March 31, 2010 – Andy Liebner of Soldotna, Alaska has officially captured the 2010 men’s American Ski Marathon Series (ASM) Champion’s Cup following Sunday’s California Gold Rush and the conclusion of the 2010 thirteen race season. Liebner won four ASM Series events in 2010 — Pepsi Challenge, City of Lakes Loppet, North American Vasa, and the Minnesota Finlandia. The incoming North Michigan University skier also scored ASM Champion’s Cup points in two other events completing one of the more impressive ski marathon campaigns in recent years – click here for photo.

As of the conclusion of the ASM Series season no female skiers have been recorded as completing the Champion’s Cup criteria. Any information on female skiers that we have missed in the scoring would be greatly appreciated.

The ASM Champion’s Cup is based on a simple modified World Cup point system awarded to the top three overall skiers in 12 of the 13 ASM Series events (the American Birkebeiner scores the top five skiers). Skiers must score points in at least one ASM Series event while completing at least one ASM Series event in each of three geographic regions — Atlantic, Mid-America, and Pacific. The top point scorer for the season is crowned ASM Series champion.

Founded in 1978 as the “Great American Ski Chase”, the American Ski Marathon Series is North America’s largest and longest-running winter event series featuring thirteen premier ski marathons from Alaska to Vermont. Dates for the 2011 ASM Series will be announced in the coming month on xcskiworld.com.

The complete point scorers from the 2010 ASM Series Champion’s Cup season are as follows.

Pepsi Challenge
Men:1st (25 pts) — Andy Liebner
2nd (20 pts) — Adam Swank
3rd (15 pts) — Bjorn Batdorf
Women: 1st (25 pts) — Carolyn Bramante
2nd (20 pts) — Jenna Krueger
3rd (15 pts) — Jan Guenther

Noquemanon Ski Marathon
Men:1st (25 pts) — Andrew Johnson
2nd (20 pts) — Bjorn Batdorf
3rd (15 pts) — Andy Liebner
Women: 1st (25 pts) — Hillary Patzer
2nd (20 pts) — Lindsey Dehlin
3rd (15 pts) — Kelly Skillicorn

Craftsbury Marathon
Men:1st (25 pts) — Juergen Uhl
2nd (20 pts) — Tim Reynolds
3rd (15 pts) — Justin Freeman
Women: 1st (25 pts) — Susan Dunklee
2nd (20 pts) — Anna McLoon
3rd (15 pts) — Dorcas Wonsavage

Boulder Mountain Tour
Men:1st (25 pts) — Zack Simons
2nd (20 pts) — Didrik Smith
3rd (15 pts) — Marshall Greene
Women: 1st (25 pts) — Evelyn Dong
2nd (20 pts) — Zoe Roy
3rd (15 pts) — Chelsea Holmes

Lake Placid Loppet
Men:1st (25 pts) — Jake Hollenbach
2nd (20 pts) — David Cahill
3rd (15 pts) — Benjamin Lannin
Women: 1st (25 pts) — Molly Housman
2nd (20 pts) — Katherine Linton
3rd (15 pts) — Rose Long

City Of Lakes Loppet
Men:1st (25 pts) — Andy Liebner
2nd (20 pts) — Evan Pengelly
3rd (15 pts) — Grant Nelson
Women: 1st (25 pts) — Audrey Weber
2nd (20 pts) — Hilary Patzer
3rd (15 pts) — Angie Robinson

North American Vasa
Men:1st (25 pts) — Andy Liebner
2nd (20 pts) — Benjamin Lannin
3rd (15 pts) — Jeff Koch
Women: 1st (25 pts) — Angela Palomaki
2nd (20 pts) — Amy Wichern
3rd (15 pts) — Debbie Mizikowski

Mora Vasaloppet
Men:1st (25 pts) — Matthew Liebsch
2nd (20 pts) — Adam Swank
3rd (15 pts) — Andre Watt
Women: 1st (25 pts) — Kristina Owen
2nd (20 pts) — Johanna Winters
3rd (15 pts) — Anna McLoon

Minnesota Finlandia
Men:1st (25 pts) — Andy Liebner
2nd (20 pts) — Zack Simons
3rd (15 pts) — Andrew Johnson
Women: 1st (25 pts) — Diana Liu Munger
2nd (20 pts) — Montana Foulke
3rd (15 pts) — Muriel Gilman

American Birkebeiner
Men: 1st (25 pts) — Fabio Santus
2nd (20 pts) — Tad Elliot
3rd (15 pts) — Chris Cook
4th (12 pts) — Morten Pedersen
5th (11 pts) — Sergio Bonaldi
Women:1st (25 pts) — Rebecca Dussault
2nd (20 pts) — Tazlina Mannix
3rd (15 pts) — Brooke Gosling
4th (12 pts) — Maria Stuber
5th (11 pts) — Johanna Winters

Yellowstone Rendezvous
Men:1st (25 pts) — Leif Zimmerman
2nd (20 pts) — Andy Liebner
3rd (15 pts) — Ian Mallams
Women: 1st (25 pts) — Liv Jensen
2nd (20 pts) — Jenny Wolfe
3rd (15 pts) — Roxanne Toly

Tour of Anchorage
Men:1st (25 pts) — Lars Flora
2nd (20 pts) — Brent Knight
3rd (15 pts) — Dylan Watts
Women: 1st (25 pts) — Kate Fitzgerald
2nd (20 pts) — Melissa Lewis
3rd (15 pts) — Raphaela Sieber

California Gold Rush
Men:1st (25 pts) — Matt Gelso
2nd (20 pts) — Andrew Johnson
3rd (15 pts) — Marshall Greene
Women: 1st (25 pts) — Maria Grafnings
2nd (20 pts) — Beth Reid
3rd (15 pts) — Laura McCabe