by Matias Saari | Feb 3, 2024 | Alpine Skiing, Cover Story
After a tough couple of years, Andrew Kurka is back atop the World Cup Para Alpine podium. Kurka, a 15-year member of the U.S. Para Alpine Team from Palmer, won a hotly contested downhill race Tuesday in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, the site of the 2026 Paralympics....
by Matias Saari | Jan 29, 2024 | Cover Story, Sled Dog Racing
Pete Kaiser won his eighth Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race on Sunday with a patient, efficient run that brought him to the Bethel finish line 41 minutes ahead of Willow’s Matthew Failor on Sunday morning. With one more win, Kaiser can match Jeff King for the most wins at...
by Matias Saari | Jan 8, 2024 | Cover Story, Sled Dog Racing
Thirteen seconds separated teenager Emily Robinson and race leader Brent Sass as the pair approached the homestretch of the Knik 200 in an online video posted Sunday. Sass, the 2022 Iditarod champion, must have felt like a sitting duck. He desperately ran up a small...
by Matias Saari | Dec 18, 2023 | Nordic Skiing
Halfway through Sunday’s Winterstart SuperTour finale, Michael Earnhart found himself in 21st place with slim chances of emerging victorious at Kincaid Park. The necessity of passing 20 of North America’s best Nordic ski racers amid swirling wind was not how the Eagle...
by Matias Saari | Dec 4, 2023 | Cover Story, Running
Marathoner Tony Tomsich came up seconds short on Sunday in Spain. Tomsich, a Fairbanks native, finished the Valencia Marathon in 2 hours, 18 minutes and 10 seconds, just 10 ticks shy of the 2:18:00 standard needed to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials this upcoming...