After a day with no medals on Friday, Team Alaska avoided the same fate Saturday by claiming silver in the U20 mixed relay race at the U.S. Junior National cross-country ski championships in Lake Placid, New York. The team of Rosie Whittington-Evans, Derek Richardson,...
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Friday Flashback: Anchorage’s Nina Kemppel skied to 18 U.S. titles, 4 Olympics
Anchorage’s Nina Kemppel was a true trailblazer in every sense of the word, changing the landscape for American cross-country skiing in the 1990s and 2000s. Back in the day the United States racers rarely cracked the top 30 of World Cup races. But Kemppel changed that...
Skiing: UAF’s Joe Davies becomes just third Nanooks skier ever to be crowned NCAA champion
Joe Davies of the Alaska Nanooks left no doubt he's an NCAA Ski Champion. Davies, earned the third NCAA championship in UAF Nordic skiing history, winning the 10-kilometer interval-start race on Thursday morning in Lake Placid, N.Y. Davies’ dominating time of 22...
Run-Bike-Ski: Iditarod Trail Invitational features tough conditions for human-powered racers
Kinsey Loan struggled to stay warm as she pushed her fat bike with two flat tires on the Yentna River with the temperature around 25 below zero. Her rookie run in the Iditarod Trail Invitational, a 300-plus mile human-powered event from Knik to McGrath, had barely...
Nordic skier David Norris named Alaska Athlete of the Week after impressive American Birkebeiner victory
David Norris was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after pulling off a remarkable victory at the American Birkebeiner in Hayward, Wisconsin on Saturday. The Fairbanks native won the largest and most prestigious cross-country ski marathon in North America in daring...
David Norris pulls off epic breakaway to win the American Birkebeiner, Jessica Yeaton runner-up in women’s race
Alaskan David Norris pulled off a remarkable victory at the American Birkebeiner in Hayward, Wisconsin on Saturday. The Fairbanks native won the largest and most prestigious cross-country ski marathon in North America in daring fashion, by attempting a solo breakaway...
Prep Skiing: West Eagles soar to boys and girls state titles, Service’s Olivia Soderstrom and Aaron Power named Skimeisters
West vs. Service: heading into the ASAA/First National Bank State Ski Championships over the weekend there was an air of anticipation for a showdown between the two powerhouse ski programs. The hundreds of fans lining the trails at Kincaid Park witnessed standout...
Biker Nicolas Baudin overtakes skier Chet Fehrmann to win Susitna 100
With excruciatingly soft trails slowing fat bikers at Saturday’s Susitna 100, Nicolas Baudin wasn’t sure he was ever going to catch and pass skier Chet Fehrmann as he floated atop the bounty of snow. “There is nothing more frustrating for a biker to be following a...
Prep Nordic Skiing: West squads sweep Region IV meet; East’s Marley Ireland, Service’s Aaron Power earn Skimeister honors
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...
CIC Cross-Country Skiing: West High shines at Skiathlon
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...
UAF’s Mariel Pulles and Kendall Kramer ski to 1-2 finish at the World University Games to lead AK contingent
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...