There will be a meeting for parents (athletes welcome) on Tuesday October 16 at 6 pm.  Meeting is in the Science Lecture Hall and should be over by 7 pm.   This is the week before the October Break.   The season officially starts on Monday October 29 so there is not a lot of time.

If you are interested in skiing for the NU Nordic Ski Team this coming Winter Season please attend as there is a lot of information that needs to be communicated to parents and athletes.   Don’t wait till after the meeting to start getting cleared for sport – do it now.  Every year we have athletes who cannot participate at the start of the season because they have procrastinated on getting their paperwork (actually all on line this year) complete.

Here are a collection of links to the broadcast videos from the Nordic World Cup and the Olympics.   The races where we have not found the broadcast are shown in red.  Note the World Cup race dates are in Day/Month format below.  Where two races are on one line the Ladies is first followed by the Men.  When a race has a C after the distance it is in classic technique and when followed by an F it is freestyle.

World Cup Period I

24.11. Fri Ruka FIN Sprint C

25.11. Sat Ruka FIN 10km C 15km C

26.11. Sun Ruka FIN 10km F 15km F Pursuit

02.12. Sat Lillehammer NOR Sprint C

03.12. Sun Lillehammer NOR Skiathlon Skiathlon

09.12. Sat Davos SUI Sprint F

10.12. Sun Davos SUI 10km F 15km F

16.12. Sat Toblach ITA 10km C 15km C

17.12. Sun Toblach ITA 10km F 15km F  Pursuit

World Cup Period II

Tour de Ski

30.12. Sat Lenzerheide SUI Sprint F  TDS1

31.12. Sun Lenzerheide SUI 10km C 15km C TDS2

01.01. Mon Lenzerheide SUI 10km F 15km F Pursuit TDS3

03.01. Wed Oberstdorf GER Sprint C  TDS4 Cancelled

04.01. Thu Oberstdorf GER 10km F 15km F Mass Start TDS5

06.01. Sat Val di Fiemme ITA 10km C 15km C Mass Start TDS6

07.01. Sun Val di Fiemme ITA Final Climb Final Climb Pursuit TDS7

13.01. Sat Dresden GER Sprint F

14.01. Sun Dresden GER Team Sprint F

20.01. Sat Planica SLO Sprint C

21.01. Sun Planica SLO 10km C 15km C

27.01. Sat Seefeld AUT Sprint Heats F Sprint Qual F

28.01 Sun Seefeld AUT 10km F 15km F Mass Start

World Cup Period III

Olympics PyeongChang

The Olympic Races were not uploaded to Youtube but were put on a Russian Server.  Be patient as they take a little longer to get started.  They do have English commentary.

 

World Cup Period IV

03.03. Sat Lahti FIN Sprint F

04.03. Sun Lahti FIN 10km C 15km C

07.03. Wed Drammen NOR Sprint C

10.03. Sat Oslo NOR 50km F Mass Start

11.03. Sun Olso NOR 30km F Mass Start

World Cup Final

16.03. Fri Falun SWE Sprint F

17.03. Sat Falun SWE 10km C 15km C Mass Start

18.03. Sun Falun SWE 10km F 15km F Pursuit

 

 

 

 

An initial schedule of Beginner Roller Skiing sessions has been posted  on Doodle.  Once you are cleared for sport and wish to attend sign up in advance.  The session will only be held if at least two athletes sign up.  You must bring your own helmet (bike helmet OK) that fits.  Also recommend you bring some gloves to protect your hands (bike gloves work OK, but anything to avoid skinned knuckles will work).  A water bottle is also useful.  On your first session please be on time as we need to find the right sized boots for you.

Some athletes are comfortable after a couple of sessions.  Others may need more practice.  These clinics will meet in Room B-3 and stay on the school grounds.   If there is demand we may schedule some advanced sessions that may go out on the roads.

If you plan to ski this winter please get the first two parts of the sign-up process started immediately.   Before you can take part in a team practice or clinic you must be cleared for sport by the school.   This requires physical exam which often takes a while to schedule.  Do it now.   If you are already cleared for sport please log in and add Nordic Skiing as your Winter Sport.  We do not see your clearance till you do this.

We will meet in Room B-3 during lunch on Tueday September 18.   Please spread the word to those who don’t listen to the Daily Bulletin at School or read their email.  There are a number of changes this season in particular the new on-line Sports Sign-Up.

Also try and bring new team members so we know what numbers we are dealing with.   We can handle a team of up to 30 athletes.   Season officially starts October 29  and six weeks will go very quickly.