Wednesday, March 24, 2010

videos from USSA XC Junior Olympics and NYSEF Nordic Kids Festival!

thanks to Randy Sapp for the following videos

Junior Olympic J1/OJ boys freestyle race:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSH1yB9wKoA&feature=channel

NYSEF Nordic Kids Festival 2010:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv91Vn6wsnA&feature=channel

see the "related videos" for more Nordic action!

Monday, March 22, 2010

NYSEF NORDIC KIDS FESTIVAL, LIONS CLUB NORDIC COMBINED AND DR. DAVE MEMORIAL RACE

It was a fabulous weekend of all things Nordic at the Olympic Ski Jumping Complex for the NYSEF Nordic Kids Festival, the Lion's Club Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined event and the Dr. Dave Memorial Race!

link to results: http://nysef.org/nysefXcRace.html

Maeve, Anna and Nina work together in the mass start skate race!

Everett Sapp in the J4 boys race!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

NYSEF NORDIC KIDS FESTIVAL, LIONS CLUB NORDIC COMBINED AND DR. DAVE MEMORIAL RACE MARCH 20-21!

NYSEF NORDIC KIDS FESTIVAL, LIONS CLUB NORDIC COMBINED AND DR. DAVE MEMORIAL RACE
link to schedule/flyer: http://nysef.org/PDFs/NYSEF%20Nordic%20Kids%20Festival%202010.pdf

link to registration (right click and open in new window/tab): http://nysef.org/xcraceregister.html

athletes who are competing both days need to register for each day individually. online registration is strongly encouraged and closes Thursday, March 18 at 12 NOON. day of race registration is from 8-8:30 AM at the Olympic Ski Jumping Complex and is $25 per day.

all athletes competing in the Lions Club Nordic Combined kids event need to register online at the above link. the individual skate race on Saturday morning will be the xc portion of the Lions Club Nordic Combined event.

we need volunteers! sign-up to volunteer at the above registration link.

questions? email Margaret at margm@nysef.org

USSA XC JUNIOR OLYMPICS!

NYSEF athletes Elizabeth Izzo, Joey Izzo, Sam Cowan, Charlie Bencze, Will Fieroh, Maile Sapp and coaches Margaret and Dave just returned from a great week of racing at the 2010 USSA XC Junior Olympics in Presque Isle, ME.

Blue-bird skies greeted the racers everyday, which is pretty much unheard of in the east for 8 days straight. Snow conditions were excellent, temps hovered in the upper 30s and low 40s all week and the coaches enjoyed 5 days of klister thumbs at the beginning of the week.

Some racing highlights include:
Maile putting the hammer down in the J2 girls classic sprint to qualify 13th and move up to 11th in the heats, just missing a medal by one place! an awesome result of 5th for first year J2s in the US!

Challenging courses led to some good crashes from the NYSEF skiers. Charlie decided it was better to "CHUCK" himself off course in Friday's freestyle race, forcing him to take his ski off to climb out of a gully back to get back on course.

Elizabeth proving that she can skate with the best in the country and carried the Mid-Atlantic J1 girls relay team into 4th overall and 3rd for J1 teams in the lead off scramble leg!
the team on the ferry in route to Presque Isle

Charlie classic sprint!

Joey in the sprint heats!

Maile in her quarterfinal heat!

Maile psyched to be moving on to the semifinals!

Maile and coach Marge

Will in the start gate!
 
Sam in the 10km classic race!

Elizabeth hammering the relay!

relay mass start

Elizabeth was honored as the Mid-Atlantic Division Dave Quinn nominee for 2010. the Dave Quinn nominees are choosen by their division for athletic and academic achievement, sportsmanship and love for the sport. congratulations Elizabeth!



link to full Junior Olympic race results: http://juniorolympics2010.org/jo-results

Mid-Atlantic BKL festival!

Congratulations to Anna Izzo, Nina Armstrong, Maeve Peabody and Glenice Gallagher who swept the J3 girls podium in the classic race at the Mid-Atlantic BKL festival! Congratulations to Henry McGrew for claiming the gold in the J4 boys classic race and silver in the J4 boys skate race!

NYSEF J3 girls top the podium!

Henry classic champ!

Prep team girls Maeve, Glenice, Anna and Nina!

link to photos and results: http://nyssranordic.com/word_press/?p=1212

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Olympians Billy Demong and Haley Johnson ski with NYSEF at Dewey Mt Day!

Billy with Glenice, Maeve, Anna and Nina!

Billy's Vancouver Olympic GOLD!!

the team with Billy and Haley!

NYSEF athletes travel to the New England BKL festival!

NYSEF athletes traveled to Fryeburg, ME to "Ski the Wave" at the 2010  New England Bill Koch Festival. the weekend was kicked off with the athlete parade, where the NY group was fully outfitted in their beach themed attire. the kids raced a 2 km relay on Saturday and an individual race on Sunday.

the New York district
Martina, Gabby, Jesse, Anna, Maeve and Nina

beach vacation or ski race Cougar?!!

Nina and Maeve on their way to 3rd place in the 7/8th grade girls relay

Everett heading for the finish line

Tuesday, March 2, 2010