by Beth Bragg | Mar 27, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
In the U.S. Ski Team’s final race of the cross-country season, Scott Patterson celebrated the end of his career with a medal and Novie McCabe showed she’s just getting started. McCabe, a 22-year-old in her first season with the Alaska Pacific University nordic...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 25, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
APU skiers JC Schoonmaker and Novie McCabe sprinted their way to national championships Saturday in Duluth, Minnesota. The pair won the classic sprint finals at Spirit Mountain Recreation Area, where more national titles will be determined Sunday and Tuesday....
by Beth Bragg | Mar 18, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Call it a wrap for the U.S. Ski Team’s blockbuster cross-country season, one in which some of the marquee performers were Alaskans. The World Cup season ended Sunday in Falun, Sweden, with a thrilling win by superstar Jessie Diggins of Minnesota. She eked out a...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 16, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
After a day with no medals on Friday, Team Alaska avoided the same fate Saturday by claiming silver in the U20 mixed relay race at the U.S. Junior National cross-country ski championships in Lake Placid, New York. The team of Rosie Whittington-Evans, Derek Richardson,...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 13, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Anchorage’s Murphy Kimball cruised to a gold medal and five other members of Team Alaska picked up medals — three silvers and two bronzes — Wednesday at the U.S. Junior Nationals in Lake Placid, New York. Earlier this winter Kimball became the youngest American man to...