2006-2007 RACE RESULTS
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Master's National Championship,
Bend Oregon March 22 to 25, 2007
March 22, 15 K Skiathon 35°F Soft Wet Corn Snow
March 24, 15 K Classic 35°F Soft Wet Corn
Snow
March 25, 35°F Skate
35°F Wet Hard-Packed New Snow
| Dave Christopherson | Race Champion | 15 K Skiathlon
HSF-40 Bronze/Flite |
Rossi Unigrind |
| Dave Christopherson | Race Champion | 15 K Classic
HSF-40 Bronze/Flite |
Rossi Unigrind + Rills |
| Dave Christopherson | Race Champion | 30 K Skate
HSF-40 Bronze/Flite |
Rossi Unigrind + Rills |
Congratulations to Dave Christopherson on repeating as Master's National Champion
American Birkebeiner, Hayward
Wi, Saturday February 24, 2007
Temperataure Mid 20's Old-Old snow
25 K Freestyle
| Nikolai Anikin | 21 | HSF-30 Salmon/Flite | Atomic |
| Christian Brekke | 58 | HSF-30 Salmon/Flite | Fisher |
| Andy Schakel | 71 | HSF-30 Salmon/Flite | Atomic |
| Dave Nelson | 90 | HSF-30 Salmon/Flite | Rossi |
| Dave Christopherson | 107 | HSF-30 Salmon/Flite | Rossi |
| Josie Nelson | 26 | HSF-30 Salmon/Flite | Rossi |
| Katherine Himes | HSF-20 Tan | Finsher |
Mora Vasaloppet, Mora, MN Sunday, February 11, 2007 Temp 10 to 20 F on the lake
35K Freestyle
| Andy Schakel | Age Group Champion, 2nd overall | HS-0 White |
| Dave Christopherson | 2nd age group, 9th overall | HS-0 White |
42K Classic
| Katherine Himes | 2nd age group, 3rd overall | HS-0 White |
58K Freestyle
| Kati Campbell | Age Group Champion, 5th overall | HS-0 White |
| Nikolai Anikin | 3rd age group, 5th overall | HS-0 White |
13K Freestyle
| Jessie Diggins | WINNER women; 5th finisher | HSF-20 Tan |
Although the air temps ended up about 10 degrees warmer than predicted
for the races, the lake snow remained dry and cool .
White wax held up as the best choice for the early races and racers
reported excellent skis. For the 13K, White still tested well as
did Teal,
but Tan had an edge in the rapidly warming sunny portions of the open
lake track.
Pre-Birkie Cable, WI Saturday, February 10, 2007
23K Freestyle
| Nikolai Anikin | WINNER | HS-0 White | Atomic - Universal Grind |
Nikolai repeats as Pre-Birkie champion in a sprint finish
| Grant Nelson | 1st Place | HSP-20 Blue Slick Pro Paste | Fisher |
Grant did not have time to rewax so raced on the Slick Pro
Owl Creek Chase Aspen, CO Saturday, February 10, 2006
temp 30F, trail varying from dry to wet snow conditions
| Ben Blaugrund | 6th overall (elite field) | HSF-30 Salmon/Flite |
Good glide but heavily rilled skis that were good in the wet sections
of the trail slowed down in the drier sections...
a difficult mix of conditions to determine the best overall ski
choice.
Section 3 High School Section Championship Trollhaugen,
Tuesday, February 6
5K freestyle temps single digits
5K Classic temps in the single digits
| Jessie Diggins | WINNER | HS-0 White | Atomic RS-11 |
| Jessie Diggins | WINNER | HS-0 White | Fischer |
Very fast skis for both races
City of Lakes Loppet Minneapolis, MN Sunday, February
4, 2007 Temp -10F
35K Freestyle
| Nikolai Anikin | 5th overall | HS-0 White |
| Andy Schakel | 13th overall | HS-0 White |
| Christian Brekke | 18th overall | HS-0 White |
| Grant Nelson | 30th overall | HS-0 White |
| John Stamm | 2nd age group | HS-0 White |
35K Classic
| Josie Nelson | CO-CHAMPION - tie | HS-0 White |
| Katherine Himes | 5th Age Group
7th overall |
HS-0 White |
| Dave Nelson | 9th overall | HS-0 White |
| Dave Christopherson | 11th overall | HS-0 White |
Reports of great skis in the extreme cold conditions!
Alley Loop Crested Butte, CO Saturday, February 3
2007 Temp 10F at start
42K freestyle
| Ben Blaugrund | WINNER | HS-0 White |
| Bryan Wickenhauser | 5th overall | HS-10 Teal |
Temps were quite a bit warmer than the forecast of -10F at the start;
Bryan put a layer of HS-10 Teal over his skis that were prepared with...
HS-0 White and felt his skis were good.
Elk River 20K Elk River, MN Sunday, Jan 28, 2007
0F
20K Freestyle
| Andy Schakel | WINNER | HS-0 White | Atomic |
Fast skis on a hard packed, cold track with a sprint finish win made
for an excellent day for Andy!
Suburban East Conference Championship Trollhagen, Dresser,
WI Wednesday, January 31 low teens F; snow flurries
5K classic
| Jessie Diggins | WINNER | HS-10 Teal
HSP-20 Slick Pro Blue |
Fischer |
5K freestyle
| Jessie Diggins | WINNER | HS-10 Teal/HSP-20 Slick Pro Blue | Atomic |
The Slick Pro Blue was added over top of the HS-10 Teal for excellent
skis.
Pepsi Challenge Giants Ridge Biwabik, MN Saturday, January 20 2007 10F
50K freestyle
| Ben Blaugrund | 4th overall | HS-10 Teal |
50K classic
| Josie Nelson | WINNER | HS-0 White |
| Grant Nelson | 3rd overall | HS-10 Teal |
| Andy Schakel | 13th overall | HS-0 White |
| Dave Nelson | 15th overall | HS-0 White |
24 K Freestyle
| Dave Christopherson | Age Group Champion | HS-0 White |
Temps
were warmer than predicted overnight; racers were happy with both White
and Teal. Grant's skis felt especially fast on...
Mesabi East Invitational Biwabik, MN Saturday, January
6, 2007
The snow was dryer than the air conditions would indicate; Tan tested
equally against a Salmon/Flite combination so Jessie went with her favorite
skis.
Alpine
Jump
to
Nordic
Midwest Ski League Lutsen Mn. Saturday March 10th
Midwest Ski League Lutsen Mn. Friday March 9th
Teal as he passed a number of skiers on the downhills.
5K Freestyle Temp 25 to 29F
Jessie Diggins
WINNER
HSF-20 Tan
Atomic RS-10
Midwest Ski League Lutsen Mn. Saturday March 10th
Temperature 28 F @ 9:30 Foggy and Warm
Temperature 44 F @ 10:30 Sunny and Warm
Kevin Anderson 1st Race
1st Place Both Runs
HS- 30 Salmon
Atomic
Kevin Anderson 2nd Race
1st Place Both Runs
HS- 30 Salmon / Flite
Atomic
Temperature 48 F @ 2:30 Sunny and Warm
Kevin Anderson 1st Race
3nd and 4th - 2 Runs
HS- 30 Salmon / Flite
Atomic
Temperature 28 F @ 9:30 Foggy and Warm
Temperature 40 + Sunny and Warm
Kevin Anderson 1st Race
2nd and 4th - 2 Runs
HS- 30 Salmon
Atomic
Kevin Anderson 2nd Race
3rd and 2nd - 2 Runs
HS- 30 Salmon / Flite
Atomic