by Matias Saari | Mar 29, 2023 | Adventure, Cover Story
From the Iditarod Trail Invitational to the Lavaman Triathlon to the White Mountains 100, Alaskas excelled in multi-discipline events this past month. Here’s a round-up: The Iditarod Trail Invitational wrapped up on Monday when Takao Katada walked across Nome’s Burled...
by Matias Saari | Mar 18, 2023 | Biathlon, Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Maxime Germain can proudly say he’s a World Junior Championship medalist. Germain raced to a career-best third place as a junior in the 10-kilometer sprint on March 11 at the IBU World Junior Biathlon Championships March 11 in Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan. ...
by Matias Saari | Mar 18, 2023 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Wells Wappett and Katey Houser did their part in trying to bring the Alaska Cup back to the host team — but in the New England’s depth reigned supreme. Wappett earned his third medal of the US Cross Country Ski Junior National Championships in Fairbanks on Thursday by...
by Matias Saari | Mar 15, 2023 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Team Alaska sprinted back into contention on Tuesday at the U.S. Cross Country Junior National Championships in Fairbanks. With three wins, five podium performances and nine qualifiers to the finals, Alaska finished atop the team sprint standings and launched into...
by Matias Saari | Mar 13, 2023 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
The Rocky Mountain and New England teams got off to a hot start on a chilly day Monday at the U.S.Cross Country Ski Junior National Championships in Fairbanks. While those teams won a pair of titles in the six 7.5-kilometer interval-start classical technique races,...