The top Nordic skiers in the United States are gathered in Anchorage, Alaska for the 2018 U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships, featuring championship Nordic racing from January 3rd through January 8th at Kincaid Park in Anchorage.
The first day of competition included the Women’s 10-Kilometer Freestyle and the Men’s 15-Kilometer events.
Women’s 10-K Freestyle
Alaska’s Caitlin Patterson raced to the Women’s 10-K Freestyle national championship recording a time of 27 minutes, :08.1 seconds. Patterson was the Alaska High School Skimeister in 2007, winning both the freestyle and classic championship races.
Soldotna High School graduate Sadie Fox, currently skiing for UAA, finished 59th overall with a time of 31:30.8
Kenai Central senior Addison Gibson finished 118th with a time of 34:12.8 as a U18 competitor.
Men’s 15-K Freestyle
The Men’s 15-K Freestyle event featured a victory and national championship for Alaska’s Scott Patterson. Patterson, a graduate of South Anchorage High School and currently affiliated with Alaska Pacific University, completed the Kincaid course in 36 minutes, 33.7 seconds for a :55.2 second margin of victory.
Area skiers Koby Vinson and Jeremy Kupferschmid , from Soldotna High School and competing for Alaska Nordic Racing completed the championship race in the Men’s U18 division. Vinson finished 159th overall with a time of 46:41.2; Kupferschmid finished 174th with a time of 49:25.2
Alaska’s Gus Schumacher from Service High School, 2017 ASAA State Nordic Ski Champion, placed 6th overall and was the only U18 finisher in the top 8.
Competitors are listed by affiliation and not by home state or address. Other area skiers may be found in the overall results.
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2018 U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships: Calandar
Thursday is a training day with no racing scheduled.
Friday’s race schedule includes sprint freestyle qualifiers beginning at 10 a.m. and sprint freestyle finals beginning at 12:15 p.m.
U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships Link & Schedule
