AWAIC shelter is the big winner of the 2020 Alaska Ski for Women
The race is awarding all of the proceeds from this year's race -- more than $25,000 -- to the Anchorage domestic violence shelter.
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APU skiers turn Anchorage trails into ‘Boulevard to Beijing’ for fundraiser
A group of 26 skiers rollerskied a cumulative 1,000 kilometers Wednesday in Anchorage.
APU skiers to rollerski 1,000 kilometers in Anchorage on Wednesday
The skiers will use Sand Lake Road and Dimond Boulevard, as well as the city’s four main trails, during the morning skiathon.
Coaching award completes a postseason sweep of awards for Alaska Winter Stars
Coach Jan Buron was honored for the second straight year, and the fourth time overall, by U.S. Ski & Snowboard.
Anchorage snowboarder Rosie Mancari embraces her new normal, which looks more and more like her old normal
After rupturing both Achilles tendons at the 2018 Winter Olympics, nearly two years passed before Mancari returned to competition.
Alaska Winter Stars, APU’s Halvorsen collect national awards
Jan Buron’s Alaska Winter Stars ski club was named the top cross-country club in the nation, and APU’s Hannah Halvorsen won the Buddy Werner Award for leadership and sportsmanship.
Anchorage’s Gus Schumacher wins US skiing’s highest honor
Schumacher, a nordic skier, shared the Beck International Trophy with alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin.
APU skier Hannah Halvorsen is walking and biking again, thanks to hard work and Zoom therapy sessions
Halvorsen was seriously injured when she was hit by a Jeep in November. She started walking again in March and might be skiing before the summer’s over.
US Ski Team puts 23 skiers on the national cross-country team, and 11 of them are from Alaska
Hunter Wonders, Logan Hanneman and JC Schoonmaker are among those who are new to the team.
At UAA and APU, a handful of athletes are hunkering down
Four skiers decided to quarantine in a house at APU, and a UAA volleyball player is living by herself in her dorm room.
Kendall Kramer decides to stay home to ski and run for the Nanooks
The Fairbanks senior won 14 individual state championships during four years at West Valley High, even though her senior season of track was canceled.
Virus concerns end seasons for Seawolves and cancel CIC basketball tournaments, ski train and more
The Junior National cross-country ski championships in California are over, and so are the NCAA Ski Championships in Montana.
UAA skiers get off to slow start at NCAA championships
Rebecca Fiegl skied to 17th place in the women’s giant slalom to lead the Seawolves.
Five more medals for Team Alaska at Junior National ski championships
Kai Meyers of Anchorage led a 1-2-4 finish for Alaska men in the U20 freestyle sprint race in California.
Led by Ari Endestad’s gold, Alaska skiers win 5 medals at Junior Nationals
Monday’s races were the first in the week-long race series for skiers under 20.
In a snowy finish, Jessica Yeaton and Magnus Noroey take Tour of Anchorage by storm
For Yeaton, the victory was her second major win in a 50-kilometer race in 15 days.
Alaska skiers part of a gold-and-silver day for America at World Junior Championships
Gus Schumacher and Luke Jager of Anchorage helped the United States win the men’s relay, and Kendall Kramer of Fairbanks was part of the second-place women’s relay team.
Schumacher follows up gold medal with 5th-place finish at World Junior ski championships
The Anchorage skier has finished in the top 10 in all three individual races in Oberwiesenthal, Germany.
Anchorage’s Gus Schumacher skis to historic gold medal at World Junior Championships
The Alaska Winter Stars skier won the 10K classic race in Germany to become the first American man to win an individual gold medal at the premier event for cross-country skiers under 20.