For more than two weeks, Tyson Flaharty and Miron Golfman endured cold temperatures, high winds, plenty of bike pushing and a scary sea ice crossing while biking the Iditarod Trail Invitational. Their intentional tie after 16 days, 5 hours and 10 minutes was a...
Rosie Brennan took the silver medal and Gus Schumacher took a sick day Thursday at the Tour de Ski in Davos, Switzerland. Brennan, the two-time Olympian from Anchorage, finished less than one second behind the winner to capture second place in the women’s 20-kilometer...
The Tour de Ski is turning into a tour de force for Anchorage skier Gus Schumacher. In a men’s freestyle sprint race Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, Schumacher registered the best result of his career — one that left him 1.62 seconds away from the medals podium....
UPDATE, 9 a.m. Wednesday Anchorage skier Gus Schumacher delivered the best result of his career Wednesday morning, skiing to fourth place in a freestyle sprint race at the Tour de Ski in Davos, Switzerland. Schumacher, the only American in the men's final, finished...
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...
The World Cup cross-country ski season hit the end of its early season schedule Sunday with another podium finish for Anchorage’s Rosie Brennan, the latest triumph in a show of unprecedented force by American skiers. Brennan, the 34-year-old Alaska Pacific University...
The best day of Anchorage Nordic skier JC Schoonmaker's racing career earned him a World Cup bronze medal. It also garnered him our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The 23-year-old became one of a handful of U.S. men to reach the podium in the history of sprint...
An all-star lineup of Alaska athletes and adventurers shared some of their stories last week at the Anchorage Museum, wowing a sold-out crowd for the December installment of Trail Tales with cliffhangers, crevasse-hangers and paddle-hangers. Clint Helander of...
During a fabulous weekend of World Cup ski racing for the U.S. Ski Team, Anchorage skier Luke Jager said watching his teammates hit new heights was like witnessing man walk on the moon. Yes, a touch of hyperbole. But the American efforts really were out of this world....
The past, the present and the future — all were part of the story Sunday for the U.S. Ski team during World Cup relay races in Gallivare, Sweden. The women’s 4x7.5-kilometer race was all about the present, with a healthy nod to the past. Jessie Diggins of Minnesota...
Rosie Brennan of Anchorage was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after recording two podium finishes in the opening weekend of World Cup Nordic ski racing. The 34-year-old won silver in the 10K classic on Saturday and bronze in the 20K skate race on Sunday....