On Friday at Spring Series in Fairbanks, Alaska, clubs went head to head in the 4 x 5-kilometer co-ed mixed relay at the Birch Hill Recreation Area. Below is a photo gallery, courtesy of Lance Parrish and Max Kaufman. U.S. Distance Nationals and the SuperTour season concludes Sunday with the 30/50 k freestyle mass starts.
The start of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska, with Sophie Caldwell (SMS), Kikkan Randall (APU), Rosie Brennan (APU), Jessica Yeaton(APU), Annie Pokorny (SVSEF), and Kaitlynn Miller (CGRP) at the front. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
Kikkan Randall (APU) leads Sophie Caldwell (SMS Elite Team) during the first leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
Rosie Brennan (APU) during the first leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
Right to left: Jessica Yeaton (APU) and Becca Rorabaugh during the first leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
Renae Anderson (Loppet Nordic Racing) skiing the first leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Eric Packer (APU) during the second leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
Sadie Bjornsen (APU) leads Jessie Diggins (SMS Elite Team) during the third leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. SMS went on to win by 10.3 seconds over APU. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
Left to right: Jessie Diggins (SMS Elite Team) gains on Sadie Bjornsen (APU) during the third leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Right to left: Jessie Diggins (SMS Elite Team) after passing Sadie Bjornsen (APU) during the third leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)(Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Chelsea Holmes (APU) during the third leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
Chelsea Holmes (APU) skiing the third leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Liz Stephen racing the third leg for the APU/Sugar Bowl/Burke team during the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Liz Stephen racing the third leg for the APU/Sugar Bowl/Burke team during the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Liz Stephen racing the third leg for the APU/Sugar Bowl/Burke team during the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Liz Stephen racing the third leg for the APU/Sugar Bowl/Burke team during the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Liz Stephen racing the third leg for the APU/Sugar Bowl/Burke team during the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Caitlin Patterson (Craftsbury Green Racing Project) racing the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)(Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Rosie Frankowski (APU) racing the third leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Left to right: Caitlin Gregg (Loppet Nordic Racing) leads Hailey Swirbul (UAA) during the thrid leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Caitlin Gregg (Loppet Nordic Racing) skiing the third leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Hailey Swirbul (UAA) racing the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Simi Hamilton (SMS Elite Team) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Simi Hamilton (SMS Elite Team) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Simi Hamilton (SMS Elite Team) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Simi Hamilton (SMS Elite Team) skiing the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Simi Hamilton (SMS Elite Team) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
Simi Hamilton (SMS Elite Team) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
Simi Hamilton (SMS Elite Team) after the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Scott Patterson (APU) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Scott Patterson (APU) skiing the anchor leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Scott Patterson (APU) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Scott Patterson (APU) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Scott Patterson (APU) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Scott Patterson (APU) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Scott Patterson (APU) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
David Norris (APU) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
David Norris (APU) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
Logan Hanneman (APU) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
Logan Hanneman (APU) skiing the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Left to right: Craftsbury’s Ollie Burruss and Sun Valley’s Cole Morgan during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
Craftsbury’s Ollie Burruss racing the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska.(Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Brian Gregg (Loppet Nordic Racing) during the anchor leg of the mixed relay on Friday at U.S. Distance Nationals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
Max LaChance (Bridger Ski Foundation) during the fourth leg of the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)
David Norris (APU) after the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
SMS Elite Team members (from left to right) Jessie Diggins, Simi Hamilton, Ben Saxton, and Sophie Caldwell after winning the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
APU’s first team (front to back, left to right) Sadie Bjornsen, Kikkan Randall, Erik Bjornsen and Scott Patterson of Alaska Pacific University after placing second in the mixed relay at U.S. Distance Nationals on Friday in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Max Kaufman)(Photo: Max Kaufman)
Spring Series opened earlier this week in Fairbanks, Alaska, with skiathlon races on Monday and freestyle sprints on Wednesday to wrap up the 2017 SuperTour season. Here is a photo gallery from Monday’s skiathlons, courtesy of Lance Parrish of Fairbanks.
Spring Series continues Friday with the co-ed mixed relay and Sunday with the 30/50 k freestyle mass starts, part of U.S. Distance Nationals.
Jessie Diggins (Stratton Mountain School Elite Team/U.S. Ski Team) during the women’s 15-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Kikkan Randall (APU/USST) during the women’s 15-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Liz Stephen (USST) leads Chelsea Holmes (APU) during the women’s 15-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Jessica Yeaton (APU) during the women’s 15-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Rosie Frankowski (l) of Alaska Pacific University leads Becca Rorabaugh, also of Alaska Pacific University during the women’s 15-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Becca Rorabaugh of Alaska Pacific University during the women’s 15-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Jessie Diggins (Stratton Mountain School Elite Team/U.S. Ski Team) celebrating her win in the women’s 15-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Kikkan Randall of Alaska Pacific University/USST hugs a Craftsbury skier after the women’s 15-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Left to right: Kikkan Randall (APU/USST), Jessie Diggins (SMS Elite Team/USST) and Caitlin Patterson (CGRP) on the podium for the women’s 15-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Left to right: Kikkan Randall (APU/USST), Jessie Diggins (SMS Elite Team/USST), Caitlin Patterson (CGRP), Liz Stephen (USST), Chelsea Holmes (APU), Kaitlynn Miller (CGRP) after the women’s 15-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Scott Patterson (101) leads Kris Freeman (110), Matt Gelso (102) and Ben Lustgarten (105) during the men’s 22.5-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Eric Packer of Alaska Pacific University during the men’s 22.5-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Scott Patterson (r) leads Kris Freeman (c) and David Norris (l) into the ski exchange during the men’s 22.5-kilometer skiathlon at 2017 SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Scott Patterson of Alaska Pacific University during the men’s 22.5-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Scott Patterson of Alaska Pacific University during the men’s 22.5-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Paddy Caldwell, of the SMS Elite Team and USST D-team, during the men’s 22.5-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Tad Elliott (Ski & Snowboard Club Vail) during the men’s 22.5-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
David Norris of Alaska Pacific University during the men’s 22.5-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Northern Michigan University’s Fredrick Schwencke (129) during the men’s 22.5-kilometer skiathlon on Monday at the SuperTour Finals in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo: Lance Parrish, Fairbanks)
Photos from yesterday’s US National Championship Team Sprint. All photos are by Lance Parrish and may not be reproduced in any way without permission from the photographer.
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
US Nationals 2009 Team SPrint (Photo: Lance Parrish)
