Classic sprints were yesterday, and Rocky Mountain Nordic had some great results -- second for Jamie Woelk (J1 girls), third for Sarah MacCarthey (OJ girls), fourth for John Gerstenberger (J1 boys), eighth for Calvin Delamere (J1 boys), ninth for Hannah Hausman (J2 girls).

Everyone got out and raced hard in difficult waxing conditions. Many skiers were just shy of making elimination rounds, so we're really looking forward to tomorrow's mass-start classic distance races.

Check out the official Junior Olympics site for full results and Webcams for tomorrow: www.2006juniorolympics.org

As I did when I was on the J1 Scandinavian Cup trip, I'll be putting up trip reports from Junior Nationals.

The first account, which takes the Rocky Mountain Nordic team from Denver to Houghton, is up at Trip Reports.

I'll assume that readers can check that section from time-to-time without needing a prompt on the front page that new reports are up.

--Jason Cork

Link to Trip Reports:

Today is our first day in Houghton, Mich., where the 2006 Junior Olympics are being held.

Rocky Mountain Nordic has named its team for the 2006 Junior Olympics, which will be held March 6-11 in Houghton, Mich. Since the naming of the team on 02.18, some collegiate athletes gained pre-qualification status through their NCAA regions, while other athletes had to decline attendance due to previous obligations. Thus, some team alternates will be heading to the UP as well.

Congratulations to all of the team members are in order.

A final RMN Points List is available at Information/Forms.

For a full team listing, see below:

A schedule for the 2006 Junior Olympics is available for download at Information/Forms.

Athletes, coaches and parents should look at this document and make themselves aware of Rocky Mountain Nordic's team plans.

RMN's team will be departing from Denver early Friday morning. From Minneapolis, the team will drive to Houghton, Mich., where this year's Junior Olympics will be held. Races will be held March 6-11.

Check this site for news, trip reports and links to results as they become available.

Click to link to Information/Forms:

Updated Colorado Cup and Colorado State Championship series standings are now available.

Standings, following the Steamboat Pursuit

With two races left (the Alpina/Madshus Stampede in Winter Park, March 4 and the Wilson Cup in Vail, March 12) the standings remain tight between the top-three women and top-five men.

For more information on the Colorado Cup, visit the Colorado Cup section of NatronNordic.com