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...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 12, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
From skiing in front of a raucous crowd in Oslo to checking off a pair of bucket-list goals in Drammen, it’s been a memorable couple of days in Norway for Anchorage skier Rosie Brennan. Brennan claimed her first World Cup medal since early January and her fifth...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 11, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
A wind-whipped day ended with three Team Alaska skiers on the podium Monday on the first day of competition at the U.S. Junior National cross-country championships in Lake Placid, N.Y. Two others with Alaska ties — one who skis for UAF, another who skis for APU — also...