USSA Coaches Technique Clinic L100 to take place in Lake Placid

There will be a USSA L100 Technique clinic at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, Sunday, September 16th from 1 - 4 PM. The clinic will be instructed by Bryan Fish, USST Development Coach. Attendees interested in obtaining their NENSA Level 1 coaches certification will also receive credit towards the technique module 1.

Meet outside the OTC, located at 196 Old Military Rd, Lake Placid, NY 12946, at 12:45 PM

This clinic will cover technique drills on foot as well as both classic and skate rollerskis. Coaches will actively participate, so please bring the following:
o    Active outdoor apparel
o    Running shoes
o    Rollerskis, boots and poles for both classic and skate
o    Helmet
o    Bright safety shirt for rollerskiing on the roadway
o    Water bottle

Please go to www.ussa.org (click on members-coaches-education-Cross Country) for further information on the USSA Coaches Certification process.

Registration: Please contact Janice Sibilia at janice@nensa.net to reserve your spot! There is no charge for this clinic
https://www.nensa.net/

NYSEF Climb to the Castle registration

Link to race registration (right click and open in new window/tab):
https://www.alpinereg.com/EVENTS/store/XC.cfm
Online race registration closes Thursday, September 13 at 9 AM

Looking to help out at the awesome C2C race?
Sign-up to volunteer here

Questions? Email Margaret at margm (at) nysef.org or call the Nordic office at (518) 523-1900

A course preview from training, good last summer practice...just to get you excited for C2C 2012!

Cranking up with Coach McCahill

"Lake Placid turn"

finish line in sight

Team NYSEF

The finish line

View from the summit

NYSEF Nordic Coaching Positions available

The New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) in Lake Placid, NY is seeking an Assistant XC / Biathlon Coach for the 2012-2013 season and beyond. The coaching position is full-time from late October-March and will work with all levels of the cross-country, biathlon and Nordic combined programs. Candidates should have racing and/or coaching experience and be willing to travel to regionally and nationally. Salary subject to qualifications. Interested candidates should contact Margaret Maher at margm (at) nysef.org for full job description and additional information.

The New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) in Lake Placid, NY is seeking an Assistant XC Coach for the 2012-2013 season and beyond. The coaching position is on a per-diem basis from late November-March and will work primarily with the J3 and younger cross-country, biathlon and Nordic combined programs. Candidates should have racing and/or coaching experience. Salary subject to qualifications. Interested candidates should contact Margaret Maher at margm (at) nysef.org for additional information.

NYSEF Climb to the Castle Rollerski Race

Saturday, September 15, 2012

WILMINGTON, NY -- The New York Ski Educational Foundation and the Olympic Regional Development Authority announce the 6th annual NYSEF Whiteface Climb to the Castle Rollerski Race on Saturday, September 15 at 8:00 am. The course starts at the Whiteface Toll Booth, climbing for 5 miles with an average 8% grade up the Whiteface Memorial Highway to the castle on the summit of Whiteface Mountain, New York's 5th highest peak with an elevation of 4,867 ft. The race is freestyle technique and athletes will be greeted at the finish with a 360-degree panoramic view of the Adirondacks, New England and Canada. Attendance is expected from the US Ski Team, the US Biathlon Team, the National Elite Group and many top senior and junior racers from around the country. 

Link to registration: AlpineReg

Questions? Email Margaret Maher margm (at ) nysef.org or call the Nordic office at (518) 523-1900

Grasshopper Camp #1 2012 Tele Tournee!

Grasshopper Camp #1 2012 Tele Tournee
Rank	Name	Hill Size	Distance	Tele	Jump Score	Total Score
1	Beckett Ledger	K18	14.5	2	16.5	33
			14.5	2	16.5
2	Landon Livreri	K18	15	2	17	31.5
			14.5	0	14.5
3	Gabby Armstrong	K18	13	2	15	31
			14	2	16
4	Brian Byrne	K18	11	3	14	27
			11	2	13
5	Chris Hoyt	K18	11	0	11	22.5
			11.5	0	11.5
6	Caleb Gilbert	K18	9.5	1	10.5	19.5
			8	1	9

Grasshopper Camp #1 2012!

The new K18 hill was ready to go for Grasshopper Camp #1 2012! Looks good, thanks ORDA!

Landon warms up with inrun work

Caleb (SWSC) tries out the rollerski square

Landon...are those rollerskis?!?

Beckett getting ready for his comp jump

Byrne showcases his good luck tshirt with his friends from the Boston Celtics...thumbs up!

Gabby setting up for her tele-tournee jump

Some day the Grasshoppers will send it off the K120 hill...until then we are going to keep practicing with Tele-Tournees!

Grasshopper Camp #2 coming up July 13-15!

Questions? or to sign-up email:
Margaret Maher (XC) at margm(at) nysef.org or Evan Bliss (Ski Jumping) at evanb (at) nysef.org

NYSEF's An Evening to Support the Next Generation of Champions

Dear Friends of NYSEF Nordic,

We welcome you to join us for An Evening to Support The Next Generation of Champions at the Loeb Boathouse in New York City’s Central Park next Wednesday, May 9th!

FEATURING

Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist Billy Demong and Olympic Bronze Medalist Andrew Weibrecht

May 9th from 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Loeb Boathouse in New York City's Central Park
Cocktails, Buffet, Silent & Live Auction

Nordic athletes attending include Olympians Tim Burke, Lowell Bailey, Nick Alexander and World Championship athlete Annelies Cook

Please share this invitation. Click here for detailed info and tickets (right click and open in a new window/tab).

Thanks in advance for your continued support!

Lake Placid Ski Club Awards

Lake Placid Ski Club hosted the awards ceremony this past week and presented our annual awards:

Skier of the Month
Janaury: Evan Greenberg - Craftsbury Marathon!
February: Karl Schulz - 9th at the NYS High School State Meet as an 8th grader and 16th at Eastern Cup Finals in the J2 race as a J3!
March: Nina Armstrong - based on results at USSA Junior Nationals and Eastern High School Championships!

Elite Team - must compete at USSA Junior Nationals and finish within 15% back of the winner
Nina Armstrong (classic sprint qualifier, 5 km classic)
Maeve Peabody (classic sprint qualifier)
Anna Izzo (5 km classic)
Will Fieroh (classic sprint qualifier)

Jaycee Award - most improved XC skier
Nina Amstrong

Brad Streeter Award - best Nordic skiing attitude
Glenice Gallagher

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
Beckett Ledger

Biathlon Achievement Award
Will Fieroh

All competitive LPSC Nordic members were recognized:
XC
Nina Armstrong
Glenice Gallagher
Evan Greenberg
Anna Izzo
Maeve Peabody
Asa Peabody
Jesse Izzo

Biathlon
Will Fieroh

Nordic Combined
Gabby Armstrong
Meghan Bryne
Brian Bryne
Beckett Ledger
Forest Ledger
Karl Schulz
Scott Schulz
Trent White
Matt White

Happy Birthday Lake Placid Ski Club!

Celebrating 90 years
 

Eastern High School Championships

Eastern High School Championships finished out the 2011/12 race season for NYSEF XC. The events were hosted at Mountain Top Inn & Resort in Chittenden, VT. Temps hovered in the 60s, with lots of sunshine and blue skis. This lead to racing on a 1.6 km manmade loop, which held up nicely for the 219 athletes competing.

Nina Armstrong had break through performances, finishing 6th in the 4.8 km freestyle race and grabbing 10th place in the 1.6 km freestyle sprint. After the weekend of races, Nina claimed 10th overall on Individual Standings - pretty awesome for a 9th grader!

Maile Sapp threw down a fast time to place 7th in the freestyle sprint, with teammate Maeve Peabody in 24th.

Freestyle 4.8 km results: Nina 7th, Maile 68th, Maeve 85th, Amelia 101st, Emma 111th

Classic 4.8 km results: Maile 18th, Nina 27th, Maeve 57th, Amelia 106th, Emma 108th

Freestyle sprints 1.6 km results: Maile 7th, Nina 10th, Maeve 24th, Amelia 104th, Emma 111th

Link to full results: EHSC 2012 results

Links to videos (right click and open in new window/tab to view videos):

Mixed Relay Mass Start

Mixed Relay Tag Zone, leg 1 to 2

 NYSEF girls

 

 Maile in the start of the sprint

 relay tag zone

 Team NY Girls

Team NY Boys

Mountain Top Inn & Resort

Coach Marge's homecourse!

ADK Paintball Biathlon Series and NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival!

NYSEF concluded its’ youth season with the Nordic Kids Festival on Saturday, March 17. The event included the Grand Finale of the Adirondack Paintball Biathlon Series in the morning and a team sprint relay in the afternoon. Throughout the winter, NYSEF hosted 6 events in the Adirondack Paintball Biathlon Series at the Olympic Ski Jumps and Dewey Mountain Recreation Center. Over 85 young athletes participated during the winter. This program was supported by the Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund of Lake Placid.

ADK Paintball Biathlon Grand Finale (Event #6) Results:
Lollipop Boys: 1st: Dawson Dunn
Lollipop Girls: 1st: Kerissa Dunn 
J5 Boys: 1st: Asa Chalmers, 2nd: Adrian Hayden, 3rd: Patrick Osborn
J5 Girls: 1st: Emily Rudolph 
J4 Boys: 1st: Scott Schultz, 2nd: Ben Ogden, 3rd: Matt White
J4 Girls: 1st: Mae Chalmers, 2nd: Charlotte Ogden, 3rd: Olivia Cuneo
J3 Boys: 1st: Karl Schultz, 2nd: Royal McDonnell, 3rd: Scott Mooney
J3 Girls: 1st: Jackie Garso

 Henry

 Scott

 Royal

 Aiden

 Chris

Everett

ADK Paintball Biathlon Series Leaders were also crowned on Saturday:

Lollipop Boys: 1st: Tate Frantz (8 points), 2nd: Jens Bartel (4 points), 3rd: Jordanna Sandburg (3 points) 
Lollipop Girls: T-1st: Lillian Tulleruss (4 points), T-1st: Kerissal Dunn (4 points)
J5 Boys: 1st: Adrian Hayden (23 points), 2nd: Kai Frantz (8 points), 3rd: Brennan Nobles (6 points) 
J5 Girls: 1st: Anya Morgan (16 points), 2nd: Emily Rudolph (4 points) 
J4 Boys: T-1st: Chris Gilman (11 points), T-1st: Scott Schultz (11 points), 3rd: Kaleb Cook (9 points) 
J4 Girls: T-1st: Emily Greene (4 points), T-1st: Mae Chalmers (4 points), T-1st: Maggie Peer (4 points) 
J3 Boys: T-1st: Royal McDonnell (11 points), T-2nd: Bryce Hartman (8 points), T-2nd: Karl Schultz (8 points) 
J3 Girls: T-1st: Jackie Garso (8 points), T-2nd: Gabby Armstrong (4 points), T-2nd: Olivia Phaneuf (4 points) 
J2 Girls: 1st: Lucy Hochschartner (14 points), T-2nd: Anna Izzo (4 points), T-2nd: Maddy Runyon (4 points) 

Full results will be posted here next week

USSA Junior Nationals in Utah!

NYSEF Nordic headed to sunny Utah for the 2012 USSA Junior National Championships. First up were the Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined comps. The NC boys jumped the K68 at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City and then raced the Soldier Hollow trails up the road in Midway, UT. Team East collected some hardware!

Coach Bliss flags Team East

Luke and Miles on the 2nd step of the Team Nordic Combined podium! Great skiing and real fast skis.

 Luke, Coach Marge, Miles and Coach Bliss

Team East Nordic Combined: Miles, Matt Doyle (AOC) and Luke

Link to SJ/NC results: http://www.juniornationals2012.com/

Next up were the XC specific events at Soldier Hollow - the big show for over 450 of the top junior racers in the country. The week included classic sprints on Monday, a mass start skate race on Wednesday, an individual start classic race on Friday and the 3-athlete skate relay on Saturday. And we can't forget the JN dance on Saturday night!

2012 Mid-Atlantic Division Team

Team NYSEF was led by J2 athlete Nina Armstrong. Nina finished 39th in the classic sprint, 24th in the freestyle race and 26th in the classic race. Strong results for a first-year J2! Teammate Anna Izzo followed in 46th in the classic sprint, 45th in the freestyle race and 41st in the classic race. Maeve Peabody finished 34th in the classic sprint (just missing the heats!) and 61st in the classic race. Maile Sapp fought hard in the J1 girls' class for 58th in the classic sprint, 76th in the skate race and moved up to 49th in the 5km classic race. Will Fieroh skied strong for 70th in the classic sprint, 69th in the J1 boys skate race and showed his best striding yet with a 65th place finish in the classic race.

Maile in the start pen for the classic sprint

Link to XC results: Summit Timing

BLAST FROM THE PAST INTO THE FUTURE…ON SKIS!

Coach Alex, Karl, Royal, Scott, Aiden and Chris made the trek over to Great Glens Trails in Pinkhom Notch, NH for the 2012 New England Bill Koch Festival! This year's theme was "BLAST FROM THE PAST INTO THE FUTURE…ON SKIS!" and a blast the boys had.

Saturday's weather tested Coach Goff's waxing skills for the classic relay race. The boys had great skis in tricky waxing conditions. Karl, Royal and Henry skied fast for 2nd place in the 7/8th grade boys race. Scott paired up with Lauchie Cheney-Seymour (DMYSL) to finish 6th in the 5/6th grade boys race. The team of Chris and Aiden finished 28th.

Karl, Coach Alex and Royal

 Henry double poled the entire relay race!

Aiden and Chris

The NYSEF boys put the hammer down in the individual skate race and posted fast times. Karl finished 2nd, Royal 4th and Henry 20th in the 7/8th grade boys race - very impressive results in a competitive field! Scott showed his Nordic Combined skating skills and cruised through the 3km course to finish 6th. Teammates Chris and Aiden followed in 51st and 63rd, respectively. Congratulations to all! Nice skiing boys!

 Karl

 Royal

 Henry

 Chris

Scott, Karl, Royal, Adrian (DMYSL), Henry, Chris