Biathletes make national team, Bjornsens collect gold and Alyeska racers shine as ski season wraps up
Biathletes Travis Cooper of Kenai and Maxime Germain of Anchorage both earned spots on the national team.
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Olympic skiers honor Anchorage’s Rosie Brennan
Brennan, who had the best season of her career despite being dropped by the U.S. Ski Team, was the inaugural recipient of the Inga Award.
Adam Loomis skis to new record in 24-hour Kincaid ski race
He came to Anchorage as a ski jumping coach, but he demonstrated his endurance last weekend to win the final race of the cross-country season.
Led by triple-winner Donley, Alaska alpine skiers impress at U14 Western Regionals
Finnigan Donley swept all three races at the race series in Big Sky, Montana.
Kramer, Schumacher propel Alaska relay teams to gold on final day of junior national championships
Both provided swift anchor legs to put their teams on top of the victory podium.
Alaska skiers Schumacher, Kramer complete their sweep of gold medals
Gus Schumacher and Kendall Kramer go 3-for-3 in the individual races at the U.S. Junior National cross-country ski championships at Kincaid Park.
Golden day for Alaska skiers comes with drama, upsets, controversy and a shared cinnamon roll
Alaskans grabbed four of the six gold medals awarded in the classic sprint competition Wednesday at the U.S. Junior National championships.
Junior Nationals come to Alaska, and Alaska skiers Schumacher, Kramer set the pace
Gus Schumacher of Anchorage and Kendall Kramer of Fairbanks won their races convincingly Monday at Kincaid Park.
Get a glimpse of America’s future Olympians this week on the Kincaid Park ski trails
The Junior National cross-country ski championships, which begin Monday, are a showcase of America’s rising skiers.
Three men ski their own tour of Anchorage -- 90 miles in 12.5 hours
They started at Bartlett at sunrise and ended at the west end of the Campbell Creek trails shortly after sunset.
UAA freshman Sigurd Roenning skis to silver medal at NCAA ski championships
The championships wrap up Saturday with slalom races in Vermont.
Three UAA skiers crack top 20 at NCAA Championships
Competition continues Friday in Vermont with a cross-country race.
UAA’s Casey Wright skis to All-America honors at NCAA Championships
Wright’s 10th-place finish made her the only skier with Alaska connections to earn All-America status at the championships in Vermont.
Pair of 10th-place finishes add up to Tour of Anchorage double title for skier-biker Brent Lowen
The Anchorage man skied 50 kilometers across town and then biked 50 kilometers across town in a combined time of 4 hours, 33 minutes.
Patrick Johnson, no stranger to snow, captures Tour of Anchorage ski title
A two-time state Skimeister for Service High, Johnson won the 50-kilometer race across Anchorage by nearly two minutes.
Alaska skiers Norris, Patterson crack top 25 in World Championship 50K
David Norris was in medal contention going into the final kilometer of the race.
Anchorage skiers Bjornsen, Brennan finish 15th, 16th at World Championships
The championships wrap up Sunday with the men’s 50K, with Anchorage’s Scott Patterson and David Norris both expected to race.
Anchorage skiers Bjornsen, Brennan help American women place 5th in World Championship relay race
Rosie Brennan recorded the fifth-fastest freestyle race of the day.
If it’s the first Sunday in March, there’s only one place you’ll find this Anchorage skier
The Tour of Anchorage was first held in 1988, and 67-year-old Bruce Talbot hasn’t missed one of them.
There’s still time to sign up for Sunday’s Tour of Anchorage
Online registration ends at 10 p.m. Wednesday, but you can sign up in person Friday and Saturday at APU.