Three videos: first lap of the 50K, second lap of the 50K, and the 27K, all at the Rock.
The course is in excellent shape. And there's now a kids race on Friday night. Staying in Grayling? Take advantage of a 15% discount at the Grayling Ramada Innc
Results for the fiveTuesday Night Vasa Club Sprints to date...
Dario Cologna won gold for Switzerland as the Olympic men's cross country schedule opened with the men's 15K free event on Monday at Whistler Olympic Park. James Southam (Anchorage) was the top finisher for the U.S. in 48th.
Awesome video of the the leading men and women in the Gran Traverse, entering & exiting Nip.
Three videos of the Junior Vasa: The warm up; little kids racing; and the bigger kids in the 3K event, with the award of the Junior Vasa Championship Cup.
Charlotte Kalla won gold for Sweden in the first cross country event of these Games, while Caitlin Compton (Minneapolis) was the top finisher for the U.S. in 30th after a long, hard fight to reach her first Olympics at 29. Audio interview with Compton!
The Glen Lake Middle School won the 2010 North American Junior VASA Championship Cup. The cup is based on particiption and fun on the snow.
Sara Studebaker (Boise, Idaho) posted a final time of 22:05.3 to place 45th in the women’s 7.5km sprint event in biathlon competition at Whistler Olympic Park Saturday afternoon.
The Michigan Tech men and Northern Michigan women were the champions for the weekend. Alaska’s Aurelia Korthauer won Sunday's 15K freestyle, while Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Santiago Ocariz took the men's 20K freestyle.
Here are some photos from the finish, working back a kilometer or so from the finish...
Jeremy Teela (Heber City, Utah) finished ninth to lead the US contingent in the men's 10km sprint event in biathlon competition at the Whistler Olympic Park Sunday afternoon.