NYSEF Nordic

Congratulations to age group winners Elizabeth Izzo (4th overall, 1st junior), Charlie Bencze (4th overall, 2nd junior) and Joey Izzo!

Link to overall results:
http://www.nyssranordic.com/results/xc2008/osceola_overall.htm

Come join us on Thursday, December 27 at Mt. Pisgah

All NYSEF Nordic Athletes plan on attending – fund-raise your minimum $20.00 pledge as your entry fee for the obstacle course competition

Please download more info/pledge form here:
snowathonletter.pdf
snowathonpledge.pdf

The New York Ski Educational Foundation Nordic Program is excited to announce the creation of a Masters program for the 2007-2008 Winter Season. The purpose of this program is to continue to build on the greater community of Nordic skiing in the Adirondacks through structured technical support throughout the season.  The Program will run from late December through March.  

Training sessions will include both Skate/Freestyle and Classic technique work from NYSEF Nordic coaches. All training sessions will be at Mt. Van Hoevenberg (see calendar).  The program is designed for both the novice cross-country skier and the experienced racer. It is the hope of the program that all enrolled NYSEF Nordic masters will attend and compete in the three weekends of NYSEF/ORDA events at Mt. Van Hoevenberg (see calendar). 

Enrollment fee is $100 for the entire season or $15 per training session.  There is a $15 charge for race support at the Harry Eldridge ESG qualifier (1/12-1/13) and the Empire State Games races (2/23-2/24).  

A Mt. Van Hoevenberg pass/ticket must be purchased and NYSEF enrollment paper work must be filled out prior to training.  To be eligible to race in the Empire State Games or the New York State Ski Racing Association Championships all skiers must be a member of NYSSRA. For NYSSRA membership, go to http://www.nyssranordic.com 

Team Photo: NYSEF alumni and NSA Graduate Willy Graves is 2nd in from R side

      We have completed 2 out of 3 competitions in Vuokatti, Finland and 5 out of
6 competitions in the first period. We have our last one for this
period tomorrow. The first competition yesterday was a mass start.
Eric Camerota skied strong and was in touch with the lead group in 5th
place going into the final 2.5km loop but couldn’t keep the pace up and
ended up 14th after the race. He had a pretty good jumping competition
and when all was said and done he ended up in 8th place. Bryan Fletcher
also skied strong finishing the race in 19th place. In the jumping
competition his last jump wasn’t his best and ended up in 27th.

Today we did a sprint competiton and again Eric was the best guy. He
jumped to 11th place and was looking to move up. He worked hard but in
the end only managed to 14th but was 11 seconds from 6th. He is really
close to getting a top result. We are looking forward to tomorrow.
Another highlight of the day was Alex Miller. He jumped to 15th place
and had a great race and ended up 24th overall.

That’s all for now.

Thanks for all the help and support.

US Nordic Combined Team

With the longest ride of the day, 95 meters, NYSEF’s Andrew Bliss took the win in Saturday’s K90 Season Opener in Steamboat.

Nordic Combiner Alex Madden finished in 6th with jumps of 85.5 and 86 meters.

On the HS75, Saranac Lake native Peter Frenette finished in 2nd behind Steamboat skier Cliff Field. Peter jumped 69 and 70 meters.

Link to results:
finish-results-jcsgarnethill121407.doc
NYSEF athletes highlighted in yellow.

Congrats to Sam, Nate and Will — second place as a team in the JV race!

It’s been a cold, snowy camp here in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Both Casey and I are looking forward to the competitions tomorrow to see where our eastern athletes stand against the clubs from Steamboat, Park City and the central division boys. The day will start with a competition on the K68 followed by the K90 and then a 5k/ 7.5k race at Howelsen Hill.

Pictured is Billy Demong who will be competing in Ramsua, Austria tomorrow.

Liza Goodwin, spending a year studying abroad, wins two Junior races in Norway.
Link to results:
http://www.langrenn.com/Apningsrenn-nordreisa-01-12-07.3127258-91233.html
http://www.langrenn.com/Apningsrenn-nordreisa-02-12-07.3127259-91233.html

NYSEF Season Opener:
Sophie McClelland (Middlebury College) takes 4th overall in the women’s field.
Matt Delaney (Clarkson University) finishes 7th and Matt McClelland (St. Lawrence University) finishes 12th in the J1/OJ/U-23/SR division.

Marlijne Cook (University of New Hampshire) takes 2nd at the Great Glen sprints in Pinkham Notch, NH.

Congratulations Billy! 

Link to US Ski Team Press Release:
http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?&dId=4&sN=1&aId=3185

Alexa Turzian (Middlebury College/USST) and Ben Knowles (St. Lawrence University) take the overall wins.  Charlie Bencze (Tupper Lake) and Heather Mooney (Vermont Academy) win the J2 class.

Season Opener Results, download here:
nysef-season-opener-results-2007.doc

Bill Koch Kids Race Results, download here:
nysef-bkl-race-results-2007.doc

 
J1/OJ/U-23/Sr Men’s Start
(Andrew Gardner, Middlebury College photo)

Thanks for joining us! Thanks to all the volunteers and the ORDA XC crew! See you January 12-13 at the NYSEF Harry Eldridge Memorial JOQ at Mt. Van Hoevenberg

 Andrew Bliss (above) and 11 other athletes have arrived in Steamboat Springs with NYSEF coaches Casey Colby and Matt Cook. The group has skied the K68 and cross-country skied at Howelsen Hill today. The training camp will finish up with a competition next Saturday before heading back East and preparing for Lake Placid’s New Year’s Junior World Championship Tryout Competitions.

NYSEF Season Opener on Saturday December 8 in Lake Placid, NY

Link to registration:
http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1506275

Please pre-register! Online registration closes midnight on Thursday 12/6.

Mt. Van Hoevenberg, Biathlon Stadium
Freestyle Technique, Mass Wave Starts
10:00 AM   Boys J2 Race, 5km
10:05 AM   Girls J2 Race, 5km
10:10 AM   J1/OJ/U-23/SR/Master Mens Race, 10km
10:15 AM   J1/OJ/U-23/SR/Master Womens Race, 10km

11:00 AM Bill Koch Kids Race: Lollipop 0.5 km followed by J5 1 km, J4 2km, J3 3km
($5 day of race registration closes at 10:50 AM)

Download schedule of events here:
nysef-xc-season-opener-info-2007.doc

Questions? Email Margaret Maher at margm@nysef.org 

For all NYSEF athletes:
Athletes racing the Opener should arrive at the biathlon lodge no later than 8:45 am
All Snowcats/Little Vikings/Trailblazers/Prep Team racing in the BKL Race should arrive no later than 10:15 am
Find Sean or Margaret in the biathlon lodge or stadium