Greetings NENSA Community!
August is almost here, NENSA is very excited to be hosting Norwegian Ludvig Sognen Jensen for a week (August 6-13th) of high visibility rollerski events. Known to some by his social media handle @luddeyo, Jensen is the world’s fastest cross country skier in the new discipline of supersprint racing. Check out the box below to see the scheudle of events planned, including a sprint face-off with Andy Newell on 8/8 in Lake Placid. We hope you will be able to join us for one or more of these events!
The first NENSA Rollerski Race of the season is fast approaching and registration is OPEN on
SkiReg.com
for the App Gap Challenge to be held August 11th in Waitsfield/Fayston VT. The field is limited to the first 200 entrants, so do not delay ~ register today! We are working with the VT DOT to close that road for the race, as safety is our biggest wish! So far we have 7 USST members signed up ~ come join the fun and excitement! Want even more info on our upcoming Rollerski Race Series? Check out our new
NENSA Rollerski Program Page
on NENSA.net.
The NENSA award season continues with two more very deserving awards. First, to Nathan Alsobrook, Head Coach at Bowdoin College who is this years recipient for the NENSA Coach of the Year Award. And second, to the Stratton Mountain School, who are this years winner of the NENSA Club of the Year Award. See full write ups below.
NENSA would also like to give a shot out to one of our NENSA Masters, Dr. Bob Arnot, who was featured in the Wall Street Journal "What's Your Workout?" this past weekend. Click
HERE
for the full WSJ article, photos and a video. And best of luck to Bob has he competes in the SUP World Championships in Maui Hawaii this coming Sunday August 5th!
Please take a monument - and it only takes a moment - to vote for Kikkan and Jessie for the Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman Team of the Year - see box below, or click on this link to
VOTE.
Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful summer, and don't forget to take a few moments to
renew
your NENSA membership for this coming season!
Best,
Amie
Amie W. Smith
Executive Director
New England Nordic Ski Association
Amie@nensa.net
Be sure to follow us on fb, Twitter and on Instagram @nensa_nordic
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NENSA News from the Field
Highlights and Notes from NENSA and the Nordic World
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Ludvig Luddeyo's arrival in Boston on August 6th will kick off a week of events across the Northeast for the start of our NENSA Rollerski Race Series. The tour will include a stop at the U16 National Camp in Lake Placid, NY where Ludvig will face off head-to-head in a “celebrity deathmatch” sprint with Andy Newell, and a guest of honor appearance at our App Gap Challenge rollerski race in Fayston, Vermont on August 11.
It’s an exciting time to be a cross country skier in New England. Mark your calendars and make plans to join us at one or more of these great events:
Wednesday August 8th:
Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex & Roller Ski Track, Lake Placid NY 2 pm celebrity match between Luddeyo and Andy Newell.
Friday August 10th:
Leddy Park, Burlington VT (by the ice rink) from 3-5 pm NASTAR-style sprint to compare to Luddeyo's time, followed by autograph session at the Ski Rack. Then stay for live music and food at the Skinny Pancake on the Waterfront.
Saturday August 11th:
App Gap Rollerski Race in Fayston VT. Special guest Luddeyo along with many other of our top New England athletes, including USST members, Elite Team members, junior and master skiers, will be toeing the line and racing against each other to try and break the course record. Registration open now on
SkiReg.com
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NENSA has created the first Roller Ski Series in North America ~ We are also creating a bridge to Europe and international competition.
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VOTE for Kikkan and Jessie for Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman Team of the Year!
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Voting is LIVE! Help make Jessie Diggins and I the next @WomensSportsFdn Sportswoman TEAM of the Year! #SOY2018
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The 2018 NENSA Coach of the Year Award goes to Nathan Alsobrook of Bowdoin College!
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Every year NENSA honors leaders in the New England skiing community with traditional annual awards. This chance to formally recognize the energy, effort, and engagement of some of our community leaders is one of the highlights of the year for the NENSA staff.
Please join NENSA in honoring Nathan Alsobrook of Bowdoin College as the 2018 Coach of the Year.
Last winter Alsobrook led the Bowdoin Polar Bears to one of their most successful Carnival seasons – where every weekend either the male or female team placed in the top-six. On individual Carnival days the women’s team placed fourth, four times and the men’s team pulled down two fifth place finishes. These excellent results qualified three freshman skiers, Gabrielle Vandendries, Renae Anderson and Elliot Ketchel, for NCAA’s in Steamboat Springs, Colorado – a historical benchmark for the Polar Bears.
Link to full story
HERE
on NENSA.net Breaking News
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Stratton Mountain School is this years
NENSA Club of the Year!
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NENSA is pleased to announce Stratton Mountain School as the 2018 Club of the Year. 2018 was a defining year for cross-country skiing in the United States – and there is only one eastern club that can claim an Olympic Gold medal. While Jessie Diggin’s win in South Korea was the most visible success – the Stratton Mountain School has consistently been a leader in New England and beyond with skiers thriving at all levels of competition.
Stratton has flourished under Sverre Caldwell’s guidance for 38 years, with programming that spans from Bill Koch through the professional SMS T2 racing team. Many Stratton skiers are local kids who start gliding on snow in the West River Bill Koch League – however the program attracts athletes from throughout the US and abroad. Stratton skiers become immersed in a culture of success, many before they know what competition is, by following the lead of coaches and peers – many of whom are National and International Champions.
Link to full story
HERE
on NENSA.net Breaking News.
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SMS athletes accepting the 2018 Club of the Year award at Eastern Regional Camp in Lake Placid, NY
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SafeSport Programs
SafeSport, a program we have been offering NENSA clubs for a number of years now, is first and foremost on the national agenda for all sport national governing bodies, including US Ski & Snowboard, to ensure that all athletes are protected, and coaches and volunteers are educated, to the importance of SafeSport. NENSA urges ALL New England coaches, parent volunteers, venue volunteers and anyone working with youth to take the SafeSport on-line course (it only takes about an hour) 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, and now it is federal law. So please take time this summer to be sure all your club volunteers and coaches are SafeSport certified. Do it today.
The USOC provides a wide range of SafeSport resources, including
online education and awareness
. All coaches and those in a position of authority over athletes are required to take the online SafeSport course. To create an account with SafeSport, please use the following access code and follow the instructions on the SafeSport registration page.
Go to
usskiandsnowboard.org
, scrool down to the bottom of the home page, and under Governance, click on the
SafeSport
link.
- US Ski and Snowboard SafeSport Access code: NBUD-E6QB-WGT3-BW7Z
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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
george@nensa.net
or call (207-688-6503) George 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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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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