SOLDIER HOLLOW, Utah (Jan. 2) – Kris Freeman (Andover, NH), who has produced the best American cross country results in two decades, and Carl Swenson (Park City, UT), who comes to town with 11 U.S. titles, will lead the throng Tuesday as this 2002 Olympic venue hosts the U.S. Cross Country Championships with a pack of 451 skiers registered for five days of racing, which forms the final piece to the puzzle in Olympic Team...
After a relatively quiet early season, Rebecca Dussault is back on top. She edged out junior sensation Morgan Arritola by 2.4 seconds to win the opening 15K Free Technique Mass Start race at the US Nationals in Soldier Hollow, Utah today. Abigail Larson was third. On the second lap of three laps, Dussault (Subaru Factory Team) set a mean pace going up Hermod's Hill and challenged her rivals to keep up. Only Arritola (Sun Valley)...
Soon after Rebecca Dussault repeated her 15K victory from last year's US Nationals, then men took the repeat concept to a new level, as all three podium spots were filled by the same people as last year's 30K. Ivan Babikov, fresh off his 4th place finish in the Canmore World Cup, took the win, while US Ski Teamers Andrew Johnson and Carl Swenson were 2nd and 3rd. Johnson claimed the US National title as the...
The US Nationals starts on Tuesday January 3. 449 racers have entered. Check here to see if your favorite skier(s) will be racing. For US National entries in alphabetical order or by affiliation go to:
The 2006 US Nationals at Soldier Hollow, Utah starts on January 3. The organizers have been working hard producing snow for three weeks. We skied some of the courses on Monday December 19, and the conditions are very good. Eight inches of new snow fell on the course on Sunday night and the snow is now a mix of man-made and natural snow. Here are some snow making photos taken on Sunday December 12. The...
Source: Soldier Hollow Press Release Athletes’ Last Stop on Road to Torino, Italy (MIDWAY, UT) The top-ranked cross country skiers from around the U.S. will compete at Soldier Hollow next month for their last chance to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in Torino, Italy. Soldier Hollow, the 2002 Olympic venue for cross country, biathlon, and Nordic combined competitions, will host the 2006 U.S. Cross Country Championships Jan. 3...
Torin Koos collected his first National Title on Saturday by winning the classic sprint at US Nationals. Kjetil Dammen (UAA) was second, Andrew Newell finished third while Zack Simons was fourth in the A Final. Conditions at Soldier Hollow were rugged for the 216 racers from the qualifying time trial to the final heats. In sprints, the entire field skis the course and is timed, then the top 24 moved into quarterfinal heats of six...
Lindsay Williams was unbeatable on Saturday winning the prelims, and every heat she entered, on her way to her first National title in the classic sprint at Soldier Hollow. Wendy Wagner was second, Rebecca Dussault third, and Kikkan Randall fourth. Williams, a junior at Northern Michigan University, took charge on the first turn on the first hill and wasn't overtaken. “I was just gonna ski my hardest,” she said after she had won by two...
Rebecca Dussault finished up her US Nationals just the way she started it, with an impressive win. Dussault won today's 15K pursuit race by over a minute, ahead of Jana Rehemaa and Wendy Wagner. Results still unofficial. Class: W – All Women 15 km RnkBibNameAffiliationTime and Time Back 1 1 DUSSAULT, Rebecca US Ski Team 47:08.2 2 5 REHEMAA, Jana Estonia +1:09.9 3 3 WAGNER, Wendy US Ski Team +1:36.5 4 10 LARSON, Abigail Subaru...
Andrew Johnson unleashed a vicious attack in the skate portion of today's US Nationals Pursuit race to reel in David Chamberlain and win his second National Championship of the week. For the first half of the race, it looked like we would have our 5th first-time mens National Champion in as many races as Chamberlain pulled away and steadily built up an impressive lead of close to two minutes heading into the transition area at...
NOTE: These results are not quite right. Ignore the first four racers listed, the fastest qualifier was Kjetil Dammen. Additionally, two qualifiers are not listed: Marius Korthauer (20th) and Thomas Kjerstad (13th). Class: SM – Senior Men 1.3 km RnkBibNameAffiliationTime and Time Back 1 195 WICKSTROEM, Erik University of Alaska Fairbanks 0.00 1 197 CRAY, Tristan Playa Hatas 0.00 1 198 BRUSH, Brian Bridger Ski Foundation 0.00 1 199 KORTHAUER, Marius University of Alaska Fairbanks...
Class: SW – Senior Women 1.3 km RnkBibNameAffiliationTime and Time Back 1 305 WILLIAMS, Lindsay Northern Michigan University 3:49.94 2 304 WAGNER, Wendy US Ski Team +1.03 3 393 BRINCHMANN, Camilla Alping Racing/Madshus +1.74 4 302 RANDALL, Kikkan Alaska Pacific University NSC +4.45 5 313 SMYTH, Morgan Northern Michigan University +5.11 6 301 DUSSAULT, Rebecca US Ski Team +6.68 7 373 CAMENISCH, Karin Team Rossignol +6.75 8 390 EDER, Irene Alpina Racing/Madshus +8.22 9 397...
Product information provided by TorbjornSport, distributor of SOLDA Glide wax from Italy. 2005 US Nationals, 10-kiolometer classic: – Glenn Randall (18) was the day's top junior, finishing 14th overall in the field of 244 racers. He was the only junior in the top 35 and was almost a minute ahead of the next under-20 skier. Team TorbjornSport member Kelly Milligan (43), a member of the 1984 US Olympic team (!) placed 10th  (7th American) in...
Rebecca Dussault skipped yesterday's 5K classic race at Soldier Hollow, but she was back at the top of the podium today, winning the 5K free race. Sarah Konrad was second, Mandy Kaempf third. Sarah Konrad Sarah Konrad (Alpina Racing) missed Monday's 15K skate race, arguably her best event at these championships, with food poisoning. So you could be sure that she was fired up to finally get a chance to race today. She came through...
James Southam, less than two seconds from a National title yesterday, took that title today, winning the race outright by 11 seconds over Ivan Babikov. Leif Zimmerman was third. National Champion James Southam This is Southam's first National Championship. His victory, combined with yesterday's Silver medal performance and a SuperTour victory here in December should be enough to qualify Southam for his first World Championships team. Leif Zimmerman Andrew Johnson, who was Monday's winner but...
Photos from the 5K Free technique race at US Nationals Natalie Ward Baughman Sarah Peters Mandy Kaempf Kate Pearson Rebecca Dussault Kikkan Randall
Photos from the Men's 10 K Free technique race at 2005 US Nationals Thomas Oyberg Erling Christiansen Garrott Kuzzy David Stewart followed by Justin Freeman Leif Zimmerman Rob Whitney Carl Swenson Southam