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Erik Flora, Director of the APU Nordic Ski Center, coaches the APU elite team as they gather in the stadium to work on starts Friday morning December 16, 2011 at Kincaid Park.

USSA honors Flora as nation's top ski coach

APU coach Erik Flora was honored as the nation's top ski coach Friday by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, marking the first time the award went to a cross-country coach.

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Snowboarder Stassel lands spot on U.S. team

Anchorage snowboarder Ryan Stassel has been named to the U.S. Snowboarding Team after a breakthrough season that left him ranked 28th in the world in slopestyle.
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NANANordic 2013

Two thousand students in the NANA region and another 80 in Anaktuvuk Pass learned to ski during the second annual NANANordic ski camp taking place in each of the 11 villages in the NANA region as well as Anaktuvuk Pass from April 8-24, 2013.
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Arctic Man 2013

Snow machines and skiers and snow boarders combine in the Arctic Man competition near Summit Lake, AK.
SKIING

Novak wins 20-K junior cross-country ski race

Anchorage's Jack Novak won a junior title Thursday in a U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association event in California.
SKIING

Randall clinches historic finish in World Cup overall standings

Anchorage's Kikkan Randall turned in her best result in a distance race Sunday on the final day of the World Cup nordic ski season to clinch third place overall in the final standings. It's the first time in history an American woman has ranked the top three overall.
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Western Region Ski Championships

Alyeska Resort hosted the 2013 U16 Western Region championship races March 19-25.
SKIING

Some of West's best young skiers compete at Alyeska Resort

Photo gallery: Beth Mixon competes in the slalom at the U16 Western Region Alpine Skiing Championships at Alyeska Resort on Wednesday. Today was scheduled to be a training day but will instead feature the super-G competition. Those races, initially set for Friday, were moved ahead because of a forecast...
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Alaska skiers are going places in a hurry

Two 14-year-old girls who grew up racing as teammates in the Alyeska Ski Club will compete as rivals this week in the U16 Western Region alpine ski championships on Alyeska's slopes.
SKIING

West Region alpine championships start Tuesday at Alyeska

For the first time since 1997, Alyeska will host some of the best teenage skiers in the western United States for the U-16 region alpine championships.
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Chythlook-Sifsof earns bronze in World Cup team event

Girdwood snowboarder Callan Chythlook-Sifsof returned to the World Cup podium for the first time since 2011 Sunday in Switzerland.