Posted on 01 January 2010
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Craftsbury Green Racing Project
Hometown: Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury Common, Vermont
Inception: Spring 2009
Team members and previous affiliations:
– Matt Briggs (Colby College, Cambridge Sports Union)
– Ollie Burruss (Harvard University, Cambridge Sports Union)
– Hannah Dreissigacker (Dartmouth College, Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club)
– Lauren Jacobs (Skibec, Bates College, Gould Academy)
– Chelsea Little (Dartmouth College, Ford Sayre)
– Tim Reynolds (Middlebury College, Green Mountain Valley School)
– Coach: Pepa Miloucheva (Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club)
The Craftsbury Green Racing Project was founded in the spring of 2009 to further the mission of the now non- profit Craftsbury Outdoor Center: “To support and promote participation and excellence in lifelong sports with a special focus on rowing and Nordic skiing; to use and teach sustainable practices; and to protect and manage the surrounding land, lake and trails.”
All of this sounds abstract, but after only a few months, the team is very real and already going strong. Comprised of recent graduates from the best ski programs around the East, the team includes NCAA qualifiers and one All- American, several former captains of college teams, and up- and- coming skiers who, with some success in their pockets, are looking forward to much more now that they are training full- time with coach Pepa Miloucheva.
While joining the Green Racing Projects means that many of the athletes will be adjusting to changes, one thing remains the same for all them: an unwavering determination to ski fast. The team’s early season plans include the western SuperTour races and U.S. Nationals in Anchorage in January. Chelsea Little, a former columnist with the White River Junction, VT based Valley News, will be writing updates on the CGRP’s activities at skitrax.com.
Posted on 04 December 2009
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hometown : Lake Placid, NY
Age: 27
Team: US National Biathlon Team
Club: Lake Placid Ski Club, USBA
Website: haleykaralars.com
Major Results:
- 2008 Biathlon Europa Cup, Slovakia, 12th (Sprint)
- 2008 Biathlon Europa Cup, Slovakia, 17th (Pursuit)
- 2008 Biathlon World Championships, 52nd (Sprint)
- 2008 Biathlon World Championships, 53rd (Pursuit)
Growing up in Lake Placid, NY Johnson started skiing early and developed a passion for competitive alpine skiing. During high school she was encouraged to give Nordic skiing a try and was inspired her to spend her senior year at the National Sports Academy (Lake Placid) in Torsby, Sweden doing biathlon and going to school.
Taking a break from biathlon, Johnson went on to race for Bates College, ME and represented them twice at NCAA’s before returning to biathlon with the Maine Winter Sports Center for the next four years with the MWSC and the US Biathlon Development team. She also helped to make skiing more accessible to school children with events such as the IPC Paralympic Nordic Worlds and international Biathlon World Cups and Junior Championships.
Johnson is based back in Lake Placid and training with the National Biathlon Team and also working with the 6th grade at her old elementary school and while away connects via a blog. Motivation comes from the community and her siblings, Kara and Lars avid competitive freestyle mogul skiers.
Posted on 16 November 2009
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Posted on 01 September 2009
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Hometown: New York City, NY
Age: 27
Team: Central Cross Country (CXC) Regional Development Team
Club: CXC
Major Results:
- 2008 US XC Championships, 1st (5km skate)
- 2008 US XC Championships, 3rd (skate sprint)
- 2008 Biathlon World Championships, 37th (Individual 15km)
- 2006/2007 Super Tour Champion, 1st overall
- 2002 NCAA All-American XC skier
Born in New York City Compton learned to ski on weekend trips to Vermont with her family. They moved to Vermont when she was nine and Caitlin became active in many sports including Alpine ski racing. She started cross-country running in high school and made the switch from Alpine to Nordic skiing during her sophomore year. She attended Northern Michigan University on multiple sport scholarships and was an All American in both cross-country running and Nordic skiing several times.
Compton currently lives and trains in Minneapolis enjoying the best of both worlds in a city with an amazing park system that allows outstanding training in both summer and winter. She is a member of the Central Cross Country Ski Team (CXC) and an athlete on the roster of In the Arena. Her goals this season are to qualify for the 2009 Whistler XC World Cup and to race at the 2009 Nordic World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic.
Posted on 04 June 2009
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Hometown: Canmore, Alberta
Age: 28
Team: Canadian National Ski Team (Sr. Development Team)
Cluc: Canmore Nordic Ski Club
Major Results:
- 2008 Haywood NorAm Canada Cup, 1st overall
- 2008 Canadian XC Nationals, 1st (10km classic)
- 2008 Canadian XC Nationals, 3rd (classic sprint)
- 2008 FIS Race, 1st (classic sprint)
- 2008 Alberta World Cup, 31st (skate sprint)
Kuhn’s cross-country skiing career began when he was 10 years old with the Canmore Nordic Jackrabbits, where he trained and raced, and learned that hard work equals a faster athlete (most of the time). He continued his development with his coach (his father) and his big break came when he joined the Canadian Junior Worlds XC ski team and raced at the Junior XC Worlds with one of his best friends/rival, George Grey. Being handed a silver medal by Gunde Svan (one of his heroes) at the pre-World Cup championships at Silver Star, in Vernon, B.C. is one of his greatest memories.
Thinking of a post-ski career Kuhn took a part-time job in Banff as an apprentice chef. His first year skiing as a senior was very demanding with working and racing and that season culminated with a 2nd place finish at the Canadian XC Championships in the 10km classic. This would be his last race for three years as he decided to work full-time to become a chef.
After travelling the world with an amazing woman (now his wife Erin) Kuhn rediscovered his love for xc skiing and began again in Edmonton with his friend and great resource, Jack Cook, who helped him rebuild. After a constructive first year back in the xc scene, Kuhn won the 2008 NorAm men’s title. He is thankful for the support of X-C.com race team and is currently a key member of the 2008 Canadian national ski team, poised to climb the ranks at the World Cup level.
Posted on 04 March 2009
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Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
Age: 30
Team: Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center – Elite Team
Club: APUNSC
Major Results:
- 2008 Tour of Anchorage, 1st (50km skate )
- 2006 US National XC Championships, 1st (10km skate)
- 2005 US National XC Championships, 1st (10km skate)
- 2006 US XC Olympian Torino, Italy
- 2005, 2007 Nordic Worlds US XC Team member
James was born and raised in Anchorage, AK in 1978 where he started skiing as a freshman at Dimond High School. After high school he spent a year racing for the University of Nevada followed by a year at Western State College before eventually moving back to Anchorage where he graduated from Alaska Pacific University in 2004.
While racing collegiately he never qualified for NCAA’s and didn’t win a race at any level until he was 25 years old. After graduating from APU he started racing for Team Rossignol where he won two US National XC Championships and garnered six US Championship medals. He also represented the USA at the 2006 Olympics in Torino, Italy and at the 2005 and 2007 Nordic World Championships in Obertsdorff, Germany and Sapporo, Japan respectively.
The 2008-09 season brings some big changes for Southam, his first year fully back with the APU program under Erik Flora – a switch to Atomic skis, and a new baby that James and his wife Anne are expecting this fall.