January Greetings NENSA Community!
WOW, is all I have to say about the US women's sprint finishes this past weekend in Dresden! Our congratulations to New Englanders Sophie Caldwell and Julia Kern for their fantastic races ~ full recap and photo finish photos below.
With lots more snow in the forecast for this coming weekend our venues will have great conditions for our upcoming events (albeit some potential tricky driving...thank goodness for my Nokian snow tyres!) This coming weekend we have NENSA's
New England Women's Day on Sunday 1/20 in Waterville NH, the
Silver Fox Trot (including BKL races) is on Saturday 1/19 at Rikert in VT, and the
46th Annual Geschmossel Classic ski race is on Monday 1/21 at Bretton Woods NH.
Our next
Eastern Cup weekend, which is combined with a U.S. Ski & Snowboard Supertour, in Lake Placid NY is next weekend January 25th, 26th and 27th. Friday will be a Supertour race day only; Saturday a combined EC & Supertour classic SPRINT race day; and Sunday will be the combined EC & Supertour classic Mass Start race day. Register now on
SkiReg.com. Please note:
There is no DOR for that EC/Supertour weekend ~ on-line registration closes next Wednesday 1/23 at 5pm sharp.
Looking ahead, next Saturday 1/26 is the
White Mountain Classic 30k in Jackson NH which is also NENSA One Day Club Championship! Be sure to get all your club members registered because in this 1DCC everyone has the opportunity to score points for their teams in each of their respective age groups, so the more club members you can get to race, across all age groups, the better! (see box below)
Check out all the
NENSA NEWS from the Field below, as well the great winter races and events in our events calendar at the bottom of this eNewletter.
I am off to the EISA UNH Carnival, then Woman's Day, then the Geschmossel - hope to see you out on one of those snowy trails this weekend!
Best,
Amie
Amie W. Smith
Executive Director
New England Nordic Ski Association
Amie@nensa.net
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NENSA News from the Field
Highlights and Notes from NENSA and the Nordic World
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NENSA's Women's Day is ON this Sunday January 20th in Waterville NH
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You can still sign up! Go to
SkiReg.com to register! Go to
NENSA.net for more information and updates on this very popular event!
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Photos from the BOGBURN 2019!
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Thanks to Jamie Doucett for sharing is SmugMug links with NENSA from last weekends Bogburn Classic Races!
Link to Masters Race photos
HERE
Link to BKL Race photos
HERE
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World Cup News:
Caldwell & Kern Fourth In Dresden Team Sprint ~ Photo Finish
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Caldwell Fifth in Dresden City Sprints
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In a race where the second, third and fourth place teams all had the same official time, the U.S. team of Sophie Caldwell (Stratton Mountain, Vt.) and Julia Kern (Waltham, Mass.) placed fourth in the FIS Cross Country World Cup team sprint in Dresden, Germany, Sunday 1/13. Sweden II and Norway were the other nations in the same time with Norway edging out the U.S. for third. The race was won by Sweden I, with Sweden II in second.
“That was a super fun day out there,” said Caldwell. “Julia skied amazingly, and it was so cool for our team to be right in the mix. I tried to pace myself to catch the top three teams at the beginning of my last leg because I didn’t want to implode, and once I caught them, I tried to conserve as much energy as possible.
“I learned from yesterday that it’s better to be patient than be out on your own fighting the wind, so I gave one big final push in the finishing stretch and unfortunately it wasn’t quite enough for the podium,” Caldwell added.
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Julia Kern and Sophie Caldwell 4th in the women’s FIS Cross Country team Sprint in Dresden, Germany, this past Sunday
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Caldwell Fifth in Dresden City Sprints
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Sophie Caldwell (Stratton Mountain, Vt.) skied two very smart sprint heats, setting her up for a fifth-place finish in the FIS Cross Country World Cup Dresden city sprint Saturday 1/12. The podium was swept by Sweden led by Stina Nilsson, Maja Dahlquist in second and Jonna Sundling in third.
In the semifinals, Caldwell rounded the final turn in the first lap towards the back but jumped on the Swedish train of Nilsson and Sundling moving up the outside to finish second for the heat, qualifying for the finals.
“Today was a long, flat course with a big headwind as you headed out of the stadium each lap, so my strategy was to conserve energy for the first lap and try position myself well with fresh legs for the second lap,” said Caldwell. “This worked quite well in my quarter and semi, but in the final, I was bopping around not quite in the draft at the beginning of the second lap and definitely lost my legs a bit for the last half of the lap.”
Also qualifying for the women was Julia Kern (Waltham, Mass.), skiing in her first World Cup of the season. Kern, along with D Team members Hannah Halvorsen (Truckee, Calif.) and Hailey Swirbul (Anchorage, Alaska) are in Dresden on their way to the U23 Championships beginning later in January.
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U23 & Junior Cross Country
World Championship Teams Announced
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With the conclusion of the 2019 L.L.Bean U.S. Cross Country Championships at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury, Vermont, U.S. Ski & Snowboard has named three teams to represent the nation in international competitions.
The U23 World Championship Team
The Junior World Championship Team
The U18 Scandinavian Championships Team
Click
HERE for the full team rosters, including 11 New England athletes, including two pairs of siblings ~ the Ogdens (Ben and Charlotte) and the Streinz (Daniel & Abigail)
The U23 and Junior World teams are on the way to Lahti, Finland for competitions starting this weekend 1/19 through 1/27. The U18 Scando team heads to Otepaa, Estonia, Jan 20-23 for competitions. Good luck to everyone!!
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Looking for more current Cross Country Ski News?? Check out these links on our
NENSA.net
website for the latest Social Media, Ski Community News, News at NENSA and back issues of KickZone
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NENSA Clubs ~ This is YOUR day ~ YOUR moment to shine and show the rest of New England who is BOSS (at least for one day!). The White Mountain Classic 30k One Day Club Championship is coming up on Saturday January 26th. Time to rally your troops (club members!) and get your teams together! EVERYONE on your club team has a chance to score points for the club championship titles, as the top winners in each age group get points! So make sure your team is diverse in age, and filled with women and men! The women of CSU and the men of NWVE are defending their titles this year, and won't go down without a fight!
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White Mountain Classic 30k is coming up Saturday January 26th ~
it is also NENSA's One Day Club Championship!
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SafeSport Program
NENSA has always urged ALL New England coaches, parent volunteers, venue volunteers and anyone working with youth to take the SafeSport on-line course and get certified. NENSA has been requiring this of all our staff and volunteer coaches and wax techs at JN's and REG Camps for several years now. So please take time this fall to be sure all your club volunteers and coaches are SafeSport certified. Do it today.
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Renew
your NENSA Membership today, and THANK YOU!
June 1st officially starts our new membership year. Take pride in joining the New England Nordic community with your NENSA membership and in knowing your dues are coming right back to you in the form of NENSA programming and our ongoing support of venues, clubs, athletes and coaches across the region.
There are more reasons than ever to re-new your NENSA Membership! We now have
NENSA Members Only Benefits & Offers
on our website ~ Check back often as we will be adding more from our wonderful sponsors as the season progresses! Go to our "NENSA Members Only Benefits and Offers" tab, under Membership, on NENSA.net to see the latest offers!
Questions about renewing your membership?? Email
preston@nensa.net
or call (207-688-6503) Preston in our NENSA office - he is there to help you!
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Upcoming Events
A Look Ahead at the NENSA Calendar
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February 9
VT Qualifier Races
Full NENSA.net Calendar Listing
HERE
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New England Nordic Ski Association
49 Pineland Drive, Suite 301-A, New Gloucester, ME 04260
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