Cross Country

In his first year eligible for the Junior World Championships, 18-year-old cross country skier Wally Magill was named to the Junior World Team. The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club athlete is one of six male team members bound for the 2021 U23 and Junior FIS Cross Country World Championships in early February in Vuokatti, Finland, according to a news release from U.S. Ski and Snowboard.

Waverly Gebhardt was also named as first alternate in the event that somebody is unable to attend. Gebhardt will go to Finland, too, if one of the six females ahead of her is unable to compete. She also was first alternate last year, narrowly missing out on a spot by one place in the qualifiers. The previous year, she competed at Junior Worlds.
READ THE ARTICLE HERE

Soldier Hollow Super Q and RMISA XC Races
January 16-18 2021

The SSWSC XC U16/18/20 Team was afforded the opportunity to compete at the 2002 Nordic Olympic Venue- Soldier Hollow. The Utah facility is spacious and can accommodate a high volume of participants. Strict Covid precautionary measures were in place to protect the racers, volunteers, and coaches. Collegiate Teams and Club Teams from across the West participated. Approximately 400 athletes were on the entry list. The entry list included 8 U.S. Ski Team Members, who are skiing for college programs.  Soldier Hollow has extensive snowmaking capability. Snow conditions were excellent for the three scheduled races.
Racing began on Saturday with a Classic Sprint Qualifier. A distance of 1.5k, means racers attempt to start fast and finish fast, with no room to let up. SSWSC results were solid:
Females (173 starters)- Race won by Mariel Pulles- University of Alaska Fairbanks
SSWSC Athletes Females
Grace Zanni- 5th U18
Sidney Barbier- 9th U18
Ellery Hodges- 17th U18
Ruby May- 28th U18
Ellory Kearns- 10th U20
Heidi Andre- 33rd U18
Tinsley Wilkinson- 40th U18
Charley Lodwick- 7th U16
Nikita Andre- 10th U16
Kiri May- 22nd U16
Alena Rossi- 29th U16
Grace Olexa- 31st U16
Suzy Magill- 36th U16
Wren Capra- 45th U16

Males (205 starters)- Race won by Luke Jager- U.S. Ski Team/U of Utah
SSWSC Athletes Males
Noel Keeffe- 5th over-all- U.S. Ski Team/U of Utah
Trey Jones- 2nd U18
Sumner Cotton- 10th U18
Griff Rillos- 19th U18
Cooper Jones- 11th U20
Grey Barbier- 1st U16
Owen Jones- 2nd U16
Thomas Cooper- 5th U16
Henry Magill- 9th U16
Campbell Mclaren- 33rd U16
Tristan Thrasher- 47th U16

Race #2 was an Interval Start Freestyle (Skate) Race. Conditions were firm and fast. Depending upon age and gender, competitors raced a 5k or in the case of the U18 and older males, 10k. *5k Female Race won by Novie MCCabe- U.S. Ski Team/U of Utah
*187 Starters
SSWSC Athletes Females
Sidney Barbier- 8th U18
Ellery Hodges- 9th U18
Grace Zanni- 22nd U18
Ruby May- 29th U18
Tinsley Wilkinson- 30th U18
Heidi Andre- 41st U18
Ellory Kearns- 11th U20
Charley Lodwick- 9th U16
Nikita Andre- 4th U16
Kiri May- 22nd U16
Grace Olexa- 26th U16
Suzy Magill- 32nd U16
Wren Capra- 41st U16
Alena Rossi- 44th U16

*10k Race won by Magnus Boee- University of Colorado
*148 starters
SSWSC Athletes Males
Wally Magill- 1st U18
Trey Jones- 5th U18
Griff Rillos- 11th U18
Sumner Cotton- 15th U18
Cooper Jones- 9th U20
*5k U16 Race won by Woody West- Bridger Ski Foundation
*82 Starters
Grey Barbier- 2nd U16
Thomas Cooper- 5th U16
Owen Jones- 6th U16
Henry Magill- 7th U16
Tristan Thrasher- 39th U16
Campbell Mclaren- 42nd U16

 

Race #3 Mass Start Classic 15/20k
Field sizes were reduced because of the length of the races. Make up was mostly collegiate athletes and Western Elite Teams.
*15k Classic was won by Sydney Palmer-Leger- U.S. Ski Team/U of Utah
*51 Starters
SSWSC Athletes Female
Sidney Barbier- 28th over-all/1st U18
Ellory Kearns- 41st over-all/2nd U20

*20k Classic won by Sam Hendry- U of Utah
*69 starters
SSWSC Athletes Male
Wally Magill- 17th over-all/1st U18
Sumner Cotton- 41st over-all/3rd U18

Snowboarding

Jesse Hamric, Izzy Hamric, Reed Van Ness and Cooper Malia tuned up their contest riding with the first USASA Slopestyle event of the year. A great course and even better morning conditions at Aspen Snowmass gave these 4 athletes a chance to dial in their runs and feel out what pandemic life contests will be like. Jesse Hamric finished 1st in the boys “Youth” age group (15-16), Izzy Hamric finished 1st in the girls “Breaker” age group (13-14). Reed Van Ness finished 4th and Cooper Malia finished 6th in a very competitive boys “Menehune” age group (11-12). Special thanks to Aspen Valley Snowboard Club for an awesome event.

Nordic Combined

National Ski Jumping Day is officially January 23rd! SSWSC has a long heritage of Ski Jumping starting back with Carl Howelsen; today we are proud to be the largest jumping club in North America, if not the world! We are fortunate to have incredible facilities that allow us to train in both winter and summer. We are celebrating National Ski Jumping Day by hosting the Larry Johnson Memorial RMD/IMD Junior Championship Qualifier #1 this weekend, and you’re in luck; there’s a live feed to watch these incredible jumpers! Watch the Live Feed Here

In the News: Fletcher has best finish in years as Malacinski makes World Cup debut. READ ARTICLE

Alpine

Over 60 athletes aged 16 and older from Colorado, California, and even Ontario, Canada, raced in this week’s Colorado Ski Cup. Men raced on Thursday, with Women completing the course down All Out at Steamboat Resort on Friday. Results are posted below!
In the News:READ THE ARTICLE HERE
Results:
Men’s Podium Results

Women’s Podium Results