Seven of our racers and two alumni traveled to Whitehorse, Yukon, to compete in the Cross Country Canada Ski Nationals.
Check out the article written in the Revelstoke Mountaineer about our athletes, or check out the event website for overall results!
A giant thank you to all the volunteers, skiers and spectators who made this year’s Tropical Team Scream an event to remember. The costumes, the racing, the food, the timing, the marshalling, the parking, the Bunny Race, the registration, the bib prep, the cookie medals, the first-aid, the awards and prizes, the poster artwork, the sound system, the photography, the grooming, the clean-up… there were over 30 volunteers and 85 racers! High-fives all around! And another one to the sun – that eventually burned through the clouds and turned the day truly tropical! – Eleanor Wilson
A very big THANK YOU to Eleanor for bringing such a great event together; we all had a great time!
Headlamp Heroes #1 – Classic Interval Start
December 18th, 2013
Headlamp Heroes #2 – Sprint Free
January 15th, 2014
600m – Kings Court Final Results
1. Russell Kennedy
2. Kellen Viznaugh
3. Matt Smider
4. Brendan MacIntosh
5. Gordon Mason
6. Gina Cinelli
7. Rory Luxmoore
8. Don
9. Simon Blackie
10. Alana Brittin
11. Norm Tennant
12. Sarah Newton
13. Tayla Koerber
14. Erik Brosch
15. Sally Thompson
16. Penny Page-Brittin
17. Daniel Blackie * incorrect heat placement
18. Isaac Smith
19. Elizabeth Elliott
20. Kate Granstrom
21. Bruce Granstrom
22. Nelson Luxmoore
23. Carol Prince
24. Max Opatril
25. Miika Park
26. Robyn Thomas
27. Emily Suchy
DNS Phil Wood
DNS Heidi Hopkins
DNS Kevan McCroy
Headlamp Heroes #3 – Mass Start Free
February 5th, 2014
1.5km
1. Erik Brosch 4:55
2. Nelson Luxmoore 4:58
3. Hannah Vickers 5:19
4. Rebecca Brosch 5:44
5. Alexandra Luxmoore 5:58
6. Nyssa Thomas 7:26
5km
1. Simon Blackie 16:20
2. Tayla Koerber 16:47
3. Alana Brittin 16:57
4. Beth Granstrom 17:36
5. Kate Granstrom 17:57
6. Bruce Granstrom 23:11
7. Jaclyn Elliott 25:21
7. Miika Park 25:21
9. Bev Brosch 28:12
10. Eden Thomas 28:58
11. Robyn Thomas 29:02
10km
1. Kellen Viznaugh 13:41 14:17 27:58
2. Matt Smider 13:41 14:30 28:11
3. Brendan MacIntosh 15:04 15:27 30:41
4. Rory Luxmoore 14:59 15:46 30:45
5. Mike Kozak 15:05 16:56 32:01
6. Gina Cinelli 16:05 17:10 33:17
7. Daniel Blackie 16:27 17:06 33:33
8. Stewart Smith 16:27 18:08 34:35
9. Rich Hamilton 17:15 18:04 35:19
10. Carol Prince 17:20 18:41 36:01
11. Sarah Newton 17:44 20:19 38:03
12. Isaac Smith 17:20 20:42 38:57
13. Richard Brittin 19:25 20:47 40:08
14. Adam Perdue 19:28 20:50 40:18
15. Emily Suchy 21:13 22:30 43:43
Headlamp Heroes #4 – Mixed Relay
March 5th, 2014
4 x 2.5km
1. Kellen Viznaugh 8:18 8:18
Gina Cinelli 10:32 18:50
Tayla Koerber 9:41 28:31
Kellen Viznaugh 7:53 36:24
2. Alana Brittin 10:24 10:24
Kate Granstrom 11:16 21:40
Mike Kozak 9:08 30:48
Elizabeth Elliott 10:10 40:58
3. Rory Luxmoore 9:25 9:25
Sarah Newton 13:31 22:56
Carol Prince 10:23 33:19
Rich Hamilton 9:45 43:04
4. Lois Opatril 15:34 15:34
Maxine Opatril 12:09 27:43
Isaac Smith 10:16 37:59
Gordon Mason 8:32 46:31
5. Norm Tennant 11:05 11:05
Tammy Viznaugh 12:07 23:12
Penny Page-Brittin 13:29 36:41
Wade Viznaugh 10:22 47:03
6. Miika Park 11:51 11:51
Emily Suchy 12:07 23:58
Alexandra Luxmoore 12:33 36:31
Jaclyn Elliott 11:09 47:40
7. Bev Brosch 14:48 14:48
Bart Jarmula 9:13 24:01
Rebecca Brosch 12:13 36:14
Hannah Vickers 11:52 48:06
8. Erik Brosch 12:23 12:33
Arianna Morrone 13:12 25:45
Francesco Morrone 12:40 38:25
Nelson Luxmoore 11:32 49:57
9. Matt Smider 9:00 9:00
Adam Burdett 18:10 27:10
Heidi Hopkins 11:08 38:18
Sean Gallagher 12:13 50:31
Results for Sunday’s Okanagan Cup are available at zone4.
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photo credit: D. Koerber RNSC
Tech BC Midgets
Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club showcased Revelstoke’s skiing talent, organizational skills, and trails this weekend in high fashion. Skiers from Smithers to Vancouver Island competed in the Teck Midget Cross Country Ski Championships. The 182 athletes, including 23 Revelstoke skiers, were thoroughly entertained and exhausted during the two days of races that took place this past weekend.
2.5 km Interval Start, Classic Race, Saturday- The weekend of racing started out with a lung busting 2.5 km interval start, classic technique race. Coaches were impressed with the fact that the course had a bit of everything- a long climb off the start, a harrowing descent, nice straight stretches, and what is a race without a heartbreaking uphill to the finish?Revelstoke highlights included a half dozen skiers competing in their first ever official race, and 4th place finishes from Nelson Luxmoore and Jaclyn Elliott.
4 x 1.5 Classic/Free technique Relay, Saturday- this event was a crowd pleaser, as groups of four skiers, doing two legs of classic, and two legs of free technique battled it out on Saturday afternoon. The sound was deafening as the first skier for Revelstoke, Alana Brittin came into the transition area to give Kate Granstrom a twelve second lead over the Hollyburn Nordic (Vancouver) team. Granstrom took the lead and added to it, as did her twin sister Beth Granstrom. Elizabeth Elliott had the trail to herself as she crossed the finish line to the jumping on their feet, cheering audience. The Revelstoke win over Hollyburn ended up being almost a minute, and one of sweet victory.
300 metre free technique sprint, Sunday- While the sun was a welcome addition to the Teck Midget Championships this weekend, the warmer weather made for difficult conditions on the sprint course. Soft snow and a nail biting downhill hairpin corner were a challenge to most skiers on Sunday. Elizabeth Elliott’s 3rd place and Alana Brittin’s 4th place were outstanding highlights for the Revelstoke Nordic Ski team.
In the aggregate points race for the weekend, Revelstoke Nordic Ski Team finished with a terrific 3rd place out of the 19 teams in attendance. Chief of Race and Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club President Dave Kaegi commented, “this weekend exceeded our expectations. I was absolutely thrilled with the ability of our club to host a major provincial level event, the ability of our facilities to withstand the presence of 500 athletes, parents, coaches, and the efforts of our volunteers, numbering 80 each day- none of this could have happened without having such an incredible and outstanding volunteer base.”
Abigail May, Larch Hills Nordic Ski Team coach raved, “I think that Revelstoke pulled out all the stops to put on an amazing event. They flawlessly overcame the adversity of the rain. The course was in fantastic shape, and made for really fantastic skiing. The club volunteers were really friendly and welcoming. The volunteers clearly put in a great effort and should receive a big thank you from skiers from across the province.”
RESULT HIGHLIGHTS:
2.5 KM Classic Ski, Interval Start (Saturday) 2003 Girls
1st– Sophia Van Varseveld (Larch Hills, Salmon Arm)
2nd –Claire Van Bergeyk (Larch Hills)
3rd –Elle Johnston (Whistler Nordic)
4th Jaclyn Elliott (Revelstoke)
5th Lindsay Worrell (Methow Valley, Washington State)
6th Emily McCloud (Revelstoke)
8th Devyn Gale (Revelstoke)
9th Zoe Larson (Revelstoke)
10th Arianna Morrone (Revelstoke)
2.5 KM Classic Ski, Interval Start (Saturday) 2003 Boys
1st– Trond May (Larch Hills, Salmon Arm)
2nd– Damian Georgyev (Caledonia, Prince George)
3rd– Ian Mayer (Telemark, Kelowna)
4th Nelson Luxmoore (Revelstoke)
5th Carson Damery (Strathcona, Vancouver Island)
2.5 KM Classic Ski, Interfal Start (Saturday) 2000 Girls
6th Alana Brittin (Revelstoke)
7th Kate Granstrom (Revelstoke)
Classic and Free Technique RELAY (4×1.5 km) (Saturday) GIRLS
1st Revelstoke Nordic- Alana Brittin, Kate Granstrom, Beth Granstrom, Elizabeth Elliott
2nd Hollyburn (Vancouver)
3rd Sovereign Lake (Vernon)
4th Kimberley Nordic
5th Larch Hills
Sunday, 300 metre free technique sprint, girls 2003 birth year
1st Elle Johnston, Whistler
2nd Lindsay Worrell, Methow Valley
3rd Sophie Van Varseveld, Larch Hills
4th Claire Van Bergerk, Larch Hills
5th Emily McCloud, Revelstoke
7th Jaclyn Elliott, Revelstoke
8th Devyn Gale, Revelstoke
Sunday, 300 metre free technique sprint, boys 2003
9th Nelson Luxmoore, Revelstoke
Sunday, 300 metre free technique sprint, girls 2000 birth year
1st Maxine Forder, Hollyburn
2nd Benita Peiffer, Whistler
3rd Elizabeth Elliott, Revelstoke
4th Alana Brittin, Revelstoke
5th Sydney Embleton, Sovereign (Kelowna)
Aggregate Team Winners (overall team points for the weekend)
1st Larch Hills (Salmon Arm)
2nd Strathcona (Mt. Washington)
3rd Revelstoke Nordic
4th Telemark
5th Whistler
In addition to racing, athletes reveled in the other events of the weekend: a banquet at the community centre that included esteemed guests such as Mayor David Raven and three Olympic cross country skiing athletes- Chris Jefferies, Stefan Kuhn, and Drew Goldsack. Mayor Raven’s brief history lesson on the history of skiing in Revelstoke impressed the dinner guests and helped explain why we have such a strong cross country ski community to this day. The Olympians inspired and impressed the young athletes with their stories of the challenges of their paths to the national team. Of course a flash mob, dance contest, and a myriad of draw prizes also made many a happy skier this weekend.
Revelstoke Coach Matt Smider was thrilled with how the weekend unfolded: “What an impressive showing from our athletes at the premiere event for their age group. This was a highly competitive weekend with 182 athletes across four age groups. Some of our skiers competed against competitors that they had never competed against before. Often times we think of home court advantage, but this weekend there was actually an added pressure of competing at home. Our skiers did admirably, achieving results beyond what they thought possible. The Teck Midget Championships was the culminating event to a very successful season and the whole community should be thrilled with how our skiers and volunteers performed.”
Special Awards and Results:
Heart Award- to the boy and girl who showed the most heart by overcoming adversity, in Saturday’s races. Elizabeth MacDowell of Revelstoke was the girl’s winner. Elizabeth, one of the youngest racers competing this weekend, overcame her extreme case of nerves to compete, allowing her team to finish the 4 x 1.5 km skate skiing and classic relay. The boy winner was Marek Van Bylandt of Hollyburn Nordic Ski Club (Vancouver) who skied to a strong finish, even with a broken ski boot.
Classic Skiing Technique Awards (best technique in today’s races)- Arianna Morrone (Revelstoke), Johan Henckel (Strathcona), Sophie LaChapelle (Telemark), and Novie McCabe (Methow Valley). This was Arianna’s first ever race, and it certainly bodes well for her future athletic career to be singled out by the technique judges.