolan (Bridger Ski Foundation) was third. Alex Howe (Gunstock Nordic) won the J2 boys class, ahead of Patrick Johnson (Alaska WInterStars) and Steven Bedard (Stratton...

Here are a few selected photos from Monday's Sprint races at Auburn Ski Club, site of the 2005 Junior Olympics. A beautiful, spring-like, sunny day today, with a fast course in the morning turning slushy by the afternoon. Some incredible racing ensued, with Far West receiving its first ever Junior Championship via Matt Gelso in the J1 boys division. Lots more photos can be found on the official JO website at

Junior Nationals get underway today at the Auburn Ski Club. The first event is the sprint. Parents and friends can follow the results live on the internet. From the JO website: JO's ARE HERE! Teams have started to arrive as of Friday afternoon, and skiing conditions are fantastic! The forecast is for California sunshine (just like we ordered), with warm and beautiful conditions on tap for the entire week. Moms: Hope you packed your kids...

Sugarloaf Outdoor Center Hosts 4 races in 3 days March 4, 2005 (Carrabassett Valley, ME): The Sugarloaf Outdoor Center’s nordic trails will be abuzz with skiers this weekend, as the Banknorth Eastern J2 Championships comes to town. Teams from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York, each with 20 girls and 20 boys ages 14 and 15, will compete in four races in three days. The Overall Championship was wrest from Maine last year...

Windsor, MA (February 27): Sun and crisp, cold, powder snow were indeed the icing on the cake for this year’s Banknorth Bill Koch League Ski Festival. As he corked kick wax into the kick zone of the umpteenth of cross-country skis, Ford Sayre coach, Jay Davis’ smile never waned – “I’ve waxed skis at six Bill Koch (League) Festivals, and this is the first time I’ve not had to use klister,” he said. Surrounded by...

Notchview Reservation Hosts 2005 Banknorth New England Bill Koch League Festival. February 21 (Notchview Reservation, Windsor, MA): The biggest event on the New England nordic calendar every year is the Banknorth Bill Koch League Festival, a weekend-long celebration of Nordic skiing and family fun. This weekend, February 26-27th, the Notchview Reservation, in the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts, will host over 400 kids and well over 1,000 parents, coaches, spectators, and industry and sponsor representatives who...

Editor's Note: This article was written for the TUNA (The Utah Nordic Alliance) News. To see pictures of from these races, see our earlier articles: http://www.fasterskier.com/racing1838.html The Utah Nordic Alliance (TUNA) and Soldier Hollow greeted nearly 500 skiers, their coaches, and many parents at the Junior Olympic Super Qualifier Races on January 22nd and 23rd, making these [one of] the largest junior cross-country ski races in the United States! The start lists alone were 12...

In the mining days of the 1800’s, Crested Butte’s historic Elk Ave was designed wide enough to turn a team of horses, which works just about perfectly for a ski stadium and a different type of thoroughbred. Over night the town of Crested Butte transformed its main street into a race venue four snow-cats wide and 4 blocks long, and firmly cemented it’s standing as Colorado’s Last Great Ski Town. In a unique point-to-point mass...

Last weekend's Western JO qualifier races at the Soldier Hollow, Utah Olympic courses brought together the best junior skiers from the Rocky Mountain, Intermountain and Far West divisions. It was some of the highest level junior racing ever seen in the West. The weather was perfect with medium cold sunny mornings and pleasantly warm in the thirties during the day. A record turnout of skiers and every single racer skied their hardest on some very tough and challenging courses. Enjoy the...

Last weekend's Western JO qualifier races at the Soldier Hollow, Utah Olympic courses brought together the best junior skiers from the Rocky Mountain, Intermountain and Far West divisions. It was some of the highest level junior racing ever seen in the West. The weather was perfect with medium cold sunny mornings and pleasantly warm in the thirties during the day. A record turnout of skiers and every single racer skied their hardest on some very tough and challenging courses. Enjoy the...

Truckee High Sprint Competitions Home field advantage. Professional teams fight all year for the sacred ability to defend their home turf. It’s as important in a football game as the quarterback, as critical in basketball as the hot jumpshooter. For Truckee’s Nordic Ski teams last Friday, home court meant even more: the first-ever Sprint Competitions held at Surprise Stadium. A long-time dream of Nordic coach Larry Leatherman, the sprints have been held at Tahoe Donner...

SOLDIER HOLLOW, Utah (Jan. 13) – Six men and six women have been named to the 2005 Junior World Championships Team, which will compete in Rovaniemi, Finland, in March, U.S. Nordic Director Luke Bodensteiner. In an announcement following U.S. Cross Country Championships at Soldier Hollow, Bodensteiner said selections were finalized following the championships. In addition, 13 men and women were named for a juniors trip to Norway in February. Rick Kapala, longtime head coach of...

The Norwegian Junior National Team consists of twelve boys and girls, including three returning team members. In other words, Coach Jon Arne Schetne has an almost brand new team to take care of. This year’s team has about the same number of training camps as earlier, about 35 days for the year. In addition to a glacier ski camp at Sognefjell in June, and two camps after snow arrived in November, it is mostly dryland...

The Far West/Auburn Ski Club Junior Teams were out in force at the 4th of July parade through downtown Truckee, California promoting Junior Olympics 2005, taking place here. (By the way, the wax for today was a mixture of white for glide, red for kick, and a layer of blue to keep from icing up in the bitter cold conditions.)

Junior skiers Morgan Arritola from Sun Valley, ID and Glenn Randall from Colbrann, Co showed impressive running/skiwalking skills up the famous Agony Hill in Salt Lake City at a recent time-trial for participants at a Mountain/Pacific training camp held in Park City. Agony Hill is an all-uphill trail with some very steep sections. Some run the entire way while others mostly ski walk. The nation's top skiers have tested their endurance up Agony Hill for...

Laura Spector of the Green Mountain Valley School(GMVS) in Waitsfield, VT won the Younger Junior Division (our J1) of the 5K Skate at the Italian National Championships in Livigno, Italy on Saturday, Mar 27. On difficult, hilly course at 1800 meters elevation, Laura had to start at the back of more than 70 participants and pass all to win. A six person team from GMVS is attending these Italian National Championships and the Italian Biathlon...