From the FasterSkier archive — posts syndicated from athletes’ and coaches’ own blogs between 2004 and 2012, kept online as published. Current coverage is at fasterskier.com.
The 2017 U.S. Junior Nationals came to a close on Saturday, with below-zero temperatures and whipping wind across the Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y., delaying the races to later in the day. But the races still commenced and FasterSkier was there to catch the action. Here is the final highlights video. For more on results, check out Saturday’s rundown.
See also: Day 1 video | Day 2 video | Day 3
The final day of individual events at 2017 U.S. Junior Nationals took place Friday in Lake Placid, N.Y., with the 5/10/15-kilometer classic mass starts being switched to individual starts instead for fear of crashes on the Olympic Jumping Complex’s 2.5 k loop.
Here is a highlights video from the U16, U18 and U20 men’s and women’s races, including interviews with some of the top finishers. For more on the results and podium finishers, check out Friday’s rundown, and check back for the last video from Junior Nationals recapping Saturday’s team relays.
See also: Day 1 video | Day 2 video
FasterSkier returned to Lake Placid, N.Y., for the second day of racing at 2017 U.S. Junior Nationals at the Olympic Jumping Complex.
Here is a highlights video from the U16, U18 and U20 men’s and women’s sprints, including interviews with some of the top finishers. For more on the results and podium finishers, check out Wednesday’s rundown, and check back for the remaining videos from Friday and Saturday at Junior Nationals.
See also: Day 1 video
FasterSkier was on site to witness the action of the first day of racing at 2017 U.S. Junior Nationals in Lake Placid, N.Y., with 5- and 10-kilometer freestyle individual starts behind held on a 2.5 k loop at the Olympic Jumping Complex.
Here is a video recapping the day’s top finishers, and for more on the results and podium finishers, check out Monday’s rundown.
On Wednesday, racers will compete in classic sprints, with the heats starting at noon Eastern time.
In Part III of “The Road to Jackson”, we hear from Colby College’s Olivia Amber, Amy Bianco, Silas Eastman, and Zane Fields, all of whom qualified for NCAA Skiing Championships, which open Thursday at the Jackson Ski Touring Center in Jackson, N.H.
“NCAA’s to me, is just kind of that icing on the cake, one last time to give it your all, just do it for all the years that we put so much work into this sport and just enjoy it.”
See also: EISA season in review | Part I: Williams | Part II: UNH
In Part IV of “The Road to Jackson”, three of the six University of Vermont (UVM) nordic skiers that qualified for 2017 NCAA Skiing Championships — Alayna Sonnesyn, Iris Pessey and Cully Brown — tell us about their seasons and how skiing has impacted their lives. Jana Klaiber, Ian Moore and Juri Miosga are also headed to NCAA’s, which will be held Thursday and Saturday at the Jackson Ski Touring Center in Jackson, N.H.
“Time just flies so fast and I’m gonna be done soon, but I have so many good memories that I have no regrets.” — Iris Pessey
See also: EISA season in review | Part I: Williams | Part II: UNH | Part III: Colby
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From Thursday to Saturday, March 8-11, the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Skiing Championships will be held in Franconia and Jackson, N.H., with two days of cross-country racing taking place Thursday and Saturday at the Jackson Ski Touring Center.
The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is hosting the championships, which scores both alpine and cross-country together to determine team standings at the end of the week.
India Harvey of St. Lawrence University filmed and edited a series about “The Road to Jackson” for Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) nordic skiers. Here’s the preview, and throughout the week, we’ll release individual videos highlighting teams from Williams, UNH, Colby, the University of Vermont, and Dartmouth.
And here is a complete roster of who will be racing from colleges and universities across the U.S.
From the following video: “[Ski racing] made me a little type ‘A’ at moments, but it’s also created work ethic I’ll have for the rest of my life.”
In Part II of “The Road to Jackson” series, we hear from University of New Hampshire (UNH) nordic skiers Lizzie Gill, Silje Wilson, Katrin Larusson, and Peter Holmes, all of whom qualified for 2017 NCAA Skiing Championships. UNH is hosting the championships March 8-11 in Jackson and Franconia, N.H.
“To represent UNH, we’re hosting, so let’s hope we can keep it up and have some fun, and also represent the EISA.”
