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Wasting No Time, Holmes Works Hills Hard for 20 k Title

Gabby NaranjaJanuary 11, 2017

MIDWAY, Utah. — As she headed up Soldier Hollow’s infamous Hermod’s Hill for her fifth and final time, there wasn’t another skier in sight. At least none of the ones she started with. Chelsea Holmes, of Alaska Pacific University (APU), was fine with that. She never liked sprints to the finish, and on Tuesday, Holmes would have it her way. Of course, there was still the possibility that she would slip and skid to a...

News Racing

Tuesday Rundown: Classic Mass Starts in SoHo

FasterSkierJanuary 10, 2017

U.S. Cross Country Championships (Soldier Hollow): 20/30 k classic mass starts After a day of rest, racers returned to the Soldier Hollow (SoHo) trails on Tuesday for the men’s 30-kilometer and women’s 20 k classic mass start competitions. Two laps into the the men’s eight-lap event, a front group began to form, with Kris Freeman of Team Freebird, Ben Lustgarten of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project (CGRP), Scott Patterson of Alaska Pacific University (APU) and his...

Continental Cup General News

Up and Over, Gregg Gets Going At U.S. Nationals with 10 k Skate Win

Gabby NaranjaJanuary 8, 2017

MIDWAY, Utah — With four grueling uphills per lap, the new U.S. Cross Country Championships women’s 10-kilometer nine years. Maybe flats are easier to find on Gregg’s Twin City turf than the hills that abound in SoHo. But the 36 year old still considers herself a climber. Gregg proved a point after she won by 2.2 seconds in the women’s 10 k freestyle on Saturday, the first day of nationals: put a hill, any hill, in front of her and...

News Racing US Nationals

Top Step: CXC’s Bratrud Wins Another National 15 k Skate Title

Jason AlbertJanuary 8, 2017

The sun seems to set early at SoHo, but not so much for Kyle Bratrud who won the men's National Championship 15 k freestyle on Saturday.

General News

Road Burn Behind Him, Bjornsen Brings On New Season with Heat

Gabby NaranjaDecember 22, 2016

U.S. Ski Team B-team member hasn't made many big changes to his training plan this year.

Canadian National Ski Team Interviews News

17 Questions for 2017: Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt

FasterSkierDecember 8, 2016

Welcome to “17 Questions for 2017”, where we are catching up with American and Canadian national-team members before the beginning of the winter season. *** Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt ended last season on a high note: Canada’s 2015 World Championships team member won the sprint qualifier and placed second in the final at Canadian National Championships. The 24-year-old member of Cross Country Canada’s U25 Team had to take a pause this summer, however, after suffering a stress fracture...

General Juniors News Racing

SoHo and Park City Gear Up to Host First U23/Junior Worlds in 30+ Years

Peter MindeNovember 9, 2016

Soldier Hollow and Park City are as ready as they're going to be to host the first Junior/U23 World Championships in the U.S. in 31 years. “If we did nothing from now to January 30, facility-wise, we’re ready to go,” Greg Porier said in early August. “If athletes showed up tomorrow, we’re ready.”

Collegiate General Interviews Juniors News Racing US Ski Team

17 Questions for 2017: Ian Torchia

BrainspiralNovember 8, 2016

After top-20 individual finishes at the last two World Junior Championships, Torchia is moving into the U23 category and pumped up to do it in Utah: "Time to defend our home turf from the Russians and Norwegians."

Why Toko Waxes? How Toko is Different

TokoNovember 8, 2016

( If you wear base layers, you will be glad you watched this short video. Learn about my favorite product, any brand, any purpose: Functional Sportswear Care, a treatment to reactivate and improve Base Layer performance leaving you dry and the right temperature. The difference is huge and you’ll really appreciate this stuff! Video Footage from Recent USST Time Trials at Soldier Hollow Men’s and Women’s Skate Sprint Race including Prologue Women’s Classic Speed Workout Men’s...

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17 Questions for 2017: Julia Kern

BrainspiralOctober 30, 2016

Having joined the SMST2 Elite Team this year as well as enrolling at Dartmouth College, Kern has made some changes and is looking forward to another big year. "I think there isn’t one specific area where I have seen improvement over the past few months, but actually in every area," she wrote.

Job Postings

Soldier Hollow Seeking Year-Round Head Coach

BrainspiralOctober 10, 2016

Soldier Hollow is seeking to hire a year-round Head Coach to oversee its club program, which serves youth skiers in Midway & Heber Valley, Utah. The position involves overseeing the skiing program, instruction & support of coaches at all levels, offering year-round coaching and support to all Comp Team athletes.

Continental Cup General News Racing

USSA Releases 2016/2017 SuperTour Calendar: Opening in Bozeman, Ending in Fairbanks

BrainspiralJune 27, 2016

On Monday, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association published its 2016/2017 SuperTour calendar, which includes seven stops, not including West Yellowstone. “We’ve rotated a few sites this year and will continue to move around in the future to get the SuperTour to new places," USSA Nordic Domestic Program Director Robert Lazzaroni explains. "Moving the event around helps stimulate top-level racing in America.”

Continental Cup General News Nordic Combined Racing

Taylor Fletcher’s Three Podiums Lift U.S. World Cup Quota to Five

Jason AlbertDecember 15, 2015

Jump, ski, repeat. That was the mantra in Park City and Midway, Utah, last weekend as some of the world’s best nordic combined skiers converged for a series of three Continental Cup races. Taylor Fletcher placed third, second and finally first to secure a fifth quota spot for the U.S. team at the World Cup.

Camps General News Training US Ski Team

Stage Craze Hits Soldier Hollow: USST Caps Camp with Mini Tour

Alex KochonOctober 23, 2015

With more than half of the World Cup races being stages this season, the U.S. Ski Team has decided to incorporate the mini-tour format into its training and is ending its annual Park City camp with a three-day rollerski series.

Camps Lifestyle Training

Big Volume, Intensity and Agility: RMR Covers the Bases at Park City Camp

BrainspiralOctober 19, 2015

Rocky Mountain Racers recently returned from its annual fall camp in Park City, Utah. Athlete Maya MacIsaac-Jones recaps the team's two weeks there, including a sprint time trial with the local Wasatch Nordic Ski Academy.

Job Postings

Soldier Hollow Seeks Head Coach for Competition Team

Alex KochonOctober 7, 2015

Soldier Hollow is seeking to hire a full-time Head Coach to oversee its Competition Team. Team Soldier Hollow is a club program serving youth skiers in Midway & Heber Valley, Utah.

Job Postings

Soldier Hollow Seeking Assistant Coach

BrainspiralSeptember 3, 2015

Team Soldier Hollow, a 150-skier club based out of the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic cross-country ski venue in Midway, Utah, is seeking an assistant coach for the upcoming fall/winter season.

Nordic Combined Training Workouts

Wednesday Workout: Threshold/VO2 Max with National NoCo Champ Bryan Fletcher

BrainspiralAugust 5, 2015

Reigning two-time U.S. national nordic-combined champion Bryan Fletcher shares a cycling workout (which can also be done skiing or running) that he recommends doing once a month. “It works on both your VO2 max zone and Threshold zone," he explains. "Or Level 3/4 zone depending on what system you use."

Juniors Racing

Utah to Host 2017 Junior/U23 World Championships (Updated)

Lander KarathJune 5, 2015

If everything goes according to plan the world’s best junior and U23 nordic skiers will descend upon Park City, Utah in the winter of 2017. The United States Ski and Snowboard Association announced Tuesday that organizing body submitted a bid for the 2017 Junior/U23 World Championships.

General News US Ski Team

USST Ends Successful Spring Camp in Park City (with Gallery)

Lander KarathJune 2, 2015

The USST recently wrapped up its 2015 spring training camp in Park City, Utah. Although the camp was moved from Bend and Mt. Bachelor, Ore. due to lack of snow, it was deemed a success by USST Head Coach Chris Grover.

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