A second-place finish in the 3 x 3 k relay in Trondheim, Norway, by Julia Kern, Katharine Ogden and Heidi Halvorsen topped the American performances over the weekend at the J1 Scando Cup.
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association released its final ranking lists used to select the teams for the J1 Scando trip (J1S) and World Junior Championships (WJC) teams. World Junior Championships will be held in Erzurum, Turkey from February 20 – 26, with an optional pre-camp of Scandinavian Cup races in Madona, Latvia and Elbu, Estonia. The J1 Scando Cup trip is in Mammaste, Estonia from February 13 – 27 with an optional pre-camp in...
The first day of the Nordic Junior Competition in Örnsköldsvik (SWE) featured classic sprints for both men and women, and Logan Hanneman (FAST) was third in the B-final. The Americans qualified three women and three men for the heats.
The J1 Scandinavia Championship Trip is a fixed piece of the elite athlete and coach development pipeline in the U.S. having been in place as an organized trip for over ten years. Most U.S. Ski Team and many World Junior Team athletes participated in this trip in the past. The U.S. Ski Team is pleased to announce the 2011 staff: Matthew Johnson, Head Coach Burke Mountain Academy Peter Leonard, Head Serviceman FXC – Nordic Ski...