MIDWAY, Utah – The Nanooks Nordic skiing team is back in action this weekend for the Utah Invitational, held at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah.
Saturday, Jan. 24
at Utah Invitational | W: 7 a.m. AKST | M: 7:50 a.m. AKST
Midway, Utah | Soldier Hollow Nordic Center
Sunday, Jan. 25
at Utah Invitational | M: 7 a.m. AKST | W: 8:40 a.m. AKST
Midway, Utah | Soldier Hollow Nordic Center
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Race Details
The 'Nooks will race in two events over the weekend, competing in the 7.5K freestyle interval start on Saturday and the 15K classic mass start on Sunday.
Last Time Out
The 'Nooks opened their RMISA season earlier this month at Mt. Van Hoevenberg, skiing in the RMISA Invitational in conjunction with the U.S. Nationals. Alaska skied in the 10k classic individual start on Sunday, Jan. 4, taking fifth as a team with 122 points, before competing in the classic sprints on Friday, Jan. 9, placing fifth again with 108 points. The 'Nooks ended the invite in fourth place with 230 points.
Rosie Fordham collected a podium in the 10k classic, skiing to a third-place finish after posting a 29:56.7. Philipp Moosmayer led the way for the men, finishing eighth with a 26:43.4. In the classic sprints, Cole Flowers made the quarterfinals of the men's race and eventually took eighth place after completing his quarterfinal heat in 2:57.79. Piper Sears notched the highest result for the women, finishing 11th with a qualifying time of 3:46.43.
The Nanooks also took part in a 20k freestyle race on Thursday, Jan. 8, which served as an RMISA Nordic Qualifier. Fordham secured another podium, placing second in the freestyle by posting a 56:10.2. On the men's side, Ben Dohlby grabbed a fourth-place finish with a 49:36.3.
Milano Cortina Bound
Alaska's Rosie Fordham has officially qualified for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games, where she will represent Team Australia. Fordham will be joined by former 'Nooks Kendall Kramer (USA), Mariel Pulles (EST), Mike Ophoff (CZE) and Joe Davies (GBR), who earned the call to represent their nations next month. The games begin on Saturday, Feb. 7, with the women's skiathlon, and run through Sunday, Feb. 22.
What's to Come
The 'Nooks are off next week and return to the trails on Saturday, Feb. 7, with the first race of the Denver Invitational. The Nanooks will take part in the 10k classic mass start on Saturday, and conclude the invite with the 7.5k freestyle individual start on Sunday.
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