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BK FESTIVAL

Vermont skiers had a strong showing in all classes at the 2014 BK Festival. The sunny days and warm temperatures along with plenty of snow on the trails made for a truly festive atmosphere. MNC skiers joined forces with the Frost Mountain team to post some excellent results while having a wonderful time. Our Camp Captains Gary Richter and Lisa Aikins kept a fire going and built a throne of snow for the Bill Koch to sit in while he visited the team.

Thank you to all the parents that kicked in to make this a success. A special Thanks to Matt Munns for hauling a ton of gear to Maine in his trailer making our setup much easier each morning.

MNC had several athletes with medal winning performances beginning with a super effort by Esther Cuneo and Ava Thurston that teamed up with FMN skier Phoebe Hussey to take 2nd place in the Grade 3-4 Girls Relay. Shortly after that Camile Bolduc had a solid first leg before tagging Quincy Massey-Bierman and Ali Priganc. Quincy hammered a sensational race to bring the team into 3rd place.

In the Boys Grade 7-8 Relay Kai Richter and Greg Burt narrowly missed getting on the podium with a an excellent 5th place finish. Then in the Girls Grade 7-8 race Olivia Cuneo simply skied away from the pack and tagged off to Marika Massey Bierman who skied a tremendous second leg to capture 1st place while the spectators cheered wildly.

On Sunday the freestyle races started out with some fast, crusty snow and Brady Morigeau skied into 3rd place in the 1 KM skate race at his first BK Festival! He was followed very closely by teammates Niko Cuneo (5th) and Carl Priganc (8th).

In the Girls Grade 1-2 race Julia Thurston skied a very strong race and finished in 3rd place. Her older sister Ava Thurston followed that up with a Silver medal in the Grade 3-4 2 km race.

Aidan Bury narrowly missed the podium in the Grade 5-6 3 KM race with a 7th place and then Quincy Massey-Bierman once again skied a super race but fell just short of the podium with 5th place.

In the Grade 7-8 Boys Race the MNC crowd went wild cheering for Greg Burt as he hammered from start to finish to capture the bronze medal while teammate Kai Richter came very close with a 9th place finish. Olivia Cuneo completed her BK years with a double Gold by winning the Girls 7-8 4 KM race by 44 seconds while her long time friend and teammate Marika Massey-Bierman once again used her smooth, efficient ski technique narrowly missing the podium with a 4th place finish.

Here are the NWVT Results. Complete Results and more photos are posted at http://www.2014bklfestival.com/ and some more pics are on NENSA website. We will post more photos as they come in from the parents.

MNC/NWVT Results – Saturday 2/22

Grade 1-2 Mixed Relay

Place Name(s)

5 Virginia Cobb/Julia Thurston

19 Finley Barker/Lucy Badger

Grade 3-4 Boys Relay

Place Name(s)

3 Zach Wilkerson/Neil Guy

Grade 3-4 Girls Relay

Place Name(s)

2 Phoebe Hussey/Esther Cuneo/Ava Thurston

11 Marjorie Christner/Hattie Barker

Grade 5-6 Boys Relay

Place Name(s)

7 Aidan Burt/Carl Nelson/Jack Christner

Grade 5-6 Girls Relay

Place Name(s)

3 Camile Bolduc/Quincy Massey-Bierman/Ali Priganc

Grade 7-8 Boys Relay

Place Name(s)

2 Tom Hussey/Sam Hodges

5 Kai Richter/Greg Burt

11 Tim Cobb/Conor Munns

19 Jared Leonard/Cade Christner

20 Baxter Bishop/Eli Grossman

23 Jeff Goldman/Justin Schaaf

Grade 7-8 Girls Relay

Place Name(s)

1 Olivia Cuneo/Marika Massey-Bierman

MNC/NWVT Results – Sunday 2/23

Grade 1-2 Boys 1 KM Freestyle

Place Name

3 Brady Morigeau

5 Niko Cuneo

8 Carl Priganc

Grade 1-2 Girls and Boys 1 KM

Place Name

3 Julia Thurston

9 Virginia Cobb

18 Finely Barker

20 Lucy Badger

Grade 3-4 Boys 2 KM

Place Name

3 Neil Guy

12 Zach Wilkerson

Grade 3-4 Girls 2 KM

Place Name

2 Ava Thurston

4 Phoebe Hussey

5 Esther Cuneo

21 Hattie Barker

Grade 5-6 Boys 3 KM

Place Name

7 Aidan Burt

22 Jack Christner

24 Carl Nelson

Grade 5-6 Girls 3 KM

Place Name

5 Quincy Massey-Bierman

10 Malia Hodges

12 Camile Bolduc

13 Ali Priganc

Grade 7-8 Boys 4 KM

Place Name

3 Greg Burt

4 Sam Hodges

9 Kai Richter

15 Tom Hussey

16 Conor Munns

18 Cade Christner

20 Tim Cobb

22 Baxter Bishop

35 Eli Grossman

46 Jared Leonard

60 Jeff Goldman

Grade 7-8 Girls 4 KM

Place Name

1 Olivia Cuneo

4 Marika Massey-Bierman

BK Festival – Saturday 2/22/14

By Adam Terko on 22 February, 2014 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog

Greetings from Waterville Maine. After nearly 48 hours of rain the skies cleared for day one of the New England Bill Koch Festival. It was a picture perfect day – sunshine and a bit warm but the snow held up fine for the races and of course klister was the choice of the day. The Quarry Road Recreation Area adjacent to Colby College is true gem for cross-country skiers. MNC BK skiers along with our friends from the Frost Mtn Nordic Club represented the NWVT district with a superb effort and lots of smiles. We were the first club at the venue this morning and the last to leave because everyone was having such a good time.

There were lots of exciting races to watch but one that had the MNC crowd on their feet from start to finish was the 7th-8th Grade Girls Classic Relay. Olivia Cuneo and Marika Massey-Bierman teamed up to take first place and then Kai Richter and Greg Burt put in a tremendous effort finishing in 4th place for 7th-8th grade boys. Full results for day one can be found at http://www.2014bklfestival.com/results/

Marika and Oliva after taking First Place in the Classic Relay

Checkout NENSA Blog Update for more info about todays events at https://www.nensa.net/news/index.php?id=6613

More pics and info to come after tomorrow’s events.

MNC BK 2/17-2/23 + photo recap

By Adam Terko on 16 February, 2014 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog

BK SKIING THIS WEEK

Tuesday 2/18- Classic skiing at the range. Kick wax for the day should be something in the Violet range for both TOKO and SWIX. MNC waxes will be on table in the Walker Building. Please wax up quickly upon arrival. Early arrivers hit the agility course then at 3:30 Jackrabbits start with 1x1km loop no poles and BK racing start with 2 x 1km loop no poles and meet with your coaches. Penguins report to Cara and Lisa.

Thursday 2/20- Skate skiing and SKI PREP FOR BK FESTIVAL bound skiers – we will have benches and equipment set up inside the Walker Building to prep skis for the weekend. Check email for wax recommendations on Wednesday. Bring whatever wax and tools you have we will help you prep your skis. We will have coaches outside for those that want to ski too.

Friday 2/21 – Leave for BK Festival in Waterville Maine. 8:30 PM Team Meeting at the Hampton Inn http://www.2014bklfestival.com

Saturday 2/22- BK Festival

Sunday 2/23 – BK Festival and return home

PHOTO RECAP FROM THE LAST WEEK

Maple Creemes AFTER ski racing at Morse Farm

Tim Cobb in the Slalom Course

Taylor Carlson and Niko Cuneo at Mtn Top

BK Racing Team at the Range

Kate Carlson at Mtn Top

Conor Munns – stepping at turn

Ava Thurston at Morrisville BK Race

Jessica and Camile Bolduc at Morrisville

Finely Barker racing in Morrisville

Hattie Barker tearing up the course

The speedy Esther Cuneo at the Morrisville BK Race

Hattie Barker in Morriseville

Jeff Goldman at Morrisville

Camile Bolduc smiling and saying “THIS IS FUN”

MNC Boys front to back: Dakota Amblo, Baxter Bishop, Jeff Goldman, Kai Richter and Nathaniel Wells of Stowe

Kai Richter

Baxter Bishop

Dakota Amblo

Jeff Goldman

Julia Thurston

MNC BK and Masters 2/9 – 2/15 + Pics

By Adam Terko on 9 February, 2014 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, Masters Blog

BK and Masters Skiing

Tuesday 2/11 – Classic Skiing at the range. BK Racing Team will simulate classic sprint racing. Jackrabbits will practice fast downhills. Masters will have three groups to focus on specific needs at each level. All skiers – please take a few minutes to prep skis before practice. Clean off old waxes and apply 3-4 layers of TOKO Blue or SWIX Blue (VR 30 or 40). Please check in at the Walker Building upon arrival if you need help with kick wax.

Thursday 2/13 – Skate Skiing – BK Racing Technique focus – fast downhills. Jackrabbits – dog sled pull! Masters – downhill technique, cornering and interval workout for the fast group.

Friday 2/14 – STOWE DERBY RECON – BK AND MASTERS -If you can skip a day of school/work we can ski the Stowe Derby Course!! We will need to be at the lift by 1:30PM. If you can go please email Coach Rick. Click the link below for a pdf with the details
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Saturday 2/15 – BK Race at Morrisville – We encourage all MNC kids to come to this one. Info at https://www.nensa.net/calendar/index.html?id=1579 Registration 9-10:30. Races start at 11:00. Skate technique.

EQUIPMENT CHECK – Classic Poles should be up to the top of the shoulder and skate poles should be up to the mouth when you are in your boots and on skis. For kids it is not a bad idea to buy slightly larger poles at the beginning of the season to account for those growth spurts.

Pics from the past week: BK skiers racing up as J2’s in the Eastern Cup and Biathlon day with BK.

Baxter Bishop

Conor Muns

Conor Muns

Conor Muns

Greg Burt with Forest Hamilton on deck

Greg Burt

Justin Schaaf with Coach Algis Shalna

Algis Shalna teaching Charles Martel

Marika Massey-Bierman showing good prone position

Olympic Biathlete and Head Groomer at the Range Dan Westover teaches his son Josh

Kai Richter

Kai Richter

BK This Week, Pics and Results

By Adam Terko on 3 February, 2014 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog

Tuesday 2/4 BK at the range – classic skiing with short relays to practice proper tagging for the BK Festival. Please bring classic skis cleaned or prepped with the hard wax of the day. Most likely SWIX VR45/ Blue Extra or TOKO Blue possibly Red. Temps should be in the mid 20’s. For a more durable wax job a binder can be applied as a base layer. Either a thin green hard wax layer corked and ironed in or a thin green klister binder that you cover with hard wax.

Thursday 2/6 BK at the the range – Skate skiing. BK Racing will have a biathlon introduction with the EABC and USBA Coach Algis Shalna

Results from last week’s Mini-Marathon

First Name	Last Name	Course: L or S	# Long laps (2.5k)	# Short laps (2k)	Total Laps	Total Km
Dakota	Amblo	L	5		5	12.5
Celia	Andrews	S	1	1	2	4.5
Jonathon	Asselim	L	3		3	7.5
Matthew	Baldwin	L	4		4	10
Finley	Barker	S	1	1	2	4.5
Hattie	Barker	S	1	1	2	5
Baxter	Bishop	L	5		5	12.5
Camille	Bolduc	L	5		5	12.5
Aidan	Burt	S	5		5	12.5
Greg	Burt	L	7		7	17.5
Taylor	Carlson	S	1	2	3	6.5
Tim	Cobb	L	7		7	17.5
Virginia	Cobb	S	1	3	4	8.5
Esther	Cuneo	L	5		5	12.5
Niko	Cuneo	S	1	3	4	8.5
Bryce	DiNardo	L	5		5	12.5
Maura	Duval	L	1		1	2.5
zane	faour	S	1	4	5	12.5
Asa	Fasching	S	1	2	3	6.5
John Paul	Guinee	S	1	2	3	6.5
Kerry	Guinee	S	1	2	3	6.5
Patrick	Guinee, Jr.	S	1	2	3	6.5
Gaelen	Kilburn	L	6		6	15
Kyle	Krieger	S	1	2	3	6.5
Nicolas	Krieger	S	1	3	4	8.5
Jared	Leonard	L	5		5	12.5
Charles	Martell	L	6		6	15
Quincy	Massey-Bierman	L	5		5	12.5
Brady	Morigeaiu	S	1	3	4	8.5
Conor	Munns	L	5		5	12.5
Carl	Nelson	S	1	4	5	12.5
Atticus	Phinney-Anderson	S	1	4	5	12.5
Ali	Priganc	L	6		6	15
Carl	Priganc	S	1	3	4	8.5
ellie	ramirez-richer	S	1	1	2	4.5
Emma	Ramirez-Richer	L	4		4	10
Kai	Richter	L	7		7	17.5
Eli	Rodd	L	4		4	10
Gavin	Schaaf	S	1	2	3	6.5
Justin	Schaaf	L	5		5	12.5
Cole	Shullenberger	S	1	2	3	6.5
Jordan	Shullenberger	S	1	4	5	10.5
Ava	Thurston	L	5		5	12.5
Julia	Thurston	S	1	3	4	8.5
Joshua	Westover	L	3		3	6.5
gavin	wilczynski	L	5		5	12.5
griffin	wilczynski	S	1	2	3	6.5
Elizabeth (“Lily”)	Wilson	S	1	2	3	6.5