DOWNHILL TECHNIQUE CLINIC
DOWNHILL TECHNIQUE CLINIC
February 5, 2012 at Royal Gorge XC
Chauncey Parker, a former coach of the UNR Nordic ski team, will lead our downhill clinic. We will explore ways to find speed on downhills and through transitions, choosing the best line around corners, and how to carry speed on technical sections of the race course. Improve your confidence, control, speed, and fun on the downhills through this specialized clinic that provides an in-depth focus on improving your skills on downhill terrain.
Details on our Masters Clinics page.
SOHO Freestyle
Another cold clear day at Soldier Hollow for Saturday’s distance freestyle races. Hannah Halvorsen won the girls MJ3 division…Great job Hannah! Brandon Herhusky took 2nd and Skyler Mullings 3rd in the MJ3 race. Julien Bordes was 9th and Peter Holmes 10th in the MJ2 race. Laurel Fiddler was 6th in the FJ1 class, Melanie Swick 7th FOJ, and Patrick McElravey was 10th MJ1.
FJ3 3km: Hannah Halvorsen (1st)
MJ3 3km: Brandon Herhusky (2nd), Skyler Mullings (3rd)
FJ2 5km: Gabi Rinne (32nd), Skyler Flora (33rd), Danielle Nivinski (36th), Amanda Kirkeby (38th), Camille Hartley (46th), Savannah Blide (58th)
MJ2 5km: Julien Bordes (9th), Peter Holmes (10th), Dylan Syben (16th), Sam Zabell (31st), Ele Yale (47th), Evan Vomund (51st), Peter Carroll (53rd), Aaron Deeter (65th), Brandon Flora (68th), Andrew Clusserath (74th)
FJ1/FOJ 10km: Laurel Fiddler (6th FJ1), Katrin Larusson (18th FJ1), Cassidy Cichowicz (20th FJ1), Raylene Chew (32nd FJ1), Melanie Swick (7th FOJ), Joelle Romo (42nd FJ1), Emily Nall (52nd FJ1), Kelly Habibi (63rd FJ1)
MJ1/MOJ 15km: Patrick McElravey (10th MJ1), Christian Shane (45th MJ1), Alex Koptytko (52nd MJ1)
Report From Soldier Hollow
33 Far West Nordic Junior athletes are in Soldier Hollow, Utah for the Intermountain/Rocky Mountain Super JNQ races.
It was a brisk, beautiful day at Soldier Hollow for Friday’s Classic Sprints.
The highlight results of the day were an overall win by Hannah Halvorsen in the FJ3 girls competition (a 2.6 km race), a 2nd place finish by Brandon Herhusky and a 3rd place finish by Skyler Mullings in the MJ3 race, a 3rd place finish by Katrin Larusson in the FJ1 race, a 2nd place finish by Bria Riggs in the FJ2 division, and a 5th place finish by Dylan Syben in the MJ2 division
Others advancing to the quarterfinals, but not moving on to the later heats included Patrick McElravey (9th MJ1), Sam Zabell (17th MJ2), Peter Holmes (28th MJ2), Cassidy Cichowicz (15th FJ1), and Laurel Fiddler (18th FJ1).
Rounding out the Far West were Joe Piercy (55th MJ1), Branden Deeter (58th MJ1), Alex Kopytko (67th MJ1), and Shane Christian (79th MJ1) in the J1/OJ boys, Joelle Romo (35th FJ1), Melanie Swick (9th FOJ), Raylene Chew (43rd FJ1), Kelly Habibi (50th FJ1), and Emily Nall (63rd FJ1) in the J1/OJ girls, Julien Bordes (34 , Peter Carroll (44), Evan Vomund (55) , Eli Yale (67), Aaron Deeter (72), Brandon Flora (78), and Andrew Clusserath (89) in the J2 boys, Camille Hartley (36), Danielle Nivinski (37), Savannah Blide (40), Gabi Rinne (46), Amanda Kirkeby (52), and Skyler Flora (58) in the J2 girls.
Race Results
Photos by MacBeth Graphics
Tomorrow is distance Freestyle day, so stay tuned…
Masters Clinics
WOMEN’S ONLY SKATE CLINIC with Video
February 12, 2012 at Auburn Ski Club
This clinic is lead by 2 of the best female coaches Far West has to offer – Auburn Ski Club’s Director Sally Jones and Olympian Nancy Fiddler. During the 2 hours of “on snow” we will review various aspects of how you skate ski, help you correct bad habits, and identify opportunities for improving your skiing. The emphasis of this clinic will be technique improvement for women! – specifically balance and body position and how it makes skiing easier. Learn how to relax on skis, use less effort and develop more grace and power. The on snow instruction will be followed by 30 minutes of video review. Great for a season tune-up!
SKATE TECHNIQUE VIDEO CLINIC
February 19, 2012 at Auburn Ski Club
This year our skate clinic will be led by Peter Mayfield and Andrea Miller. This clinic will focus on analyzing and improving your skating technique and improving performance in skate races. This clinic will include 2 hours of “on snow” time where coaches will review various aspects of how you skate ski, help you correct bad habits, and identify opportunities for improving your skiing.
Details on our Masters Clinics page.
Sierra Ski Chase Changes
- All Far West members who complete a minimum of 3 eligible XC races this season are eligible to receive the 2012 season commemorative Participation Prize.
- New Far West members will receive last years prize (a t shirt) for just 1 race!
2012 Ted Beauchamp Scholarship Awarded
The Far West Nordic Junior Committee is pleased to announce the 2012 Ted Beauchamp Scholarship winner, Melanie Swick.
Congratulations Melanie!
Melanie is very deserving of this award as she epitomizes the late Ted Beauchamp in many ways.
A relative new-comer, Melanie has quickly turned Nordic skiing into a palpable passion in her life. Her focus when training and racing is unparalleled. She is always asking questions and wanting to learn/do more. Her enthusiasm for skiing, and life, and her always ready smile, is infectious.
Melanie trains year-round with the Auburn Ski Club Competition Team and has done so for the past 2 years. She balances her Nordic training with an equal passion for cross country running. In fact, this past fall, Melanie earned a gutsy 3rd place finish in the Nevada State XC Running Championship meet. Nice!
Never one to sit idle, Melanie was out rollerskiing with the Nordic Team a few days later, gittn’ “Fired Up” for ski season.
As a Senior at Incline High School, Melanie is an accomplished student as well, earning excellent marks and taking regional top honors, together with her peers, in a recent “We the People”- which “promotes civic competency and responsibility in high school students” – presentation/competition. Way to Go Melanie!
And, certainly not least, being feisty, focused, and tenacious, Melanie has broken several rollerski tips and blown a zipper on her skate boots recently. Having this scholarship money will give her some extra cash to get new ones while she readies herself to earn a spot on the 2012 Far West Nordic Junior National Team this year.
Best Wishes “DG”!
You deserve it.
And, Thank You!, Ted Beauchamp Family; Sue and James, for your support of Far West Nordic Juniors!
TAHOE RIM TOUR RESCHEDULED: APRIL 7TH
The Tahoe Rim Tour has been rescheduled for
Saturday APRIL 7, 2012
Preski the course on Wednesday April 4, 2012
CLASSIC, SKATE, and SNOWSHOE Divisions.
9:00 am classic start • 9:30am skate and snowshoe start
Pre Registration $45 Adult • $40 Far West members • $10 Junior
FAR WEST NORDIC presents the 5th annual Tahoe Rim Tour & Race, a point to point 26 kilometer race from North Tahoe High School in Tahoe City to the Cross Country Center at Northstar at Tahoe. This is a fundraiser for the Far West Nordic Ski Education Association’s Junior Ski Programs.
We hope you can join us for this very special event that interconnects some of the most scenic parts of Tahoe XC and Northstar’s trails. We’ll have on-going festivities at Northstar as racers come in. Enjoy an end of race lunch followed by awards.
See you at the 2012 Tahoe Rim Tour!
On line registration is now open.
Visit www.tahoerimtour.com for more information
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