Posted by Dave Johnson on March 10th 2010 in Events, Team Communication
Korkki Nordic Ski Center is to many folks the perfect nordic ski center.
The single track classic trail winding through the woods seems to transport skiers back to another place and time. Adding to the ambiance is the rustic chalet, well stocked woodsheds, and other small buildings that evoke a feeling of coming home. For many members of the Marshall Nordic Ski Team, Korkki Nordic has also come to symbolize a place to challenge yourself. The trails can be difficult and they demand your best skiing to navigate them safely. There is another challenge that speaks to the skiers.
This challenge is represented by two small plaques in the chalet, the Errki Harju 100 k Club and the Korkki Nordic 50 Kilometer Club. To have your name added to either plaque a skier needs to ski 5 or 10 full loops of the Korkki trail, including the big hill (aka..Iso Maki). To accomplish this in a day is a difficult task in even the best conditions. Until Thursday, March 4th only 18 skier’s names graced the 100 Kilometer Plaque.
That list of names grew to 21 after three Marshall Nordic skiers completed 100 kilometers of skiing around 6:00 pm on Thursday March 4th 2010. Starting at 5:15 am using headlamps to guide their way, Sam Johnson, Joe Fairbanks and Cody Johnson began skiing on the expertly groomed trails. Their first goal Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Dave Johnson on February 15th 2010 in Events, Team Communication
The competitive high school ski season has ended but the best skiing of the year is upon us! Don’t put those skis away, this is the time of year to make huge improvements in your skiing technique, have fun and explore new trails! Here is a listing of fun events that may be of interest to area skiers.
Saturday, Feb 20, 2010 Book Across the Bay, a great 10k race across the ice from Ashland to Washburn, Wisconsin. Coach bus transportation is available as well. Link for more information
Sunday, Feb 21, 2010 Eric Judeen Classic Ski Race at Korkki Nordic Ski Center. Ten kilometers of racing in Minnesota’s oldest XC Ski Race. 11:00 am Start
Thursday, Feb 25, 2010 St. Scholastica Ski Team Fund Raiser Pasta Feed at Somers Hall. 6-8 pm cost $9 Great food, lots of it and super door prizes. Birkie waxing service also available.
Saturday, Feb 27, 2010 The Birkie! and on the Marshall Campus your help is needed for Mush For Kids. Mush for Kids is a family friendly event where kids and their parents can ski, snowshoe, sled dog or ride in a horse drawn sleigh. High school skiers are needed as helpers/instructors for the kids trying out skiing.
Sunday, Feb 28, 2010 The Marshall Nordic Desert Banquet at Marshall School from 6-7:30 pm in the Cafeteria. Bring a desert to share. More info to follow in later post and email.
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Posted by Dave Johnson on February 6th 2010 in Events, Races
Boys and Girls
MSHSL State Nordic Ski Meet
Guidelines for Team and Individual Qualifiers
Boys Pursuit Results
The following guidelines have been established for the 2010 MSHSL Nordic Ski Racing Meet. The tournament will be held at Giants Ridge, Biwabik, MN on Thursday, February 11, 2010. PLEASE NOTE: Review this information with your coaching staff and athletes.
RACE SCHEDULE. Approximate start times
10:00 a.m. Boys’ 5K Freestyle
11:00 a.m. Girls’ 5K Freestyle
(The interval time for the freestyle race is 15 seconds per skier)
1:30 p.m. Boys’ 5K Classical
2:30 p.m. Girls’ 5K Classical Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Dave Johnson on February 1st 2010 in Events, Races, Team Communication
SECTION 7 – NORDIC SKI MEET
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 2010
GIANTS RIDGE GOLF & SKI RESORT
Results can be found here
1-800-688-7669 – Deb Maki’s ext 3409
Order of Events:
8:45 am Volunteer meeting in timing bldg.
9:00 am Coaches meeting in timing bldg.
10:00 am Boys Skate Race Giants Ridge State Freestyle Course
11:00 am Girls Skate Race
1:30 pm Boys Classic Pursuit Race Giants Ridge Classic Course
2:30 pm Girls Classic Pursuit Race
3:45 pm All Coaches meet to approve results
4:00 pm Awards Ceremony
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Posted by Dave Johnson on January 27th 2010 in Events, Races, Team Communication
Race Announcement
Junior High Championships
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Location:
Snowflake Nordic Center
4348 Rice Lake RoadDuluth,
MN 55811
Registration for skiers not on a high school team 1:30-2:00 p.m. (for skiers not registered on Steve’s website below)
Bib Pick-up 2:00 p.m.
Coaches Meeting 2:30 p.m.
Race Start time 3:00 p.m.
Format:
3 km classic race on lighted trails
Order of Start:
7th grade Boys
7th grade Girls
6th grade Boys
6th grade Girls
5th grade Boys
5th grade Girls
Break
9th grade Boys
9th grade Girls
8th grade Boys
8th grade Girls
Awards: Individual – Top 10 ribbons in each grade
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Posted by Dave Johnson on January 27th 2010 in Events, Races, Team Communication
On Friday, January 29, 2010 the Marshall Nordic Ski Team will participate in the Cook County Invitational Pursuit Race held at the Pincushion Mountain Ski Area in Grand Marais, Minnesota.
Cook County Invite Notice
Start Lists can be found here
Bus will leave Marshall at 6:30 am and return ~9:00 pm
Here is the team email with details about the day:
Cook County Meet at Pincushion, Grand Marais, MN
It’s time for the best meet of the year! Our day will begin early so please be at school by 6:10 and ready to leave at 6:30. We’ll drive to the
Pincushion Mountain Trail in Grand Marais. For Varsity the race will consist of 2 separate races. The first will be a 5K skate race followed by a 5K classic pursuit start race.
Jr High will race a 2.6 kilometer classic race.
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Posted by Dave Johnson on January 27th 2010 in Events, Races, Team Communication
Marshall Nordic Ski Teams Sweep
Lake Superior Conference Titles
Congratulations to both the Marshall Girls and Boys Nordic Ski Teams who skied to victory at the Lake Superior Conference Championships on Monday, January 25, 2010! The freshly fallen snow made for a beautiful evening of racing held on the lit trails at Snowflake Nordic Ski Center.
Scoring 381 points, the girl’s team of Meghan Coughlin, Ana Gabres, Cora Hemmila, Lydia Jacobs, Angela Katoski, Lee Weintraub, and Sylvie Weintraub beat runner-up Duluth Central by 13 points. In a tie with 365 points, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton earned third place in a tie-breaker over Proctor. Duluth Denfeld also competed but did not have enough skiers to score in the team competition. Using a time trial format each skier skied a three kilometer freestyle race, followed by a three kilometer classic race. Each skier’s times from the two races were then added together to determine their overall place. The team score was then determined by the places of the top four skiers on each team. Lee Weintraub (5th place), Meghan Coughlin (4th place), and Conference Champion, Lydia Jacobs earned All-Conference honors with their top ten finishes.
The winning boys team of Mitch Campbell, Brandon Channell, Josef Fairbanks, Joe Hodge, Cody Johnson, Sam Johnson, and Nick Power earned 383 points to clinch the boys title over second place Duluth Central (369). Proctor (364) and Cloquet-Esko-Carlton (331) earned third and fourth place, respectively, while Duluth Denfeld did not have a complete team to count in the team scoring. Placing in the top ten, and earning All-Conference from Marshall were Sam Johnson (10th place), Mitch Campbell (5th place), Josef Fairbanks (4th place), and Nick Power (2nd place), who was edged for first by Duluth Denfeld’s Nate Ward by 4/10 of a second.
The Lake Superior Conference champions are looking forward to the final two meets as they finish off a great Nordic Ski season!
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Posted by Dave Johnson on January 24th 2010 in Events, Team Communication, practice
It was a busy week for the Marshall Nordic Ski Team with Igor Badamshin working with the team on Wednesday and then on Thursday, two time Olympian Kara Salmela coached the girls team for an afternoon workout. Kara worked with the girls on skate techniques that help women maximize their strengths. It was a great afternoon for the girls on the Marshall Nordic Ski Team. Thanks to Kara for being with us!
Photos of the day
A link to Kara’s Olympic Resume
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Posted by Dave Johnson on January 24th 2010 in Events, Team Communication, Training Information
Marshall Nordic was honored to host CXC Coach Igor Badamshin as our guest coach on Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010. Igo lead a great workshop with the Marshall Nordic Team. Igor had us focusing on skate technique for the afternoon session. The skiers favorite drill was a tie between the leap frog and pull a skier through your legs drill. The coaches especially liked how Igor had the skiers use thera-bands on their legs to work on the leg muscles used in skate skiing.
Thanks for a great day Igor! Link to more pictures of the day
Here is what the CXC Website has to say about Igor’s skiing resume
This year the CXC Junior Development Program will be led by Igor Badamshin. Igor (born 1966) is a former Soviet/Russia cross country ski racer who competed from 1989 to 1997. He won a bronze medal Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Dave Johnson on January 21st 2010 in Events, Races, Team Communication
Results can be found here
-What: LSC Nordic Ski Meet
-Where: Snowflake Nordic Ski Center, 4348 Rice Lake Road, Duluth, MN
-When: 25 Jan., 2010
-Time: 3K Skate boys followed by skate girls—-5:00 pm
3K Classic boys followed by classic girls—-6:30 pm
This is a varsity race, we allow exhibition skiers to race in order to help coaches pick a section team. Please only enter varsity level skiers.
-Team: A team is defined as 7 skiers, these skiers will ski both events. Indicate who your team skiers and exhibition skiers are.
-Scoring: Scoring is the same as the section and state procedure. The top four combined time(pursuit) skiers on each team count for team score.
-All-conference team: The top 10 combined time(pursuit) skiers.
-Cost: The LSC will pay for the 7 team skiers (14 for boys and girls). Any exhibition skiers will be charged $5/skier, make checks out to Snowflake Nordic.
-Coaches meeting at 4:30
-Send entries to Steve Deschene at; timing@boreal.org or enter on his website at: www.boreal.org/~durfee
Your order of classic skiers are not affected by skate results, they will be started by a pre-determined start list.
-Questions: email Glen Sorenson at: gsorenso@proctor.k12.mn.us
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