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.
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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.
Anchorage skier Gus Schumacher is the top qualifier in World Junior sprint race but his medal chase ends in semifinals
Schumacher led four American men into the heats, including Anchorage’s Luke Jager and UAA’s JC Schoonmaker.
Ski 4 Kids is Saturday at Kincaid Park
Besides skiing, kids can learn about fat-tire biking, biathlon, sit-skiing and other winter sports.
Service Cougars return to the top of Alaska high school skiing
The Cougars capped a strong three days of racing Saturday by winning both relay races to pull off a sweep of the team titles.
Anchorage skier Jessica Yeaton turns American Birkebeiner into a solo act, winning the women’s 50K by 41 seconds
A 2010 South High graduate, Yeaton is the sixth Alaskan to win North America’s biggest cross-country ski race.
Fairbanks’ Kramer wins again, and Anchorage’s Maurer wins his first at Alaska high school ski championships
It was the 13th individual state championship for West Valley senior Kendall Kramer, who owns six in track, four in skiing and three in cross-country running.
Chip Schoff wins a close race and Alison Arians finishes 8th overall in Sven Johansson 30K
Schoff won the men’s race by nine-tenths of a second and Arians topped the women by more than four minutes.
World Cup gold for Andrew Kurka and another top-10 for Rosie Brennan
Kurka won a sit-ski downhill race in Russia and Brennan posted her fourth top-10 result of the season in cross-country.
U12 skier Vonwalter-Gentner beats the older kids to sweep Alyeska Cup super-G titles
In boys competition, U14 skier Porter Langlie won both of the races.
Snow piles up at Alyeska, bringing powder for skiers but postponement for racers
The Alyeska Cup race series, scheduled to end Saturday, will now end Sunday.
Four cross-country skiers from Anchorage score World Cup points in Sweden
Among them was David Norris, who posted his best result of the season by placing 24th in a Sunday freestyle race.
Blustery weather can’t stop Service Cougars at CIC ski championships
The Cougars swept the team titles, and Service’s Alexander Maurer and Chugiak’s Adrianna Proffitt took the Skimeister titles.
UAA wraps up FIS ski race series at Alyeska with giant slalom wins
Li Djurestaal, a junior from Sweden, took the women’s victory for her fourth win in five races at Alyeska.