Summer Nordic Programs

School is almost out, which means it's time to shred the pavement and do some jumping on plastic!

The NYSEF Nordic Kids Summer is jammed packed with fun and ski skill prep for the winter of 2012 - so don't miss out on ski jumping the K18 hill, learning to rollerski on wheels from NYSEF alumni & US biathlete Tim Burke, frisbee, soccer, paintball biathlon and hanging out with the USA Ski Jumping Team!
Check out the details here: NYSEF Nordic Kids Summer 2011!

For those of you looking to make the flight from the East to Utah next March for the USSA Junior Olympics, then get your XC ski training going this summer in Lake Placid – July 12-16 at the Olympic Training Center! Explore the Adirondacks and train in the same environment that the US Ski Team calls home in the fall. The sessions will provide an opportunity to get solid training hours in, work on technique and intensity sessions. Cost is $425.00 and includes coaching and room/board at the OTC. Deadline to sign-up is June 24. A deposit of $180.00 is due to NYSEF by June 24. Requirements: Athletes must have at least one summer of rollerskiing experience to attend and be able to ski for 2 hours. Athletes must provide their own classic and skate rollerskis. Rollerskis must be in proper working order. Athletes are required to wear helmets and reflective vests/clothing for rollerskiing.  Athletes must have a current 2011/12 USSA membership.

Questions or to sign up: email Margaret at margm (at) nysef.org

Check out the calendar for schedules!

grand finale ski for NYSEF!

Gumby stopped by the Nordic office before heading to Mt. Van Hoevenberg for the final team ski of the winter!

Team NYSEF Nordic 2011! Thanks to all for a great winter season!

Lake Placid Ski Club Awards

Lake Placid Ski Club has a longstanding tradition dating back to it's start up in 1921 - before the Olympics even came to town! We hosted our annual awards ceremony on Tuesday and presented the following honors:

Skier of the Month
Janaury - Maeve Peabody
February - Evan Greenberg
March - Will Fieroh

Elite Team - must compete at Junior Nationals and finish within 15% back of the winner
Elizabeth Izzo

Jaycee Award - most improved XC skier
Glenice Gallagher

Brad Streeter Award - best Nordic skiing attitude
Nina Armstrong

Adirondack Mountain Club - for the Nordic skier who shows the greatest proficiency in the most nordic disciplines: track skiing, telemark, ski jumping and back country skiing
Nate Capone

Biathlon Achievement Award
Will Fieroh

All competitive LPSC XC members were recognized:
Nina Armstrong
Gabby Armstrong
Aiden Daniels
Will Fieroh
Glenice Gallagher
Evan Greenberg
Anna Izzo
Joey Izzo
Elizabeth Izzo
Jesse Izzo
Maeve Peabody
Asa Peabody

Trophies galore!

Eastern High School Championships in Rumford, ME!

Spencer climbing up High School Hill for 24th place in the 5km freestyle race!

Will working his way up through the field in the classic mass start race

Anna fighting hard to the finish of classic race

NYSEF's top result was from Joey Izzo in 20th place in the 7.5 km classic race!

Team New York's top 10 finishers!

Will Frielinghaus (Quennsbury), Kevin Hoose (HFL) and Ashley Forshey (Scotia-Glenville)

2011 Eastern High School Championships results

includes a photo of the boys classic mass start wipeout - take a look!

USSA Junior Olympics in Minneapolis, MN!

Big city racing!

Elizabeth in prep for the first round of sprint heats!

Quarterfinal heat

Moving on! Lizzo put up an awesome fight to finish in 12th for OJ girls!

Maile hammering the relay finish for a fast split

Team Mid-Atlantic! On the upswing - great week to all athletes and coaches!

JO 2011 MLPS, MN website for photos and results!

Dr. Dave Race cancelled

Due to low pre-registration numbers, we are NOT going to run the Dr. Dave Memorial Race on Sunday.

The NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival is still on! Day of event registration ($25) available from 8 - 8:30 am at the Olympic Ski Jumps base lodge. Join us for a fun weekend of all things Nordic!

NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival, Lion's Club Nordic Combined and Dr. Dave Memorial Race March 19-20!

Link to schedule/flyer: NYSEF Nordic Kids Festival

Link to registration! (right click and open in new window/tab)
Athletes who are competing both days need to register for each day individually. Online registration is strongly encouraged and closes Tuesday, March 15 at 7 PM. 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.

Sign up to volunteer here!

Superhero theme of the winter -- get your costumes ready!

Questions? email Margaret at margm (at) nysef.org

Lots of racing!

Follow NYSEF Nordic this weekend:

Zach, Luke, Spencer, Nate, Miles and Annie are competing in the USSA Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined Junior Olympics in Salisbury, CT! Zach grabbed a silver medal yesterday in the J1 boys Nordic combined event!

Joey, Emma, Evan and Will are holding down the home course in Lake Placid at the Empire State Games in cross-country and biathlon!

Prep Team, Trailblazers, Grasshoppers and Snowcats are making the trek over to Vermont for the fun New England BKL Festival!

We love skiing!

It's Valentine's Day and we love skiing so much, we've been busy training and racing -- leaving little time for blog updates. Here's a little photo recap of the winter so far:

NYSEF biathlon team captain Will racing at the Lake Placid NorAm

Lowell Bailey signs Martina's team jacket after the ADK Paintball Biathlon Series Race #3.

Lowell just finished 9th at the World Cup in Fort Kent, ME, congrats Lowell!

Joey racing at the Stowe Eastern Cup to 16th in the skate race and 9th in the classic race for J1 boys!

Anna cruises to 10th place in J2 girls at the Stowe Eastern Cup

Back at home, Evan Greenberg and Amelia McDonnell took wins in the 25 km classic and 25 km skate Lake Placid Loppet! 

Mid-Atlantic Division named their 2011 Junior Olympic Team with Maile Sapp, Spencer Knickerbocker and Will Fieroh qualifying for the team to compete in Minneapolis, MN!

but most of all we love Emma Z's wax apron!

Nina Armstrong leads NYSSRA Nordic red group!

NYSEF's Nina Armstrong is taking New York by storm with 178 points so far this season to lead the NYSSRA Nordic red group.

Check out the current rankings here!

Harry Eldridge trophy

The times have been added up for the annual Harry Eldridge Memorial trophy! Awarded to the junior athlete with the best combined time from the NYSEF Lake Placid SuperTour/JOQ races, UVM student-athletes Scott Patterson (Anchorage, AK) and Amy Glen (Anchorage, AK) were this years' champions. Harry Eldridge was a long time supporter of cross-country skiing in Lake Placid. Russian Hill at Mt. Van Hoevenberg is also called Harry’s Hill. Congratulations to Scott and Amy!

Lake Placid SuperTour highlighted on Fasterskier!

Check it out:
Lake Placid SuperTour Classic!
Lake Placid SuperTour Skate!