Athlete News, November 22, 2019
In The News
Being a “first-ever” is rare, especially in a town filled with Olympians. Noel Keefe is one of them. Born and raised in Steamboat Springs, Keefe is the first Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club cross-country athlete to be named to the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. Read more
When the U.S. Ski Team announced its decision to stop funding the Nordic combined team in 2014, athletes and coaches were left reeling. But not for long. They soon teamed up with the ski jumping team, which had faced a similar edict previously. The two sports have now come together under USA Nordic Sports, allowing for an exciting culture to build. Read more
The Calm Before the Storm: Logan Sankey. Read More Here
Robby Brown: Freeskiing Read more here
Moguls
The time has come, our training camp is over and it is time to compete! The event will kickoff tomorrow at 9:50am.
We are looking at some weather tomorrow, therefore we are expecting delays due to fog. Warm temps and moisture in the air has caused a lot of fog lately, we will see the same thing tomorrow. Fingers crossed that it holds off throughout the day! Idre Fjäll will do everything in their power to get this event off so it could make for a very long day of waiting. Fortunately, we can ski to our house so the boys have a place to go to relax, dry off, and warm up.
Event Info:
Total Athletes: 141 (huge)
Women: 51
Men: 90
Countries Representing: 17
National Teams: 9
Steamboat Athletes: 2
Landon Wendler: 46th
Bubba Antkiewicz: 76th
Run Order:
Men:
http://are-slk.se/pdf/201920/fisopen/2020FS8316SLQ.pdf
Women:
http://are-slk.se/pdf/201920/fisopen/2020FS8315SLQ.pdf
Event info & Links:
http://are-slk.se/fisopen_2019.html
- all links and event information.
LIVE SCORING:
https://live-scoring.net/IdreOPN_MO23
Video feed:
YouTube: Ski Team Sweden Moguls
Facebook: Ski Team Sweden Moguls
Course:
Length: 230 meters
Pitch: 25 degrees overall
Pace Time: 22.5 seconds for men.