Eight Local Athletes Make RMN Junior Nationals Nordic Ski Team With points from the season from four Junior National Qualifier (JNQ) events, there are eight Team Summit Colorado Nordic athletes that have quailed for the US Ski and Snowboard Cross-Country Junior Nationals race hosted in Fairbanks, Alaska. This race will bring together the nation’s top cross-country skiers ages 14-20 years old. These athletes must qualify for the Rocky Mountain Nordic Team, skiing the best 4 out of 8 Nordic races...

Team summit nordic devo and prep programs had a final weekend of racing at U 14 RMN Championships at Snow Mountain Ranch. It was another great weekend of amazing skiing and racing.  On Saturday it was a classic mass start race and on Sunday we raced great at mixed relays. We had 3 podiums overall and we finished the season in 3rd in the Colorado Cup standings behind Vail and Steamboat.  See the link for the RMN overall standings below. We had 5 athletes finish the season in top 3. Big congratulations to Kiera Stabile, Elsie Robinson, Maeve Niemkiewicz, Nellie Greenwood,...

Team Summit Nordic had a great weekend of racing in Aspen – it was also our last junior qualifier before heading to Fairbanks, Alaska for Junior Nationals. Nina Schamberger won both sprint and distance races and led our senior athletes to some amazing performances. Team summit qualified 9 athletes who will represent team summit and the Rocky mountain division in Alaska this March. Below are the results from the classic sprint and skate mass start. It is worth mentioning that our team summit girls podiumed in every category in Sunday's distance race. Big congratulations! Sprint...

A week with not much racing at home. The older athletes are getting ready for next weekend's RMISA and RMN races in Steamboat.   At the junior world championships, we had Nina Schamberger racing and did a great start to the championships.   Vail Daily ran a pretty big article about the races: https://www.vaildaily.com/news/cloud-city-sensations-leadville-locals-nina-schamberger-and-rose-horning-are-set-to-compete-at-the-fis-nordic-junior-world-ski-championships/   In her first race of the championships, Nina skied to 19th place which was second American. This was...

Team Summit Nordic had a great weekend of racing in Soldier Hollow, Utah. This is called a "superqualifier" event – which hosts the entire western US racing at the 2002 Olympic venue. We had 23 athletes competing at Super Qualifier, which also counts as a Junior Nationals qualifier for U16 and older. Elsie Robinson won the U14 classic race, and we had Lucia Taylor, Maeve Niemkiewicz, and Fia Niemkiewicz also finished on the podium. Below are the results from the skate sprint and classic mass start races.   Lucy, Elise, Cooper, Heidi,  and Marin Fia, Lucy, Maeve,...

Team Summit's Little Vikings program has been in full swing since last week. It is a "learn how to ski" program for our youngest skiers. With support from the towns of Breckenridge and Frisco, we can provide the best nordic skiing experience for our younger generation. The Little Vikings ski weekly at Frisco Nordic Center and Gold Run Nordic center in Breckenridge. The little skiers are learning the basics of cross-country skiing and developing new skills which will benefit them in the future. Having fun, enjoying the outdoors, and being active are the main goals...

Team Summit Nordic had four athletes attending the Senior Nationals in Houghton, Michigan, January 2 – 7. Nina Schamberger skied two unique races and qualified for the World Junior Championships in Whistler, Canada. She will be competing and representing team U.S.A. with Team Summit Nordic head Coach Olof Hedberg who was selected to lead the U.S. junior team during the World Junior Championships at the end of the month. On the men's side, we had some solid performances as well. Sam Haynes, Kai Oppito, and Roan Varble all skied some of their best races against some of the top American...

Team Summit Nordic sent 29 athletes to Crested Butte last weekend. It was the season's first JNQ (Junior national qualifier), racing against all other clubs in Colorado and New Mexico.  On Saturday's classic, we had five podiums Elise Robison – FU14 – 3rd Danny Butler – MU14 – 3rd Maeve Niemkiewicz – FU12 – 3rd Taylor Sorensen – FU10 – 3rd Fia Niemkiewicz – FU8 – 1st   Sunday's race was far better than expected, and our females had some fantastic results.  Kiera Stabile – FU16 – 1st (First...