SkierX & Biathlon Wednesday!!!

Yesterday may have felt like summer but don't put those skis away yet! There are still a few more races:

Wednesday, March 6, Utah Jr Series

  3:45 - 4:30 Registration

  4:00 - 4:45 Biathlon practice and SkierX course preview

  4:45 J4/J5 Biathlon race (MUST be 9 to do biathlon)

  5:00 J3 & Older SkierX

  5:30 J4/J5 SkierX

  5:30 J3 & Older Biathlon

Utah Junior Series is fun, fast, free skiing for ages 9-19. Haven't raced yet? Come on out!


Saturday, March 16, Solitude Spring Fling

Solitude Nordic Center's annual Spring Fling includes a 7 km freestyle race, 1.2 km freestyle relay race, a free Toko wax clinic, live music, great food, and a costume contest. Pre- registration is $15 for 7k and $8 per person ($20 per group) for the relay. We'll be offering prizes for the fastes time for male and female in different age categories as well as for the best costume! 

Look for more information on this event soon. Team Soho  will be taking 2 vans to this event and is looking for a strong showing in the costume contest!!!

http://www.utahnordic.com/events/2013/solitude-nordic-spring-fling

WCS Video

Kirk Nichols took some great videos of everyone braving the storm during Saturday's race. Check it out:

J3 and younger

Older crew

USA World Champions!

This week World Ski Championships are taking place in Italy and the USA made history!!! The USA women's sprint relay team (we did a sprint relay in the first Utah Jr Series race) won GOLD!!! This the first women's individual or team gold medal for the US at a World Championship event!!! Check it out and be inspired:

http://fasterskier.com/article/unreal-randall-and-diggins-are-world-champions/

http://fasterskier.com/article/from-wax-room-to-finish-line-u-s-builds-a-perfect-race/

WCS Results

Here is a link to the WCS #5 results! Congrats to all who raced this season. It is great to see all the smiling faces out skiing as fast (even through windy snow storms!).

Series results will be posted here when they are available!

WCS #5 in Photos

As usual, the race at the Farm was a test of who was the toughest! Just as the race started a wind driven snow moved in. Here are some photos, results will be posted as soon as they are available.

Pre S

and the J4's are off!

J5 start!

Sophia Burkemo

Nathan Curtis

A few of the Comp Team racers

Thanks Wasatch Citizen Series for a fun winter of racing!!! 

Bogus Basin Photos

Here are some pics from Matthew Heimburger from this past weekend:

Joseph in the J3 boys classic

Fischer

Mason on his way to win the J4 boys.

Jacob 

Bronwyn

Aren with the OJ/J1 boys team for Junior Nationals!

Ingrid

Mason on the podium for the skate race!

Fischer with the J2 boys Junior National Team!!!! 

Wasatch Citizen Series #5

It is hard to believe the final race of the Wasatch Citizen Series is already here! Here's the scoop:

What: Fun racing for all ages!

When: Saturday, February 23, 10:00am start

Where: The Farm, Park City, UT - park at the church between The Canyons and the white barn

Race Info:  19km Freestyle race with shorter distances for younger and novice skiers. Registration will be the morning of the race from 8:30 - 9:30 at the church.

This is the last race of the season so there will be lots of shwag, prizes, and awards given out! As always Team Soho will have coaches at the race to help. Come out and join the fun!