NYSEF Nordic

Nancy Battaglia

If you build it, they will come!

Uphill insanity on Roller-skis is set for October 6th, 2008.

Climb to the Castle is an uphill rollerski race on the Whiteface Mt. Memorial Highway. Mass start at 9am for the Women, 9:10 for the Men’s field. The US National Cross-Country Team is here and prepared to take that gold medal back from NYSEF Nordic alumni Duncan Douglas. Will Freeman stay with Duncan this year? Will Newell throw down?  Be there!

The pack...

       National Champions, Olympians and World Championship American athletes will come together in just under two months to compete for National Championship Crowns here in Lake Placid, NY. The showdown is October 11th….

Todd Lodwick (4x Olympian) has officially come out of retirment to compete in Nordic Combined again, how will he do against local boy Billy Demong (3x)? Johnny Spillane (3x), gold medalist from World Championships 03 is of course another contender. At 2:15 October 11th, check out the wildest, fastest and hardest rollerski race you will ever see at the Mackenzie Intervale Ski Jumps. Without a doubt its the steepest course made for only the toughest athletes. Who will survive?

Project X Member Nick Fairall

It is also exciting to see how the Project X Ski Jumping Team will perform on game day. The team is stacked with Eastern superstars Chris Lamb, Nick Fairall, and Nick Alexander. Will they show top dog Anders Johnson (06′ Olympian) how it’s done? K90 action begins at 11am.

Billy Demong in Summer Grand Prix action

NYSEF Nordic coaching staff are preparing their athletes for top results right now. Will Casey Colby watch Andrew Fuzzy Bliss break into the top 5? Can Peter the FROG Frenette show the US again he is the Man? Can Alex Madden and Colin Delaney show the NC Devo boys it’s their turn for a position on the team? We hope so…

 
              Marianne Fairall, 55, of Old College Road, Andover, NH died Sunday, August 10, 2008 at her home. She was born in Summit, NJ on July 27, 1953. She graduated from Kent Place School in Summit, NJ and Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH. She was in hospital administration and was employed by the New London Hospital for 10 years. For the past 14 years she had been on the Board and held all chairs including chairman of Havenwood-Heritage Heights in Concord, NH and was presently on the Trust Fund Board.
Marianne moved to Andover, NH in 1984. She volunteered many hours to her community, church, and school. Generous with her time, she ran the Andover Outing Club and then the Eastern Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Foundation in Lake Placid over many years. She adored her children. She was predeceased by her brother, Christopher Rooke.
Members of her family surviving include her husband, Martin of Andover, NH; three children, Beth, Gwenn, and Nicholas; her parents, Robert and Natalie (Davis) Rooke of Morristown, NJ and Bridgewater, NH; two brothers, Robert Rooke of Morristown, NJ and Thomas Rooke of Basking Ridge, NJ; nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Friends may call at The First Baptist Church, 461 Main Street, New London, NH on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 from 6-7:30 P.M.
A memorial service will be held on Wed., August 13, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. at The First Baptist Church of New London.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Andover Outing Club, 313 Emery Road, Andover, NH 03216 or to the Eastern Ski Jump and Nordic-Combined Foundation, 52 Ski Jump Lane, Lake Placid, NY 12946.
Chadwick Funeral Service of New London, NH is assisting the family with arrangements.

Young athletes from Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Saratoga, Rochester, Tupper Lake and Vermontville spent 3-days training with NYSEF Nordic coaches learning how to rollerski, jump the K18 hill, hike, mountain bike, get strong and have fun!

Springer Tournee

 What a great weekend for NYSEF Nordic! The 2008-2009 Ski Jumping SuperTour list has just been published and NYSEF Nordic athletes (and alum) snatched 4 of the top 6 positions in the Men’s Class.

Right behind Anders Johnson (Park City, Utah) is Andrew Bliss (2nd), Nick Fairall (3rd), Peter Frenette (4th), and Chris Lamb (6th). Willy Graves is currently in 20th after the weekend events.

Most notable finishes were Andrew Bliss and Peter Frenette. In Friday’s Night Competiton Andrew told the big boy’s he’s here to stay with jumps of 85.5 and 91 meters on the K90 for the silver. He finished 2nd place, 20 points behind Anders. Peter Frenette, Junior phenom who grabbed the coaches attention as well, grabbed 4th place right behind Nick Fairall. Bravo Peter.

There is no question the NYSEF skiers have had huge benefits from training under NYSEF Elite SJ Coach Casey Colby. This is Casey’s 2nd season with NYSEF Nordic. Great job Casey. The NYSEF guys have also worked with Jochen Danneburg, Project X Head Coach.

The Women’s SuperTour Class is topped by Abby Hughes (Park City, Utah) with 433 points. Nina Lussi, Tara Geraghty-Moats and Danielle Lussi sit 6th, 7th and 8th. Keep it up Ladies!