We couldn’t be prouder of Rebecca Nadler’s effort at the 2013 NCAA Championships….read on for Coach Mitchell’s race report.

Race Report

Rebecca approached the championships prepared to defend her 2012 NCAA GS Championship title.  She peaking at just the right time, having won the NCAA East Regional Championships just ten days earlier.

Unfortunately, an injury sustained the day after the regional championships put even being able to race the national championship in doubt.  It wasn’t until the day before the national championship GS that we knew that Rebecca was going to be able to suit-up for the Crimson and attempt to defend her national title.

The snow for the GS at the Middlebury Snowbowl was a bit soft on top with firmer snow underneath, but was very inconsistent, resulting in bumpy and choppy conditions. Rebecca battled as hard as she could, but a combination of difficult conditions, a very flat hill, and her injury keeping her off skis for the ten days prior made things quite challenging…  She put down two aggressive runs, but her timing wasn’t quite clicking. Despite the setbacks and challenges, Rebecca managed to pull down a very solid 18th place finish.

On the day in between the GS and the slalom race, we trained a bit of slalom; conditions seemed like they were getting better and more predictable.  Alas, the snow on the race hill did not cooperate on the day of the race, and some rather large holes developed in places on the course where holes and ruts don’t typically show up.  All the same, Rebecca battled hard on both runs and skied solidly where others struggled, moving up to finish the day in 23rd place.

Given the lack of training due to injury, and the fact that many of the skiers at the race were (or still are) national team level skiers racing on the World Cup, Rebecca skied better than we could have hoped for.  As a coach, I could not be more proud of the effort she put forward under an extremely difficult and untimely circumstance.

Our season now finishes up with several non-collegiate races that our skiers will compete in to improve their national and international ranking points, with the goal of improving their start positions in the collegiate races next year.

It was, as promised, a dramatic weekend of racing. In the GS, Rebecca Nadler captured her first EISA win of the season and the first EISA East Regional Championship race win for Harvard.  She will defend her NCAA GS title next week at Middlebury. In nordic, our four NCAA contenders raced amazingly on the last weekend but narrowly missed qualifying for the Championships.

Alpine Race Report – Bates Carnival/EISA Champs SL and GS

Alpine competed at the Bates Winter Carnival races this past Friday and Saturday at Sunday River, ME. These races also served as the NCAA Eastern Regional Championships. Racing conditions were fantastic both days, and the entire field of competitiors threw down impressive runs, vying for the NCAA Eastern Regional titles up for grabs.

Despite the onslaught of aggressive skiing, it was Rebecca Nadler raising her game when it counts and titles are on the line.  She took the win in the Friday’s GS race (tied for 1st with UVM’s Kate Ryley), becoming the first Harvard skier to claim a NCAA Eastern Regional Championship title. Catherine Sheils put together two solid runs to move up into 29th position, with Liz Strong in 38th and Samantha Udolf in 48th.  This was good enough for the team to finish 7th out of 14 teams competing in the race.

The men’s team was led by freshman Simon Merryweather, who has been coming on strong lately. He moved up from the 69th start position to finish in 49th.  Senior captain Andrew Spielvogel was close behind in 52nd, and Ian Anderson was the team’s third scorer in 60th.

Saturday’s slalom race saw a little bit of falling snow, but nothing that would significantly impact the day’s racing.  On the strength of a great second run,Rebecca wound up in 13th spot on the day, spearheading the team scoring for the Crimson, with Catherine in 30th, Liz in 37th, and Samantha in 44th.Simon overcame a big mistake in the first run, but skied solidly the rest of the way and put together a good second run to lead the men’s team in 33rd place coming from the 66th start position.  Ian was the team’s second scorer in 41st, with Andrew in 46th, and freshman Dan Rittenhouse nipping at his heels in 47th.

In the end-of-season awards, Rebecca was named 2nd Team All-East!  She will defend her national championship title in the NCAA GS race on Wednesday, March 6 at the Middlebury Snow Bowl, and will challenge in the NCAA slalom on Friday, March 8.

Nordic Race Report – 5/10k CL and 10/15 SK Mass Start

Tension was high going into this weekend’s Bates Carnival, the final carnival of the season and the 2013 EISA Championships.  For many skiers on the circuit, a spot on the NCAA team was not yet guaranteed and the points from Friday and Saturday’s races would determine their qualification status. With Emily Hannah, Chris Stock, Akeo Maifeld-Carucci and Tony Ryerson in the running for NCAA qualification, it meant an exciting weekend of racing for our team.

The setting at Black Mountain Ski Resort in Rumford, Maine on Friday morning was gorgeous and sunny, with warm temperatures and shallow, newly-set classic tracks. Emily raced to 18th in the women’s 5k, her best classic race of the season by twelve places.  Her strong finish gave her needed points toward NCAA qualification and helped close the gap toward the last spot going into Saturday’s skate race. Junior Jen Rolfes (44) and senior captain Alena Tofte (45) rounded out the women’s classical scoring.  Chris once delivered a strong 14th-place finish, his third 14th-place in a classic race this season and one place ahead of his closest rival for the last NCAA berth.  Akeo and captain Tony finished close together in 39th and 41st.

The women’s 10k mass start skate race on Saturday was an exciting one and Emily led the Crimson women from the outset, and skied with the leading pack for much of the race. She ultimately finished in 13th, just two places out of NCAA qualification.  Jen and freshman Annie Harvieux showed off Harvard’s depth by continuing the team’s habit of placing right beside one another. Jen (41) exhausted her final stores of energy to sprint past Annie (42) in the finishing stretch.Alena came in not far behind (46) in the final race of a college career that included participating in two NCAA skiing championships.

On the men’s side, Akeo raced furiously for the entire 15k, leading the chase pack in 4th place at one point in the race.  He ended his season with a very respectable 13th-place, his second best showing of the year.  Tony also raced strongly, delivering a 20th-place finish, and Chris (32) was less than thirty seconds behind. It was one of our best races of the season: the men placed 5th on the day, which was their second-best team performance of the season. Unfortunately, none of the guys’ individual results were quite enough to propel them into the NCAAs.  Akeo and Chris ended up as the first and second alternates; Tony was just a few places behind.

It was exciting to have so many of our skiers in contention for a post-season berth.  Everyone worked incredibly hard this year and skied with real dedication.  We’ll take some much-needed rest and will be cheering loudly for defending NCAA Champ Rebecca Nadler next week!

Some photos of our graduating seniors from last weekend’s action courtesy of Steve Fuller (more of his photos of our skiers are available at Flying Point Road; all proceeds from sales are donated to the National Nordic Foundation). Catherine Sheils photo courtesy of Cory Ransom/EISA.

Alena Tofte ’13

Andrew Spielvogel ’13

Catherine Sheils ’13

Freshman Emily Hannah and junior Chris Stock led the Crimson in the classic race at the Middlebury Carnival, while sophomore Akeo Maifeld-Carucci and junior Jen Rolfes scored top rankings in the skate race.  On the alpine side Matt Mansson,Rebecca Nadler, and Catherine Shiels had top performances in a weekend that included both the Middlebury Carnival and a make-up race at Dartmouth.

Nordic Race Report – 5/10k CL and 15/20 SK Mass Start

The conditions were quite challenging on Friday for the 5 (women) and 10 (men) kilometer classical race at Middlebury College’s Rikert Nordic Center.  Expecting to see the glazed tracks and sheer ice that covered the course on Thursday afternoon, the coaches arrived early Friday morning to find the tracks filled with fresh powder, throwing all of their original waxing plans immediately out the window. The snow was initially wet and klister-y, but then briefly dried out enough to make kick wax competitive before the temperatures warmed it up again into klister.  We had various skiers racing on each of klister, hard wax, and “zeroes.”  Emily delivered the fastest time for the women’s team, finishing 30th in 17:36.1. Freshman Annie Harvieux and senior captain Alena Tofte finished close together and not far behind Emily in 36th and 37th.  Chris lead the men’s team with a 14th place finish. Captain Tony Ryerson had his best classic performance of the season, placing 21st, and Akeo (32) completed the men’s team scoring.  It was our best classic day of the season for both the men’s and women’s team, and not far off our best overall day in either technique.

The men’s field began slow and relaxed in the 20k mass start skate race, but following an early crash the pace picked up considerably around the 5-kilometer mark.  Akeo worked his way up through the crowd of racers to finish in 18th, passing Tony (29) and Chris (41) on his way.  The women’s mass start was much more aggressive than the men’s and there were multiple crashes on the course’s tricky corners. Jen expertly avoided a 9-woman pile-up and led the women, sprinting to the finish line to score in 39th place. Annie (44) and freshman Hanna Barnes (50) furnished the Crimson’s final points for the day. It was one of the best skate results of the season for both Jen and Hanna. Injuries during the race took out both Emily and Alena.

This weekend the Nordic team will head to Black Mountain in Rumford, Maine for the Bates Carnival/EISA Championships, the final races of the regular season. With Emily, Chris, Akeo and Tony in the running for NCAA qualification, it should be a dramatic weekend of racing.

Alpine Race Report – Middlebury Carnival and Dartmouth make-up SL

The Middlebury Snowbowl played host to the alpine events of the Middlebury Carnival this past Friday and Saturday.  Good conditions and aggressive skiing were themes of the weekend.  In Friday’s slalom, Matt led the Crimson with a 34th place, nearly halving his start position.  Rebecca led the women’s squad with a very solid 11th place, followed by Catherine in 35th, Liz Strong in 38th, and Samantha Udolf in 44th.

Saturday’s GS was a tightly contested affair, with the times stacked closer together than normal.  On the strength of a great second run, Becca took 9th on the day to lead the Crimson, with Catherine having her best GS result of the season in 23rd.Liz was the team’s third scorer in 48th position.  For the men, Matt nailed down his best GS result of the season as well, moving from a start position in the 70′s to end the day in 35th.

The team also raced on Sunday at Dartmouth Skiway for the rescheduled portion of the Dartmouth Carnival slalom that was postponed last week. The day was marked by the same high winds that forced the original postponement, and eventually the ski lift was forced to close. Nonetheless, the race went on, with athletes hiking to the start or getting towed on a rope behind snowmobiles and snowcats.  Catherine led the women’s team with a 23rd place on the day, with Rebecca running into issues in an offset hairpin, forcing her to hike, but still scoring for the team in 44th.  The men’s race again saw a fierce battle just to qualify for a second run. The Crimson punched two athletes into the top-60 after the first run, and they both notched solid second runs, with Matt the team’s top finisher in 42nd, and freshman Jack Stobierski close behind in 46th.

Catherine, Tenley, Simon, Andrew, Jack, Sam and Ian

Matt in the start gate

Liz tuning skis

You may have heard that Cambridge received a little snow last weekend… While campus was digging out from snowstorm Nemo, we were racing cross-country at Craftsbury (moved from Hanover for lack of snow, ironically) and alpine at the Dartmouth Skiway – until the weather forced Dartmouth to postpone the slalom.  Read on for highlights…

Nordic Race Report – 5/10k CL and 3x5k SK Relay

Junior Chris Stock and freshman Emily Hannah led the team in Friday’s classic race and the Crimson A teams placed 11th and 12th in Saturday’s skate relay.

Beginning on Friday morning, Harvard campus was hit by winter superstorm Nemo which dumped nearly three feet of snow in parts of the Boston area. The Nordic team was safely in Vermont before the storm hit, but Nemo still bestowed enough snow up north to make driving to the race venue the first challenge of the day. Thankfully, both vans stayed on the road and made it to Craftsbury Outdoor Center in plenty of time for Friday’s classic races. The tracks were set shortly before the races because of the falling snow and while most tracks stayed intact, the short steep sections were about staying quick and light on one’s feet.  The women’s 5k classic race was first and Emily Hannah lead the team to finish 31st in her first EISA classic race.  Freshman Annie Harvieux (46) and junior Jen Rolfes (49) finished close together to score in second and third for the Crimson. Chris delivered a great effort to finish in 14th place and sophomore Akeo Maifeld-Carucci (23rd) finished thirty seconds behind. Captain Tony Ryerson (33rd) completed the men’s scoring for the day. Freshman Soren Anderson (48th) had his best race so far, moving up 16 places from his previous weekend’s finish in the 10km classic.

By Saturday morning, the snow had stopped falling in Vermont – though not yet in Boston! All of the new snow made for slow, deep powder on much of the course for the 3x5k skate relay. While each team was allowed two berths in the relay race, the Harvard men fielded only one three-person team, with Tony scrambling for the team in the mass start. Tony led the race early before slipping back on the second half of the course. He tagged off to Chris, who skied a solid race and passed on to Soren, who anchored the team to an 11th place finish.

The women’s A team was led off by Jen. She tagged off to Annie, who held our position until she could tag off to Emily H.  Emily pulled in several teams over the next 5km and brought us into a 12th place finish.  Sophomore Emily Rogers delivered a great performance leading off the women’s B team (17th) and handing off to freshman Hanna Barnes. Due to illness among our starters, assistant coach Maddy Wendt filled in and raced the B team’s unofficial final leg.

Following the races, spirited romantic performances abounded as Carni Crushes were given and received. Massachusetts re-opened the roads on Saturday afternoon and we made it home to more than 2 feet of snow on campus.

One of the best things about being able to get home on Saturday was that on Sunday we volunteered as course marshals and helped run games and the info desk for the New England Bill Koch Festival. The festival is a major ski event for over 500 children (up to age 13) that was held this year at our home course, Weston Ski Track. It was fantastic to see so many young kids from all over the region and New York having a fun day of skiing!

Next week the Nordic squad will travel to Middlebury, Vermont for a 5/10k classic and 15/20k skate.

Alpine Race Report – Dartmouth Skiway GS

Alpine took to the Skiway for our portion of the annual Dartmouth Carnival this past weekend.  Snowy weather and high winds dominated the weekend and ultimately resulted in the cancellation of the slalom race on Saturday.  We were able to just sneak in the GS race on Friday though, before Nemo found the race hill and dumped a whole bunch of snow and wind on our best-laid plans…

In Friday’s GS race, Rebecca Nadler lead the team in 6th place despite a few sizeable mistakes in the second run. Catherine Sheils chipped in some valuable team points in 39th place. Liz Strong and Samantha Udolf just barely missed the cut for the second run. The men’s race saw hardly any movement in the finish order relative to the starlist, as everyone was charging hard on a race hill that is relatively easy compared to the majority of hills that we race on. This makes for some pretty tough going in terms of moving up the necassary 30 spots or so for our skiers to qualify for a second run, despite all of our men being within a fraction of a tick of making the cut.

We will be racing at the Middlebury Snowbowl this Friday/Saturday for the Middlebury Carnival, and then back at the Skiway on Sunday to make up the SL race that was cancelled.

Some photos from last weekend’s action:

Catherine Sheils (courtesy Cory Ransom/EISA)

Becca Nadler  (courtesy Cory Ransom/EISA)

Emily Rogers

Tony Ryerson

Jen Rolfes dueling with Williams and UNH skiers

Emily Hannah

Returning home to the Snowpocalypse….

Freshman Emily Hannah turned in a top-ten performance for the Crimson in Saturday’s race at the UVM Carnival, her first ever on the EISA circuit. Sophomore Akeo Maifeld-Carucci and junior Chris Stock took turns leading the Crimson men.  In Alpine, Becca Nadler won two races and Simon Merryweathertook two podium spots at the St. Anselm Invitational.

Nordic Race Report – UVM Carnival 5/10km SK and 10/10km CL

This weekend’s UVM Carnival in Stowe, Vermont doubled as Eastern Cup races, providing for a crowded venue and nearly doubling the size of the field. This weekend also heralded the return of a number of EISA racers who spent the past two weeks racing at World Junior and U23 World Championships. Unsurprisingly, their return ratcheted up the level of competition in Saturday’s 5 (women) and 10 (men) kilometer skate races.

Emily H. overcame her jetlag, having returned last Monday from World Juniors in the Czech Republic, and raced to a 10th place finish in her first ever college competition.  Freshman Annie Harvieux (42) and junior Jen Rolfes (56) rounded out the scoring on the women’s side.  Sophomore Emily Rogers, skiing in the Eastern Cup field, was less than a second behind freshman Hanna Barnes and both were close behind Jen. Akeo turned in the Crimson’s top score in the skate race, placing 19th. Captain Tony Ryerson (21) finished less than five seconds behind, and Chris finished 25th, scoring enough points to put the Harvard men in 5th for the day, only two points behind 4th-place Middlebury.

The crew at Trapp Family Lodge worked hard to set classic tracks in the thin layer of snow on the course for the 10k classic race on Sunday. Many of the corners remained icy and sometimes dangerous but for the most part the tracks held up throughout the race. Hanna led the women for the first time this year with her best collegiate placing ever: 46th. The four Harvard women entered in the carnival race skied very similar races, as Hanna was followed closely by Jen (49), Annie (51), and freshman and Stowe native Maggie McGovern (57).

Chris turned in a great performance in the men’s classic race an hour later, finishing in a tie for 12th (10 seconds out of the top 10). Akeo (40) and Tony (41) placed right next to one another to complete the weekend’s point scoring.

The Crimson will return to Vermont this weekend to race in the Dartmouth Carnival, which has been relocated to the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury.

Alpine Race Report – St. Anselm USCSA Carnival

With the SL and GS events of the UVM Carnival having been held last month, Alpine took a break from EISA competition and competed in the non-conference St. Anselm’s Invitational Carnival at Crotched Mountain, NH.  It was a great chance for our athletes to race on the hill they train on several times a week.  Also, with a slightly less-stacked field, our skiers were looking forward to having better starting positions- and therefore better course conditions – allowing them to execute in a race what they have been working so hard on in training.

Saturday’s slalom on the Meteor trail was the longest slalom race our skiers will compete in this season. Each course had nearly 70 gates and was about one minute long per run. Becca Nadler led the way for the women’s team, taking the win with Liz Stronghot on her heels in 4th place, and Samantha Udolf notching a 15th place finish on the day. The men did a great job of putting together two clean, solid runs, and it showed in their performance. Simon Merryweather found himself on the podium in 3rd place at the end of the day. Senior captain Andrew Spielvogel put together two strong runs for 5th place from the 30th start spot, Matt Mansson notched a top-10 in 9th place, with Dan Rittenhouse making the jump from the 60th start spot to end the day in 30th position. Both the men’s and women’s teams finished in 2nd place in their respective team-scored events.Sunday’s GS race also used the Meteor trail, but also made use of a newly-cut extension above the previous summit of the ski area. This made for a challenging upper section with some very pronounced terrain that had racers catching some air over one of the rollers at the top of the course.  Both runs were fast courses on rock-hard snow, demanding both precision and agression out of the athletes, as the final 20 seconds of the race were quite flat, meaning skiers needed to take some risks coming off the pitch and onto the flat to carry the most amount of speed possible to the finish.

Becca led the women’s field, winning by nearly three seconds. Liz put together her two best GS runs of the season, good enough for 11th on the day. Samantha was skiing the best GS run of her life and generated so much energy out of her skis that it threw her right out of the course; a quick recovery got her back in the fight, and a strong second run moved her into 38th for the day. The men did another great job of putting together two solid runs, something they have struggled to do this season up until now. Simon was our top finisher again in 3rd place, with Andrew putting in another strong performance in 6th. Jack Stobierski skied his best GS run of the season in the second run of the day and moved himself up into the 14th spot, whileDan came from the 40th start spot to notch an impressive 17th place. The men repeated their team performance from the previous day with 2nd place, while the women notched a 4th place in the team scoring event.

The team returns to EISA action this coming weekend at the Dartmouth Carnival, with the alpine events being contested at the Dartmouth Skiway in Lyme, NH. Both the GS (Friday) and slalom (Saturday) have some fantastic spectating areas and it would be really great to see you all out there supporting the team!

Teammates Rob Bradlee ’79 and Phil Duff ’79 catching up at the nordic events on Saturday

Two sets of teammates from two generations met up on Sunday at Stowe: Matt (’08) and Margie (’11) Basilico, Charles Hirschler ’76, and Phil Duff ’79.

Unbelievably cold temperatures and rock-hard icy conditions were the name of the game at Sugarloaf USA, the alpine venue for the Colby Carnival this past weekend. Friday’s GS saw very challenging course sets both runs, with even more challenging snow conditions that had athletes resharpening their edges in between runs.  Our men’s team seemed to thrive on the challenging conditions, as we qualified 3 out of 5 starters for a second run.  Unfortunately, two of the qualifiers, Matt Mansson and Ian Anderson, fell victim to the treacherous conditions while charging hard on their second runs.  Andrew Spielvogel was the points-scorer for the men in 48th place.

The women’s team saw Becca Nadler continue to chip away at UVM’s recent dominance of the podium, as she tallied a 2nd place, her first podium performance of the collegiate race season.  Catherine Sheils continued her improvement as well, moving up well from the 44th start spot to finish 27th, and Liz Strong chipped in a few more team points in 40th place to help the team to 6th place in the women’s team standings.

Saturday’s slalom saw even colder temperatures, although with a bit less wind. Conditions were challenging but very fair as the courses held up well all day. Again, our men’s teamed stepped up their game and qualified 4 out of 5 athletes for a second run. This is the team’s best performance since the “Cut 60″ rule was put in place (whereby only the top 60 skiers in the first run advance to the second one).  On top of that,Andrew was on his way to what his mid-way split time indicated could have been a top-30 result on the first run before hooking a ski tip just shy of the finish…  In the end,Matt led the way in 35th, Ian was 43rd with Dan Rittenhouse nipping at his heels in 44th, and Jack Stobierski punched in a 46th despite going down on his hip and losing a few seconds.

Ian in Saturday's slalom

The women had a bit of a rough day in the slalom, but certainly not for lack of effort. Liz was skiing well in the first run, but got tossed out of the course on the exit of a flush just before a large knoll. Becca, Catherine, and Samantha Udolf all skied quite well on their first runs and were set up well to make a move on the second run. Unfortunately, an injury that Catherine has been doggedly fighting through all season flared up just before the second run, making it impossible for her to even click into her skis, let alone take her second run. Becca was skiing her best slalom run of the season and on her way to a top-5 result but caught an edge four gates before the finish. Freshman Samantha Udolf had to “hold down the fort” for the team, battling from the 70th start spot to lead the team on the day in 44th place.

The team is enjoying a much deserved three days off snow and is using the time to set up their class schedules as it is the beginning of the new semester. They will be recharged and ready to go at the USCSA St. Anselm’s Carnival this coming weekend at Crotched Mtn, NH (it’s a rest week for EISA alpine). As always, we hope to see you at the races, or follow the results live at www.live-timing.com.

Nordic Race Report – Colby Carnival 5/10km CL and 15/20km SK Mass Start

The racing at Colby Carnival ended on a high note this Sunday morning with sophomore Akeo Maifeld-Carucci posting a top-ten finish, the highest nordic placing yet this year and the best men’s finish in a distance (non-sprint) race in many years.

The competition began Saturday morning with a 5k (women) and 10k (men) classic race.  The brand new race venue at Quarry Road in Waterville, Maine is an exciting addition to the circuit.  It’s just a mile from the Colby campus and was designed by Morton Trails in their signature swooping style.  Unfortunately, this week it had thin snow cover and exposed rocks in many places, including on a particularly challenging downhill corner where the race organizers placed alpine crash netting and several old Christmas trees to serve as padding for errant racers.  Freshman Annie Harvieux led the women’s team in the 5km classic, placing 42nd.  Senior captain Alena Tofte (51st) and junior Jen Rolfes (55th) also scored points for the team.  Akeo led the men in their 10km, finishing the 4-lap race in 25th.  Junior Chris Stock (31st) and captain Tony Ryerson (39th) were seconds behind Akeo to complete Saturday’s scoring.

Sunday’s 4- (women) and 5- (men) lap races used a longer course but included the same screaming downhills as the previous day.  For the first time this year, Alena led the Harvard women in the 15k skate race, coming in 41st.  Annie suffered a broken pole early in the race and had to ski her way back up to a 55th place finish.  Jen (67th) once again delivered the women’s third score.  Akeo and Chris skied most of the 20k race within sight of each other.  Akeo, leading a group of skiers, made a break for the next pack as he was going into his final lap and he raced to an incredibly hard-fought 10th place.  Chris finished close behind in 17th.

Next week the nordic squad will head up to race at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont for a 5/10k SK and 10/10k CL at the UVM Carnival.

Emily Hannah ’16 Represents US at Junior World Champs

Last week Emily Hannah competed at the Junior World Nordic Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic.  WJ consists of four races: a sprint, a skate distance race (5km), a skiathlon, and a relay.  Emily was selected to racein the skate events.  She helped the US to a 10th place finish in the relay and was the third of four US skiers in the 5km Skate.  We’re proud of Emily for the work she did to be able to ski at the international level while also managing the demands of being a freshman at Harvard!

Junior Women’s 5k Skate

1) Victoria Carl GER 12:35.3; 2) Teresa Stadlober AUT 12:39.6; 3) Anastasia Sedove RUS 12:46.7; 33) Mary O’Connell USA (Dartmouth) 13:40.4; 45) Sloan Storey USA (Utah) 13:52.2; 51) Emily Hannah USA (Harvard) 14:01.1; 52) Anika Miller USA (Payette Lakes) 14:04.0

Women’s 4x3k Relay

1) Sweden 35:41.1; 2) Russia 35:43.3; 3) Germany 36:31.4; 10) USA 38:25.0 (Heather Mooney, Mary O’Connell, Emily Hannah, Corey Stock – the sister of our own Chris Stock!)

Akeo dueling with Tim Reynolds (Craftsbury Green Team) and Peter Hegman (UVM) in the last meters of the men’s 20km on Sunday

You don't see this kind of setup at a nordic race very often...