Like any successful sports season, preparation usually begins months in advance. For Nordic skiers, preparation begins in the summer months, but with little snow to glide upon, athletes with membership to clubs like the.
The Frisco Nordic Center and Summit Nordic Ski Club served as hosts for the Rocky Mountain Nordic Junior National qualifiers Feb. 5-6. The two-day event consisted of a classic sprint race Saturday, Feb. 5, and.
Photo by Olof Hedberg
Summit Nordic Ski Club head coach Olof Hedberg said this past weekend at the Raoul Willie Memorial cross-country ski races in Aspen was one of the greatest ever for the club.
The team’s several standout individual performances were led by 15-year-old Nina Schamberger’s eye-opening results racing against some of the world’s best cross-country skiers. At Friday’s skate-sprint heats, the Leadville resident Schamberger raced against the best American and international women U-18, U-20, U-23 and senior division athletes on the 1.4-kilometer course.
After advancing in the group of top-30 finishers out of the initial race, Schamberger advanced all the way to the final round of heats. In that race, her time of 4 minutes and 8.25 seconds was the best American time in the heat, behind only race winner and University of Utah skier Julia Richter of Germany (4:03.34) and University of Utah skier Karianne Moe of Norway (4:05.95).