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...
The West Anchorage High School ski program continued their winning ways Friday and Saturday. The Eagles boys and girls teams both took home titles at the 2023 Region IV High School Cross Country Ski Championships at Kincaid Park and served notice that they're ready...
The West High nordic ski teams made an all-around impression at the Skiathlon at Anchorage's Kincaid Park on Saturday. Classic and skate, girls and boys: The Eagles crushed it. The event, hosted by the Nordic Ski Association of Anchorage and West High, rewards skiers...
The final day of the World University Games was like a storybook ending for UAF teammates Mariel Pulles and Kendall Kramer. The two Nanooks were eager to finish strong, as both skiers had at least four races under their belt, including preliminary rounds. Kramer, a...
After a successful Tour de Ski, Rosie Brennan has earned a two-week break from World Cup competition. Brennan’s “break,” of course, will include voluminous training as the Alaska Pacific University nordic skier builds towards next month’s World Championships in...
With Americans and foreigners competing, the U.S. National Cross Country Skiing Championships sometimes features a race-within-a-race. Hailey Swirbul’s second straight win on Wednesday was relatively straightforward: the Alaska Pacific University standout bested all...
Hailey Swirbul’s decision to race at the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships instead of the Tour de Ski in Europe is paying off. Swirbul, a native of Aspen, Colo., who lives in Anchorage and represents the Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center, cruised to a...
UAA’s Hunter Eid of Anchorage has been selected to represent Team USA on one of the sport’s highest stages. The lifelong alpine skier and South High grad is slated to compete next month at the Winter World University Games, held in Lake Placid, New York. Eid will be...
After a successful start to the season, it’s time for Alaskan skiers to take a holiday break from competition. The top World Cup skiers will still be preparing for the Tour de Ski while others will get ready for U.S. Nationals. Meanwhile, juniors have prep racing and...
While Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School has a famous alumna in gold medalist Kikkan Randall, the Thunderbirds have been overshadowed by other Anchorage schools in recent memory. That changed on Saturday when the East girls team won the South Classic at Kincaid...
Hunter Wonders is no stranger to success: The Anchorage nordic skier has won a silver medal in the World Junior Championships relay, taken a U.S National Championship and placed eighth at the Under-23 World Championships. But the breakthrough result he achieved on the...