Denver University – FasterSkier

Joe Davies and Novie McCabe Win NCAA Championships in Lake Placid Freestyle Race

Ben TheyerlMarch 9, 2023

The NCAA Ski Championships began in Lake Placid, New York Thursday, marking the culmination of America’s collegiate race season in one of America’s most storied ski venues. This marked the fifth time that Lake Placid has hosted NCAA Championships, and the first time since 2015 when the Freestyle event that kicked off the event was won by Dartmouth Sophomore Patrick Caldwell on the Men’s side, and Austrian Freshman Veronkica Mayerhofer from the University of Utah...

General News Racing US Nationals

Kornfield Crowned National 30 k Champ After 8-Man Sprint to Finish

Gabby NaranjaJanuary 8, 2018

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — It could have been mistaken for the finish of a sprint final — except for the fact that almost 10 skiers were in the hunt until the end, most of which were distance specialists. As it were, the last 100 meters of the men’s 30-kilometer classic mass start at 2018 U.S. Cross Country Championships on Sunday involved eight men double poling in four lanes. Two of those men were past national classic-sprint...

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Caitlin Patterson Takes Third National Title of Week; Sweden’s Bångman First Overall

Gavin KentchJanuary 8, 2018

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — It turns out that Caitlin Patterson does have a weakness: Swedes. The 27-year-old Craftsbury Green Racing Project (CGRP) skier was denied her first outright victory of the week when she crossed the finish line second to Hedda Bångman, a former member of Sweden’s U23 National Team who now skis for the University of Colorado Boulder (CU), in the women’s 20-kilometer classic mass start at the 2018 U.S. Cross Country Championships on Sunday morning...

General News Racing US Nationals

Two-for-Two: Patterson Wins Second-Straight Race at U.S. Nationals; Hart Takes Qualifier

Gabby NaranjaJanuary 6, 2018

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — For the throng of spectators who lined up along the colorfully flagged sprint course at Kincaid Park on Friday, Mother Nature had donned a new look: an earl-gray sky and a rising sun, making the white snow-dusted base of the state’s Tordrillo Mountains (known locally as the “Ghost Range”) if ever so faintly distinguishable to the southwest. Less than 48 hours had passed since the opening race of the 2018 U.S. Cross...

Collegiate General News Racing

Swix Manager and Denver Alum: ‘College Skiing is a Great Opportunity’

Chelsea LittleMay 22, 2017

Harald Bjerke got on a plane to the U.S. in 1963, and after competing for Denver University and earning a degree in business marketing went on to become the product manager for Swix for 42 years.

General News Racing

Changing Times and NCAA’s: (Part II) Women, Men and the Distance Debate

Gabby NaranjaMay 26, 2016

Do gender equality in sport and race distances go hand in hand? We asked a multitude of skiers and coaches who raced (or are currently involved in racing) at the collegiate level, as well as FIS Cross-Country Committee Chair Vegard Ulvang: should men's and women's distances be the same, and if so, how do you go about doing that at every level?

General News Racing

After Two Rest Days, Nationals Skiers Ready to Roll in 20/30 k Mass Starts (with Video)

BrainspiralJanuary 7, 2016

Think of it as nationals Part II. After two races to kick off the 2016 U.S. Cross Country Championships in Houghton, Mich., (the 10/15 k classic and skate sprint), athletes and coaches had two days off to prepare for the last two races on Thursday and Saturday: the freestyle mass start and classic sprint, respectively.

General News

Ski Denver Brings City Skiing To Colorado

Audrey ManganOctober 25, 2012

One of the more ironic aspects to living in the Front Range of Colorado, from a skier’s perspective, is the fact of being so close to some of the best skiing in the U.S. and yet having to drive so far to actually access it. Denver residents can see snow-capped peaks from the city, but usually have to drive at least an hour to reach decent cross-country skiing. The Denver Nordic Ski Association, or Ski...