2011 Junior Olympic Volunteer Luncheon Thank you for all your hard work with the Junior Olympics. Now it is time to celebrate! Sunday April 17, 2011 1 – 3 p.m. Wirth Picinic Pavillion 3201 Glenwood Avenue North Parking is availble across the steet at Wirth Beach Map: http://www.minneapolisparks.org/documents/permits/park_maps/Wirth_Park.pdf Enjoy food provided by [...]
Thank you for participating in the 2011 Junior Olympics. Your contributions made the event a success, and now we want your feedback. Please take a moment and fill out this online survey. Your comments will help us improve these events for years to come. Choose one of the following links: Athletes- http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GR9LGD3 Coaches- [...]
Four Regions Earn Gold in Junior Olympic Relays The last day of the 2011 Junior Olympics, the classic relays, favored skiers with experience. Winter returned to Minneapolis in the form of temperatures in the low twenties, strong winds, and a trace of new snow. The course was firm-to-icy and the tracks were filled [...]
Relay Day – What to Expect The relays are arguably the most exciting spectating all week. There are four starts. J2 boys at 8 a.m., J2 girls at 9 a.m., older junior and J1 boys at 10 a.m. and older junior and J1 girls at 11 a.m. Each region can field as many relay [...]
Fast Freestyle Competition By Corey Coogan Going into the third day of Junior Olympic competition, Friday’s skate individual start, four athletes had a chance to sweep all individual events: Hamish McEwen (Cambridge Sports Union) in J2 boys, Marion Woods (Alaska Winter Stars) in J2 girls, Logan Hanneman (FAST) in J1 boys, and Jessie [...]
Parking Plan for Remainder of Week With the warmer weather, the overflow parking lots across the street from the main Chalet are now closed. Race Officials with a parking pass may still park in the main lot. Everyone else should plan to park at the Breck Ice Arena parking lot on Friday (overflow from [...]
Junior Olympics Classic Mass Start—Zeros are it By Corey Coogan At Wednesday’s Junior Olympic mass-start classic races, “zeros” were the skis of choice. On race morning, coaches and athletes awoke to an inch of fresh, wet snow and temps hovering around freezing. Wet snow flurries continued throughout the day, while temps rose [...]
Wednesday Classic Mass Start Recap A great day of racing Wednesday morning. A little snow and temperatures hovering around freezing meant challenging waxing – but the racers persevered and fans lined the course cheering. Full story, video and pictures coming soon.
After the first set of races, New England has established a large lead followed by Alaska and Midwest close together in 2nd and 3rd.
Freestyle Sprinters Lit Up the Night at the 2011 Junior Olympics By Corey Coogan Monday’s Junior Olympic sprint competition at Wirth Park was a staggering success. After the noon qualifiers and early afternoon quarters, a select 72 skiers earned the right to compete under the lights in the evening’s semis and finals. [...]