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...
On Thanksgiving Day, the Alaska Pacific University ski team posted a series of photos on Instagram, each showing a team member holding up a sign articulating what they’re grateful for. “I’m thankful for mittens and fresh tracks!!” “I’m thankful for the record-breaking...
After making a bit of history for herself on Saturday, Anchorage cross-country skier Rosie Brennan was eager to chase more glory. Brennan started the World Cup season in top form, charging to second place in the 10-kilometer classic race during the opening weekend of...
JC Schoonmaker is changing ski affiliations, but two other things haven’t changed: he’s staying in Anchorage and he remains the top Nordic ski sprinter in the country. Schoonmaker was among nine racers affiliated with Alaska to be nominated to the U.S. Cross Country...
A mother who resumed her track career while still breastfeeding, a musher who rescued a rival in the middle of nowhere and a runner who halted his race to help a teammate are among the finalists for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame's Trajan Langdon Award. The award...
Jenna DiFolco has had quite a month of racing ski marathons. The former University of Alaska Anchorage skier placed near the front in four consecutive weekends, starting with the Tour of Anchorage 50-kilometer event, continuing with the Kachemak Bay Ski Marathon in...
As a display of his versatility, Lars Arneson has won obstacle races, mountain running races, trail running races and winter triathlons among other events. On March 26, he added a ski win to his resume, prevailing at the Arctic Valley Rally ski mountaineering race....
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. ...
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...
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...
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,...