Age: 16
Hometown Mammoth Lakes, CA
School: Sugar Bowl Academy
Team: Far West
Age first skied: 2
Favorite Book: Water for Elephants
Favorite Nordic Athlete: Kikkan Randall
Favorite Off Snow Sport: Running
Favorite Athlete in that sport: Shalane Flanagan
Most Memorable Far West Experience:
The drive from Boston to Presque Isle Maine. Enough said.
Best Racing Experience:
The 10k at Soldier Hollow this January was an awesome experience for me. It was my first competitive 10k and I ended up getting 6th and only being 2 seconds out of 3rd. It was one of those races where everything just clicked; my mind and body were working in perfect sync together.
If you could have one superhero power, what would it be?
Flying.
What is something most people can do that you cannot?
I can’t whistle.
Laurel Fiddler
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Junior Nationals Schedule
USSA Junior Championships
March 3-10, 2012
Soldier Hollow, Midway, Utah
Soldier Hollow was the site of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games for biathlon, cross-country, and nordic combined.
Schedule:
Sat March 3: Opening Ceremonies
Mon March 5: Classic Sprint Competition (1.3k)
Wed March 7: Freestyle Mass Start Competition (5k /10k /15k)
Fri, March 9: Classic Interval Start Competition (5k /10k)
Sat March 10: Freestyle Relay Competition (3 x 1.3k relay); Closing Ceremony and Awards Banquet
March 3-10, 2012
Soldier Hollow, Midway, Utah
Soldier Hollow was the site of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games for biathlon, cross-country, and nordic combined.
Schedule:
Sat March 3: Opening Ceremonies
Mon March 5: Classic Sprint Competition (1.3k)
Wed March 7: Freestyle Mass Start Competition (5k /10k /15k)
Fri, March 9: Classic Interval Start Competition (5k /10k)
Sat March 10: Freestyle Relay Competition (3 x 1.3k relay); Closing Ceremony and Awards Banquet
Our Mission
We believe competitive cross-country skiing offers great benefits to the community and to individuals of all ages and abilities. As a division of the United States Ski Association (USSA), our mission is to promote, develop, and expand XC (Nordic) racing within the USSA Far West Region (California, Nevada, and Arizona). We accomplish this by working with ski clubs, ski areas, and directly with our membership of individuals and families. We accomplish this mission by:
- * Promoting and supporting XC ski clubs, ski venues, coaching, and race development within the Far West Region
- * Attracting new individuals and groups to XC racing
- * Developing junior, senior, and masters athletes* to their full potential through education and world-class coaching
- * Providing financial support to high school junior ski programs and through individual grants and scholarships
- * Selecting junior, senior, and masters regional teams and support members competing at national and international levels
- * Creating lifelong successful athletes at all levels of ability





