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Ben Ogden: Balancing Olympic and NCAA Skiing Ambitions Alongside a New Wave of Top US Skiers

Ben TheyerlApril 12, 2022

“So after the World Cup, Olympics, and NCAAs, is that it for you this season?” “Well…I think I’m going to race the Rikert Grand Prix this weekend.” (He won). I couldn’t have stumbled upon a more apt soundbite to describe Ben Ogden, and he offered it up ten seconds into our interview. Skiing for the US Ski Team and University of Vermont (UVM), Ogden is primed to write the next chapter in American men’s skiing...

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(Press Release) 2022 NCAA Skiing Championships – 5/10 k Classic Recap

FasterSkierMarch 11, 2022

PARK CITY, Utah – The 2022 NCAA Skiing Championships got underway on Thursday at Park City Mountain Resort and Soldier Hollow in Midway. Cool temperatures in the mid-20’s and sunny skies welcomed the competitors on the first official day of competition. Utah’s Novie McCabe claimed her first NCAA title by winning the women’s 5K classic at Soldier Hollow. Ben Ogden of Vermont was crowned a national champion for the second time in his career by winning the...

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UVM’s Patrick Weaver on the Waxing and Waning of Fluoro Use

Jason AlbertMarch 20, 2020

At fifty-years-old, University of Vermont’s head cross-country ski coach Patrick Weaver is in a sweet spot. Since May 2010, the two-time Olympian has been at the helm in Burlington, Vermont guiding student-athletes on the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) ski circuit. With a long tenure and accompanying success, Weaver has become a leading voice in New England when discussing reforms in the sport. As the debate heated up this past September when FasterSkier published an...

Collegiate Racing

NCAA Cross-Country Championships in Bozeman: One and Done

FasterSkierMarch 13, 2020

BOZEMAN, Montana – Thirty minutes after the conclusion of today’s nordic podium ceremonies, the NCAA announced that all winter and spring championship events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective immediately. An incredible day of racing suddenly turned sour as the news reverberated throughout Bozeman. There would be no slalom at Bridger Bowl tomorrow, no mass start cross-country races at Crosscut on Saturday, and no ceremony to crown the overall team champions. In a...

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From Colorado to Mora, Sweden to UVM: Evelina Sutro

Jason AlbertMarch 21, 2019

In a year of outstanding performances from junior and under-23 U.S. skiers, Evelina Sutro has been a force to be reckoned with. She had a debut performance of 18th in the 10-kilometer freestyle at World U-23 Championships in Lahti, Finland and went on to sweep every EISA freestyle race this season. Sustaining that benchmark, Sutro placed third last weekend in the NCAA 5 k skate, a mere 1.09 seconds behind winner Julia Richter from the...

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Quick Hit Athlete Check-Ins from Under 23 Worlds: Evelina Sutro

FasterSkierJanuary 18, 2019

Cycling back before you know it — it’s the International Ski Federation (FIS) 2019 Nordic Junior/U23 World Championships in Lahti, Finland which gets rolling with a U20 classic sprint this Sunday. In our quest to check in with some North American athletes in Finland, we emailed a list of quick hit questions. Twenty-two-year-old Evelina Sutro lands in Lahti as a Worlds rookie. Sutro holds Swedish-American dual citizenship and spent high school studying and skiing in...

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FasterSkier’s Collegiate Skiers of the Year: Katharine Ogden and Ian Torchia

FasterSkierApril 10, 2018

With the 2017/2018 season officially in the rearview, FasterSkier is excited to unveil its annual award winners for this past winter. Votes stem from the FS staff, scattered across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and while not scientific, they are intended to reflect a broader sense of the season in review. This set of honors goes to outstanding college athletes in cross-country skiing. *** Katharine Ogden, Dartmouth College Katharine Ogden skiing fast doesn’t exactly surprise anyone....

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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...

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UVM Seeks Assistant Nordic Coach

FasterSkierMay 21, 2017

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Under 23 Questions with Alayna Sonnesyn

FasterSkierFebruary 4, 2017

In an effort to showcase the North Americans competing at this week’s International Ski Federation (FIS) 2017 USANA Nordic Junior World Championships and U23 Cross Country World Championships at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah, we asked those qualifying athletes several questions about themselves — actually, we had them fill in the blanks. Here we have 20-year-old Alayna Sonnesyn, of the University of Vermont, who’s representing the U.S. at her first U23 Worlds. On Thursday, she finished 33rd in the Saturday’s 20...

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UVM Seeks Assistant Nordic Coach

BrainspiralSeptember 2, 2016

The University of Vermont (UVM) in Burlington, Vt., is in search of an assistant nordic ski coach to assist the head coach in performing the duties of managing the intercollegiate sport of skiing within the education mission of the University.

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An Insider’s Look at the 2015 Blink Festival With UVM’s Jørgen Grav

Austin CobbAugust 28, 2015

At the 2015 Blink Festival, Jørgen Grav, an incoming senior at UVM, wasn't one of the big names, but he was one of the 150 skiers selected to the high-profile event. He finished 45th in the opening hill climb, beating some of the top Norwegians. After graduating, he has his sights set on the Norwegian National Team.

Collegiate Racing

Gruber Returns to Top of 5 k Classic Podium at NCAA Championships

Seth AdamsMarch 6, 2014

UVM's Anja Gruber defended her title in the women's 5 k classic at the NCAA Championships in Soldier Hollow, Utah, today. She was followed by DU's Sylvia Nordskar and UNM's Eva Severrus.

Collegiate Racing

2014 NCAA Preview: Colorado, Utah, Vermont, and Others Hungry for Title

Lander KarathMarch 4, 2014

One-hundred and forty-eight. That's the number of skiers who have descended upon the ski town of Park City, Utah to participate in the 2014 NCAA Championships. The four day event, which consists of two alpine and two nordic races, begins Wednesday and continues through Saturday. Check out our preview, so you know who to watch and what to look for as the event gets underway tomorrow.

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Johnson Comes Full Circle, Replaces Gardner at Middlebury

Alex KochonMarch 29, 2013

When Andrew Gardner announced he was leaving his position as Middlebury's head coach, speculation spread about who would fill the void. The answer came Tuesday when the college announced it hired Andrew Johnson, a Vermont native and former assistant at UVM and Utah.

Collegiate Racing

Gruber Crowned NCAA Classic Champion; UVM Leads Championships After Two Events

Audrey ManganMarch 7, 2013

Last season Anja Gruber wasn't on the University of Vermont's NCAA squad, this year she's the 5 k classic national champion. "It’s pretty unbelievable right now — I’m not sure if this actually just happened!" she said. Dartmouth's Mary O'Connell claimed second and Marine Dusser (UAA) took third. UVM leads CU after the first two NCAA Championship events at Middlebury College.

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The College Workout: Negative Splits with UVM

Audrey ManganNovember 1, 20121

There are few things in skiing more important than knowing physical limits of one’s own body. Just ask Patrick Weaver, head coach of the 2012 NCAA Champions at the University of Vermont. “More often than not, we find when we get to a race people don’t know how to listen to their body and go out at the right pace,” he said. “The common mistake is they go out too hard and then the second...

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With Victory at Crow Pass, Patterson Focuses on Junior Season

Audrey ManganAugust 9, 2012

On July 21, University of Vermont junior Scott Patterson became the youngest winner of the Crow Pass Crossing, a grueling 24-mile backcountry trail race in Girdwood, Alaska. With a winning time of 3:05:16.7, the 20-year-old survived thousands of feet of climbing, treacherous and overgrown terrain, a few river crossings, and the ever-present danger that “you could literally run right into a bear” — clearly, a win that signifies Patterson is in pretty good shape. But...

Biathlon Collegiate Juniors

For America’s Junior Biathletes, a Tendency Toward College

Chelsea LittleJune 5, 20122

Note: This is the last piece in a three-part series following several groups of biathletes as they negotiate the college question. part two looked at USBA’s 2007-2010 Development Team. In November, 2011, Casey Smith was named Junior Biathlete of the Year for 2011 by the United States Biathlon Association (USBA). In a European country, that might mean a pat on the back from a coach at practice, perhaps an honorary celebration thrown by an athlete’s...

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Bucking Conventions, U.S. Biathletes Prove That College Isn’t a Barrier to Long-Term Success

Chelsea LittleMay 21, 20124

Once the country’s best juniors, a handful of biathletes – including Lowell Bailey, ranked 14th in the 2012 World Cup standings – detoured through college programs before representing the U.S. at World Championships and the Olympics.

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