Goldsack and Brooks take both SuperTour Sprints
SuperTour: West Yellowstone
Fri, Nov 26, 2010 - By Mike Muha
Drew Goldsack from the Canadian National Team and Holly Brooks from Alaska Pacific University took easy victories in both the classic and freestyle sprints events at the Yellowstone Ski Festival.
The races had been postponed from Wednesday to Thanksgiving because the temperature was too cold for athletes to start competition on Wednesday, and many people en route to the event were delayed or stuck in the snow covered tundra.
APU did exceptional well in the sprints, taking 11 of the 20 top five positions across the two back-to-back events.
Top 5
1.5km Classic Sprint
Men
1. Drew Goldsack (AWCA CAN National Team) 4:12.30
2. Lars Flora (APU Nordic Ski Center) +2.99
3. Mark Iverson (APU Nordic Ski Center) +4.34
4. Brenton Knight (APU Nordic Ski Center) +7.76
5. Reid Pletcher (University of Colorado Ski Team) +8.54
Women
1. Holly Brooks (APU Nordic Ski Center) 5:04.25
2. Kristina Strandberg (XC Oregon) +4.21
3. Sadie Bjornsen (APU Nordic Ski Center) +4.93
4. Morgan Smyth (APU Nordic Ski Center) +10.89
5. Kate Fitzgerald (APU Nordic Ski Center) +12.25
1.45km Free Sprint
Men
1. Drew Goldsack (AWCA CAN National Team) 3:44.53
2. Lars Flora (APU Nordic Ski Center) +6.95
3. Colin Rodgers (Sun Valley Ski Education Found) +9.16
4. Michael Sinnott (Sun Valley Ski Education Found) +10.59
5. Brenton Knight (APU Nordic Ski Center) +12.52
Women
1. Holly Brooks (APU Nordic Ski Center) 4:32.89
2. Eliska Hajkova (University of Colorado Ski Team) +7.18
3. Kate Fitzgerald (APU Nordic Ski Center) +9.33
4. Kristina Strandberg (XC Oregon) +11.21
5. Jessie Diggins (CXC Team) +12.80