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.
Some of our favorite shots from the 2013 Cross Country Junior National Championships. Special thanks to Bert Boyer and his extensive photo coverage, all of which can be viewed at higher resolution and are available for purchase at bertboyer.zenfolio.com. All proceeds go to the National Nordic Foundation (NNF).
Alaska’s Hannah Boyer (NSC Fairbanks-FXC) celebrates winning the OJ girls 10 k classic mass start on March 16 at 2013 Junior Nationals in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Alaska teammates Hannah Boyer (l) and Sarah Freistone (University of Alaska-Anchorage) celebrates after finishing first and third, respectively, the OJ girls 10 k classic mass start on March 16 at 2013 Junior Nationals in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Teagan Yutrzenka fills in for Alaska teammate Hannah Boyer, who won Saturday’s OJ girls classic mass start but had to miss the awards to fly to Northern Michigan University for classes on Monday. Yutrzenka, who many think looks like Boyer, put Boyer’s picture on a plate and wrapped her medal around it.
OJ boys 15 k classic mass start
2013 Junior Nationals classic mass starts
2013 Junior Nationals classic mass starts
2013 Junior Nationals classic mass starts
Midwest’s Ben Saxton (F.A.S.T. Performance Training) celebrates his first gold of 2013 Junior Nationals over Alaska’s Logan Hanneman (l) in the OJ boys 15 k classic mass start on March 16 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Jack Hegman (r) edges New England teammate Eli Hoenig for third in the OJ boys 15 k classic mass start at 2013 Junior Nationals in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Saxton checks on his buddy Hanneman.
Saxton and his coach, Bill Pierce.
2013 Junior Nationals classic mass starts
Norwegian twins Lotta and Tiril Weng (107) lead the J1 girls 10 k classic mass start on March 16 at 2013 Junior Nationals in Fairbanks, Alaska. Tiril nabbed the win by 16.4 seconds over Lotta.
2013 Junior Nationals classic mass starts
Marion Woods (Alaska Winter Stars) after placing third behind two Norwegians in the J1 girls 10 k classic mass start on March 16 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Woods congratulated by her coach.
J1 boys 10 k classic mass start
2013 Junior Nationals classic mass starts
2013 Junior Nationals classic mass starts
2013 Junior Nationals classic mass starts
J2 girls 5 k classic mass start
New England’s Julia Kern (c) of the Cambridge Sports Union after winning the J2 girls 5 k classic mass start on March 16 at 2013 Junior Nationals in Fairbanks, Alaska.
J2 boys 5 k classic mass start
2013 Junior Nationals classic mass starts
New England’s Bill Harmeyer (404) edges Alaska’s Jake Bassett (r) for fourth in the J2 boys 5 k classic mass start at 2013 Junior Nationals on March 16 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
