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BethAnn Chamberlain and Zach Hall win Mass Start at Mt Itasca NorAm # 3

Mt. Itasca, Coleraine, MN. BethAnn Chamberlain and Zach Hall win Mass Start at NorAm 3.

Download the NorAm 3 Mass Start Results in PDF format
0012-0021-2008

Sara Studabaker and Mark Johnson win Pursuit at Mt Itasca NorAm # 3

Mt. Itasca, Coleraine, MN. Sara Studabaker and Mark Johnson win Pursuit at NorAm 3.

Download the NorAm 3 Pursuit Results in PDF format
0012-0020-2008

Veterans Take the Victory at Mt Itasca NorAm # 3 Sprint

2002 Olympian Dan Campbell and 2006 Olympian Carolyn Bramante took the victories Thursday at Mt Itasca in the Sprint competition. Campbell, originally from Hastings, MN, is currently the Assistant Ski Coach at Montana State University. After not competing in biathlon for several season, Campbell showed that he still remembers how to shoot, hitting 9 of 10 targets. He finished 15 seconds ahead of Kevin Patzoldt of Mt Itasca Biathlon, and 17 ahead of Mark Johnson, also with Mt Itasca Biathlon.

In the women's 7.5km race, Bramante had perfect shooting, hitting 10 for 10. She was followed by Sara Studebaker of the US National B Team 26 seconds back shooting (2, 1). In third, Denise Teela with Army WCAP equaled Bramante's clean shooting, finishing third 28 seconds out of first.

Raleigh Goessling of Duluth Esko Biathlon won the youth men's race by a large margin, followed by Conrad Roberts, Nisswa NW, and three seconds later, Ben Greenwald, Twin Cities Biathlon. Hillary McNamee of MWSC put together a perfect shooting race to win the Youth Women's race by 54 seconds over Addie Bryne of Mt Itasca, shooting (1, 2). In third was Andrea Mayo of MWSC shooting (3, 1).

NorAm # 3 will continue with the Pursuit format race on Saturday and Mass Start format on Sunday. The top 3 ranked women and top 2 ranked men will qualify to compete at the Europa Cup races in Altenberg, Germany and Nove Mesto, Czech Republic in early January.

Download the NorAm 3 Sprint Results in PDF format
0012-0019-2008

Bramante and Hall Prevail in Snow Storm at Mt Itasca NorAm

Blizzard conditions created challenging shooting conditions at Mt Itasca for NorAm # 2 on Sunday. The high winds and snow made shooting very difficult and the ski tracks slow. Nevertheless, the results were surprisingly tight. Carolyn Bramante and Zach Hall were able to keep their shooting together in spite of high winds, both shooting (2,0).

Dartmouth alums took all the podium positions in the women's race with Bramante '06 in first, Susan Dunklee '08 in second, and Sara Studebaker '07 in third. Dunklee has been training with a Development Team coach James Upham for only 4 months, and she put together a great performance in what was her first biathlon race on snow. The men's winner, Zach Hall, is also a Dartmouth alum, class of 2007.

The men's winner, Zach Hall, National B Team, took first by twenty seconds over Jesse Downs the National B Team/Army World Class Athlete program. In third was Sam Morse of the Army National Guard, 5 seconds behind Downs. The tight men's race should lead to some exciting races in the sprint, pursuit and mass start that are scheduled for later in the week at Mt Itasca.

In the Youth Women's race, Addie Byrne of Mt Itasca was first shooting (2,1). She was followed by Grace Boutot (2,4) and Hillary McNamee (1,4) of Maine Winter Sports Center.

The second sprint of NorAm # 2 race scheduled for Monday, Dec 15th has been cancelled due to extremely cold temperatures (-7F) and high winds (20-30mph).

NorAm # 3 will proceed as scheduled on Dec 18, 20, 21.

Download the NorAm 2 Results in PDF format
0012-0015-2008

MN Biathlon 2008 - 2009 Competition Schedule

December
Saturday 13 Mt. Itasca Training Day
Sunday 14 Mt. Itasca Race (N)

NorAm Cup #3 and US Senior Trials - Mt. Itasca
Thursday 18 10am zero Sprint
Friday 19 10am zero Official Training
Saturday 20 10am zero Pursuit
Sunday 21 9am zero Mass Start

Junior National Team Trials - Anchorage, Alaska
Saturday 27 11am zero Official Training
Sunday 28 11am zero Sprint
Monday 29 11am zero Pursuit
Tuesday 30 11am zero Individual Relay

January

MN National Guard Central Regional Championships - Camp Ripley
Wednesday 28 Official Training
Thursday 29 9am zero Official Training
Friday 30 9am zero race
Saturday 11 9am zero race

February
Sunday 15 Elk River Race (N), 10am

March
Saturday Feb 29 Mt. Itasca Race, 10am
Sunday March 1 Mt. Itasca Race (N), 10am

NorAm Cup # 10 and
USBA National Championships - Juniors / Seniors / Masters
Fort Kent, Maine
Thursday 19 Official Training
Friday 20 Sprint
Saturday 21 Pursuit
Sunday 22 Mass Start

North American Championships and
Canadian Championships
Valcartier, Quebec, Canada
25 - 30

Download the competition schedule as a pdf
0011-0014-2008

Elk River Deer Hunting Season

Deer season on November 8th and runs through the 16th. The City has not closed the trails again this year. Use caution, or wait until the season is over. If out, think about wearing blaze orange or at least red. There is still hunting allowed adjacent to the park.


0011-0006-2008

12th Annual Fall Festival Results
October 25 and 26, 2008 Elk River Biathlon Range

Minnesota Biathlon and Twin Cities Biathlon hosted the 12th Annual Fall Festival roller ski biathlon races this weekend.

Saturday’s race was the Individual format (PSPS) – the long race in biathlon. Men skied 15 km while Women skied 12 km. Athletes were penalized 45 seconds for each missed shot. Conditions were ideal with temperatures in the 50s with calm / light winds.

The range and roller ski trails were in great shape thanks, in large part, to the outstanding efforts of the City of Elk River and the Woodland Hills Trail Slaves.

Leif Nordgren (Mt. Itasca/Junior National Team) was the Junior Men’s and Overall Men’s winner with the best shooting of the day (3 misses). (Three other skiers had only 4 misses – Brandon Ostroot, Brian Wray, and John Neal.)

Addie Byrne (Mt. Itasca / Junior National Team) was the Youth Women’s winner with 7 misses.

Sunday’s race was the Mass Start format (PPSS). The Men and Senior Women skied 12 km while Women skied 10 km. Athletes skied one penalty loop for each missed shot. Conditions were challenging with temperatures falling into the 30s with strong gusty cross winds and snow!

Leif Nordgren (Mt. Itasca/Junior National Team) repeated his dominance by winning the Junior Men’s and Overall Men’s title. Leif also repeated with the best shooting of the day (2 misses) by edging Lou Chouinard by one shot on the final standing stage. The hard fought battles of Saturday in the Youth and Master’s Men’s categories continued on Sunday as well. Raleigh Goessling (Esko/Junior National Team) repeated as the Youth Men’s Winner.

Carolyn Bramante (Twin Cities and former Olympic and National Team member) was the Senior Women’s division winner with 5 misses. Addie Byrne (Mt. Itasca/Junior National Team) repeated as the Youth Women’s winner with 5 misses.

One very encouraging statistic - over two days of racing, 40% of the athletes met or exceeded 75% shooting accuracy.

Results Results pdf
0010-0026-2008

Elk River Roller Ski Biathlon Race Results
Sponsored by Minnesota Biathlon and Twin Cities Biathlon

Minnesota Biathlon and Twin Cities Biathlon sponsored a 10K Mass Start (PPSS) roller ski race at the Elk River Biathlon Range last Sunday.

Temperatures were in the 50s with light mist and calm winds. The range and roller ski trails were in great shape.

The racing was intense with some great shooting by Kevin Patzold (Mt. Itasca / Senior National Team) and Addie Byrne (Mt. Itasca / Junior National team) laying down the challenge in the shooting range. Kevin won the Mens division and Addie won the Youth Womens division. Both had 3 misses.

Leif Nordgren (Mt. Itasca / Junior National Team) was the Junior Mens winner in a hard fought battle with Wynn Roberts (Mt. Itasca / Junior National Team). Carolyn Bramante (Twin Cities and former Olympic and National Team member) was the Womens division winner.

Raleigh Goessling (Duluth/Esko / USBA Jr. National Team) was the Youth Mens division winner. Ion Senchea (St. Cloud) was the Masters Mens winner.

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0010-0004-2008

Fall MN Biathlon Races Rescheduled
The dates of the Fall MN Biathlon races have been changed!

The Fall Festival at Camp Ripley, originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, October 18 - 19, has been rescheduled to Saturday and Sunday, October 25 - 26.

Details on each race will be sent out later.
0009-0005-2008

MTB Biathlon Race - Results
Mt. Itasca, Coleraine

MTB Biathlon Race - Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, Mt. Itasca, Coleraine
Format:
Results - MTB Biathlon Race, Mt. Itasca, Aug.17, 2008

Women; Mass Start; Bike 8km (5x1.6k), PPSS
pl. name PPSS total time
1. Addie Byrne 0102 3 32:53
2. Kelly Kjorlien 5443 16 47:36

Men; Mass Start; Bike 8km (5x1.6k), PPSS
pl. name PPSS total time
1. Tony Carter 3244 13 33:43
2. Bob Carter 3024 9 34:00
3. Ion Senchea 2235 12 34:43
4. Kirk Gilbertson 0213 6 37:26
5. Kort Platenberg 2310 6 38:09
6. Kristian Majtin 5335 16 40:21 DNF Jace Gilbertson

Novice Race - Women: Bike 8km (5x1.6k), PPPP
Amy Dettmer 1312 7 38:39

Novice Race - Men: Bike 8km (5x1.6k), PPPP
Will Richter 0000 0 37:03

Kids Race: 10-12 years old (3x800m, 2xshoot P)
Somer Schrock 00 0 9:45
Honza Cervenka 22 4 10:33

Kids Race: 7-9 years old (2x500m, 1xshoot P)
Vasek Cervenka 3 6:39
Emi Schrock 5 6:56


0008-0018-2008

Elk River Roller Ski Biathlon Race Results
Saturday, July 19, 2008

Sponsored by Minnesota Biathlon and Twin Cities Biathlon

A small but enthusiastic group raced a 10K Mass Start (PPSS) roller ski race sponsored by Minnesota Biathlon and Twin Cities Biathlon at the Elk River Biathlon Range.

Temperatures were in the 70s with light rain and calm winds. The range and roller ski trails were in great shape. Over half of the Experienced racers were current or former members of the USBA Olympic, National, or Junior National teams.

Wynn Roberts (Mt. Itasca / USBA Jr. National Team) was the overall and Mens Junior winner in a time of 33:35 with 7 penalties.

Carloyn Bramante (Twin Cities and former USBA Olympic and National Team) was the Womens Senior winner, third overall in a time of 37:23, and took overall shooting honors with only 3 penalties.

Raleigh Goessling (Duluth/Esko / USBA Jr. National Team) was the Mens Youth winner in a time of 36.29 with 7 penalties.

Jenna Ruzich (Northwest) was the Womens Youth winner in a time of 50:34 with 7 penalties.

Joe Wieber (St. Cloud) was the Novice Mens Youth winner.

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0007-0020-2008

MN Biathlon Shooting Camp and Summer Biathlon Race Results

Hi everyone-
Here are some of the results from shooting camp in MN. Please look at these as bench marks for tracking your personal improvement. There is a lot of experience difference in this group so the most important aspect is how much you can improve on these scores. Have a great one!!
Bill M

60 shot test on Tues indoors, but light not the greatest.
Jenna 255+113= 368
Erik 244+110=354
Raleigh 238+91= 339
10 shot dispersion test/ HR range on Wed-- 7 x approx 1 mi repeats running
goal-- 2 mags each at LT-10; LT; and LT + 10; & 5 shots at max or close
Best group [less two of 10 shots] at:
Raleigh 190/192 with 140 recovery at end of 5 shots- 32mm
Jenna 193/193 with around a 154 recovery-- 30 mm
Erik no monitor-- est TH + under 195 - 42 mm

50 shot test on Friday
Raleigh 4+5=9
Jon H 13+22=35
Jenna 4+4= 8
Kasey 2+7+9
Ben G 13+13= 26
Kirk 4+18=22
Erik 10+11=21
Dorothy 4+8=12
Corky 13+??=?/
Jake 12+16= 28

20X1shot with poles-- total time + 10 sec penalty/shot missed
Raleigh 9:56+ 90 sec= 11:26
Jon H 12:51+ 100= 14:31
Jenna 11:04+ 50= 11:54
Kasey 10:30+60= 11:30
Ben G 13:33+80= 14:53
Kirk 19:30+ 140 = 21:50
Erik 10:21+110 12:11
Dorothy 18:01+ 80 = 19:21
Corky 19:52+ 130= 22:02
Jake 12:35+ 110= 14:25


June 19, 2008 - Uphill Test
Name 1st hill 2nd hill 3rd hill 4th hill Total
Michael 2:08 2:20 2:30 2:20 9:18
Kevin 1:42 1:48 1:50 1:48 7:08
Kirk 1:48 2:14 2:35 2:16 8:53
Bob 1:43 1:51 1:56 1:52 7:22
Raleigh 1:27 1:32 1:38 1:40 6:17
Ben Kr. 1:50 2:12 2:12 2:10 8:24
Ben G. 1:38 1:37 1:33 1:31 6:19
Jake 1:37 1:50 2:05 2:05 7:37
Jon H. 1:48 2:16 2:25 2:20 8:49
Kirk L. 1:48 1:54 1:53 1:55 7:30
Kasey 1:48 2:29 3:16 2:59 10:32

Jonatha 1:55 2:10 2:10 6:15
Erik 1:45 1:55 1:48 5:28
Corkey 1:56 2:07 2:15 6:18
Jordan 2:48 3:05 3:20 9:13
Ian 2:25 2:40 2:31 7:36
Tyler 2:10 2:19 2:24 6:53
Jace 3:36 4:13 4:15 12:04
Brad 2:23 2:14 2:24 7:01

Jenna R 2:17 2:42 2:46 7:45
Nikki 2:28 2:37 2:41 7:46
Breana 2:27 2:38 2:40 7:45
Mindy 2:12 2:20 2:28 7:00
Addie 2:06 2:17 2:14 6:37
Kelly 2:20 2:39 2:42 7:41


Summer Biathlon Race June 21, 2008, Mt. Itasca
Mass Start 6 km (5x1.2k)
Pl. Name P P S S Time
Men
1. Kevin Patzoldt 1 0 2 1 29:10
2. Raleigh Goessling 3 3 4 2 32:10
3 Ben Kremer 3 0 1 4 33:31
4 Kirk Leach 1 2 3 5 33:33
5 Kasey Van Scoy 2 0 2 3 34:42
6 Ben Greenwald 4 4 4 5 35:48
7 Erik Rupert 3 4 2 5 37:26
8 Jon Gilbertson 3 2 5 5 37:45
9 Jake Dalberg 5 4 4 5 40:15
10 Adam Karges 3 2 2 2 41:30
11 Jon Haaversen 4 4 3 2 42:16
12 Corky Harcer 3 4 5 5 43:49
Women
1 Jenna Ruzich 1 1 3 3 40:58
2 Addie Byrne 1 2 0 2 41:50
3 Dorothy Brandt 1 1 3 2 59:12
Novice
1 Ian Liphart 2 3 0 2 37:57
2 Jordan Pearce 0 0 0 0 44:49
Bike – 10k
1 Brynden Manbeck 2 1 0 2 32:00

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0006-0025-2008

NorAm Champs Results
North American Championships and U.S. Masters Biathlon Championships held March 20-22, 2008 in Mt. Itasca, Coleraine, MN.

Check the USBA website for full recap.
0003-0025-2008

Minnesota Cup #6 Results
The Minnesota Cup #6, originally scheduled for Sunday, March 2 was rescheduled for Saturday, March 8.

results pdf

0003-0008-2008

Elk River Race Recap - Feb 17th
Race Recap - Sunday, February 17, 2007

Twin Cities Biathlon hosted an informal 10K (PPSS) biathlon race at the Elk River Biathlon Range with mild temperatures, variable gusty winds, and great course conditions.

There were 9 competitors – 6 from Northwest Biathlon (3 from the Duluth area, 3 from Brainerd / Nisswa) and 3 from Twin Cities Biathlon.

The race format, a reverse pursuit / handicap, was determined by Northwest Biathlon coach Bill Meyer.

Handicap times
Frank Ruzich -- 0
Jenna Ruzich -- 1min
Josh Duda, Brian Wray, Lou Chouinard -- 2 min
Erik Rupert, Geoff Parsons, Cody Scott -- 3min
Raleigh Goessling -- 5 min.

The wind played a factor as shooting accuracy was lower that expected. Raleigh Goessling, fresh from the World Junior Biathlon Championships and finishing 10th in the Minnesota High School State meet, destroyed the field with fast skiing and the best shooting of the day.

Finish times – Includes the Handicap
1] Raleigh 36:44
2] Erik 40:50
3] Geoff 43:35
4] Lou 44:35
5] Josh 44:50
6] Brian 45:19
7] Cody 51:45
Frank and Jenna DNF

Thanks to Brian Wray and Mike Gruye for volunteering to help put on this race. A special thanks to Bill Meyer for race coordination, timing, and shooting corrections after the first shooting stage.


0002-0022-2008

World Masters Biathlon
Marc Sheppard of Altius Guns is leading a trip to World Masters Biathlon in Kontiolahti, Finland. The excursion runs from March 29 - April 7, 2008. this is your chance to experience International Competitino at a World Cup race site! No qualification is required for this 12th World Championships Event, although you must be at least 35 years old as of January 1, 2008 to be eligible to compete.

$2995 for competitors, $2700 for non-competing travellers.

Information Pdf
0001-0025-2008

Clean Sweep for McNamee and Toussaint at Youth/Junior Trials; Ten Additional Athletes Nominated to World Championships Team
Coleraine, MN, December 30 Hilary McNamee (Fort Fairfield, ME) and Meagan Toussaint (Madawaska, ME) again swept away the competition today to win their respective categories (Youth Women and Junior Women) at the Youth/Junior World Championships Team Trials.

With today's victories, the two athletes from the Maine Winter Sports Center completed a three-for-three sweep of the Trials' competitions. McNamee continued to dominate the Youth Women's category, with another significant margin of victory (1:27) over second place Addie Byrne (Bovey, MN). In the Sprint and Pursuit Format competitions, McNamee won by 58.1 seconds and 2:04.7, respectively. However, In the Relay Format Mass Start (sprint using extra rounds as in a relay) today, Byrne left the shooting range with no penalties while McNamee had one. 'Both the Youth and Junior women shot better than the Junior Men today, with all of the top women either clean or with one penalty. It was windy (gusts up to 20 mph) and they handled it better,' stated Junior National Coach Vladimir Cervenka.

Two MWSC athletes, each with one penalty finished behind McNamee and Byrne. Third went to Grace Boutot (Fort Kent, ME), 1:54 back while Kaitlyn Bernard (Fort Kent, ME) finished fourth, 2:34 back.

Toussaint won her third competition by a much smaller margin than McNamee. In the two previous competitions, Brynden Manbeck (Grand Rapids, MN), still feeling the effects of a hamstring injury, was well behind Toussaint. Today, the two ended up in a heated battle as both shot clean, with Toussaint winning by just three seconds, 21:28 to 21:31. Cervenka added, 'When you put these two women with (pre-qualified) Laura Spector (Lenox, MA), we will have a very good Junior Women's team.'

As Cervenka noted, the Junior Men struggled a bit on the shooting range. Wynn Roberts (Battle Lake, MN) came back from his seven-penalty day yesterday to claim his second win of the weekend over Mark Johnson (Grand Rapids, MN). Roberts had one penalty to Johnson's two, to win by 57 seconds, 21:46 to 22:43. Russell Currier (Stockholm, ME) matched Johnson's two penalties, but finished 34 seconds behind the Minnesotan in third place. Newt Rogers (Fort Kent, ME) with three penalties finished 2:11 behind Roberts.

The Youth Men's category saw another new face on top of the podium. Raleigh Goessling (Duluth, MN) shot clean as did yesterday's Pursuit Format champion Ethan Dreissigacker (Burlington, VT), but claimed a 22:38 to 23:06 victory. Third went to Michael Gibson of the Ethan Allen Biathlon Club, with two penalties, 2:18 back, while Preston Butler, with one penalty was fourth, 2:40 back.

Leif Nordgren (Marine-on-St. Croix, MN) the winner of the Friday's Sprint competition and a pre-qualifier for the World Junior Championships was happy just to race. After having the flu earlier in the week, Nordgren realized just minutes before his start time that his firing pin was broken. Coach Cervenka scrambled to get a rifle for Nordgren (borrowed from Addie Byrne), loaded the magazines, and sent him on his way. Unfortunately, by the time Nordgren started, two precious minutes had elapsed, which left him buried in eighth place at the finish. 'I told him he did not have to race when we found out the firing pin was broken,' Cervenka said, 'but he wanted to do it. It was a good learning experience.'

In addition to the three pre-qualified athletes (Nordgren, Roberts, and Spector), ten athletes received nominations to compete for the US Biathlon Team at the Youth and Junior Biathlon World championships in Ruhpolding, Germany January 26-February 2. Nominated to the team are: Ethan Dreissigacker, Raleigh Goessling, and Preston Butler in the Youth Men's category; Hilary McNamee, Addie Byrne, and Grace Boutot in the Youth Women's category; Mark Johnson and Russell Currier in the Junior Men's category, and Meagan Toussaint and Brynden Manbeck in the Junior Women's Category.

results spreadsheet
results pdf
0012-0030-2007

McNamee and Toussaint Two-for-Two at Youth/Junior Trials
Coleraine, MN, December 29 Hilary McNamee (Fort Fairfield, ME) and Meagan Toussaint (Madawaska, ME) won for the second day in a row with victories in the Pursuit Format competitions today at the Youth/Junior World Championship Team Trials.

The two women form the Maine Winter Sports Center won the Youth and Junior categories. They were the only repeat winners today, as both Leif Nordgren (Marine-on'St. Croix, MN) in the Youth Men and Wynn Roberts (Battle Lake, MN) in the Junior Men were edged out of first place by small margins.

With their victories today, McNamee and Toussaint, along with Mark Johnson (Grand Rapids, MN) in the Junior Men's category have now locked up positions on the Junior World Championships squad. Roberts, Nordgren, and Laura Spector (Lenox, MA) pre-qualified for the Championships.

Meagan Toussaint had the best performance of the day in the Junior Women's 10K, with only two penalties, one in each of the two final standing stages. Her winning time of 38:52 put her 4:21 ahead of second place finisher, Brynden Manbeck (Grand Rapids, MN). Manbeck who is recovering from a hamstring injury had ten penalties. Third place went to Ellen Anderson (Grand Rapids, MN) with six penalties, 7:20 back.

Toussaint's teammate, Hilary McNamee was equally convincing in her win over Addie Byrne (Bovey, MN) in the Youth Women 7.5K, scoring a 31:40 to 33:45 victory. McNamee had five penalties to Byrne's six. Third went to Grace Boutot (Fort Kent, ME) also with six penalties, 3:48 back, while Jessica Caron (Fort Kent, ME), with four penalties was a mere 10 seconds behind Boutot.

With familiar winners in the women's categories, different athletes from yesterday stood on top of the awards podium today in the two men's categories.

Mark Johnson who earned his fifth consecutive trip to the World Championships bested Wynn Roberts 39:04 to 39:14 today. Solid shooting fueled Johnson's victory, as he had only four penalties to Roberts' seven. Coach Vladimir Cervenka commented, 'Yesterday was Mark's first biathlon competition of the year. He is in college fulltime back east now. But he raced very smart today and was cautious on the shooting range.' Three extra penalties pushed Roberts into second place, despite having a faster ski time than Johnson. Third today went to Newt Rogers (Fort Kent, ME), with eight penalties, 2:06 back, while Travis Mann-Gow (Burlington, VT), with five penalties was an additional 20 seconds behind Rogers.

After a disastrous day in the sprint competition yesterday, Ethan Dreissigacker who competes for the Ethan Allen Biathlon Club in Jericho, VT, won the Youth Men's 10K today. Dreissigacker yesterday cross-fired and missed some penalty loops resulting in six minutes of time added to his finish, pushing him down to 14th place. He made up for that today with only three penalties to gain an 18-second margin of victory over Leif Nordgren. Nordgren, battling flu symptoms all week, had seven penalties. Third and fourth places went to Preston Butler and Raleigh Goessling (Duluth, MN), each with nine penalties, 2:25, and 2:34 back, respectively.

Although there were some changes at the top of the results list today, Coach Cervenka was again pleased with the performances in general. 'Today was a little bit harder than yesterday for some athletes. The wind was shifting on the shooting range and some athletes had problems adjusting. Still, Meagan, Ethan, Hilary, and Mark all had good performances in these conditions.'

Competitions conclude with the Relay Format Sprint and Team announcement tomorrow.

results spreadsheet
results pdf
0012-0029-2007

Roberts Buries Field at Youth/Junior Trials
Coleraine, MN, December 28. Wynn Roberts (Battle Lake, MN) left his nearest competitor over one minute behind today as he won the Junior Men’s 10K Sprint in the first day of competition at Youth/Junior World Championships Trials.

Roberts, a pre-qualifier for the 2008 Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships, next month today reconfirmed his status as the top US junior biathlete. He and second place finisher Mark Johnson (Grand Rapids, MN) each had a single prone penalty, but Roberts’ 29:29 time left Johnson 1:04 behind. National Junior Coach Vladimir Cervenka summed up Roberts’ performance, “No one can touch Wynn right now. He is skiing much faster than all of the other boys.”

Third went to Russell Currier (Stockholm, ME) of the Maine Winter Sports Center, 1:22 back with four penalties. MWSC Coach Gary Colliander commented, “Russell is coming back from some sickness earlier in the month and is just getting back some of his ski speed.” Fourth in the junior division went to another MWSC athlete, Newt Rogers (Fort Kent, ME) 2:30 back with five penalties.

MWSC athlete Meagan Toussaint (Madawaska, ME) topped local favorite Brynden Manbeck (Grand Rapids, MN) of Mount Itasca Biathlon in a close battle for the Junior Women’s Sprint title. Both had three penalties, with Toussaint winning in 27:11, 24 seconds ahead of Manbeck.
Like Roberts, Leif Nordgren (Marine-on-St. Croix, MN), and a pre-qualifier for the Junior World Championships won today’s Youth Sprint. Nordgren, who had four penalties, covered the 7.5K in 23:23, just 11 seconds ahead of 15-year-old Raleigh Goessling (Duluth, MN), who had three misses on the shooting range. Grabbing third place was another 15-year-old, Nick Michaud (Fort Kent, ME), who shot clean in prone and had just two standing penalties in his first official biathlon competition, according to Colliander. He finished 2:09 behind Nordgren. Fourth went to Preston Butler, with five penalties, 20 seconds behind Michaud.

The Youth Women’s 6K was one of the closest competitions of the day, with the top three all recording three penalties and just 44 seconds separating second from fourth places. MWSC’s Hilary McNamee (Fort Fairfield, ME) won the division in 23:03 over Addie Byrne (Bovey, MN), 58 seconds back. Grace Boutot (Fort Kent, ME) finished just 31 seconds behind Byrne while fourth went to Sarah Tegeler (Alaska), with four penalties, another 13 seconds back.

Coach Cervenka was pleased with the first day of competition. “The conditions today were fair for everyone, with no wind and about 15 degrees Fahrenheit. The courses here are tough, but everyone did a good job. I thought the shooting overall was very good, so that is encouraging.”

results spreadsheet
results pdf
0012-0028-2007

USBA Memberships Due
Please print the membership form, http://www.usbiathlon.org/forms/membership.pdf, and send it in with your money $25 for juniors and $50 for seniors and masters. USBA membership is required to race at Jr Trials, US Nationals/NorAm's or other MN Cup races. You can also renew by calling the USBA office at 1-800-BIATHLO (242-8456)

Please send in your membership asap. Note, membership year ends in October, so if you got a membership in April, you need to renew now.
0011-0017-2007

Mt Itasca to Host 2008 North American Biathlon Championships
Mt. Itasca Biathlon Association in Coleraine, Minnesota has been awarded the 2008 North American Biathlon Championships. The North American Biathlon Championship is an IBU sanctioned event, and will feature Sprint, Pursuit and Mass Start races. Race dates will be March 20-23, 2008. Athletes from all over the U.S. and Canada will be competing. In addition to the North American titles, these athletes will by vying for U.S. National Championships titles for Seniors, Juniors, and Masters.

The Mt.Itasca Winter Sports complex features a 3.3 km man made snow loop and 30 point biathlon range, as well as additional xc ski trails, an alpine ski hill, and a ski jumping facility. Mt Itasca has become a regular stop on the USSA XC Super Tour and North American Biathlon Cup circuit thanks to its challenging terrain, a fantastic stadium, and snowmaking capability. Many of the U.S. Junior National team athletes train year round at Mt. Itasca under Coach Vladimir Cervneka. Coleraine and nearby Grand Rapids, are located 3.5 hours north west of the Twin Cities and 75 minutes west of Duluth.

The race invitation and registration forms will be posted here soon!
0010-0026-2007

USBA Masters Nationals
Mt. Itasca in Coleraine Minnesota has been chosen to host the National Biathlon Championships for the US in March of 2008. This will also be the North American Championships so we can expect to see the top biathletes from the US and Canada competing.

In addition, we will be hosting the US Masters Biathlon Championships at the same time. The Masters will have separate races on age appropriate separate courses. (This is a result of the efforts of the USBA Masters Committee, on which Lou Chouinard represents Minnesota.)

We really need to have a strong showing of Minnesota Masters biathletes – including those who consider themselves to be “retired”, not-currently-training, or otherwise inactive...

Racing will be on Thursday, March 20 (the Vernal Equinox), Saturday 3/23 and Sunday 3/24 (Easter).

This will be a joint effort between the Mt Itasca Biathlon Association, MN Biathlon, and USBA. As such, we will need lots of participation and volunteer help.

More details later but please mark your calendars now!
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Twin Cities Biathlon Membership 2007-2008
To all – 
It is time to renew your membership to TC Biathlon.  This membership is required to use the Elk River Biathlon Range.

Membership Form
 
Please send the completed form to Piotr with your check.  Also, please let me know that you sent it so I won't be hounding you.

We need to buy at least one target, a number of new ropes, and a bunch of other stuff (like used rifles) so the money is truly needed.

If you didn't pay last year and can afford to add something to your $150 check this year, it would be greatly appreciated.

On another note, we have started a junior training program at Elk River from 8 – 10 AM on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.  I am doing my own shooting workout from 10 – 11 AM on Tuesday mornings after coaching.  If you want to join me, give me a call or an e-mail.
Thanks – Lou Chouinard l_chouinard AT visi.com

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Mass Start at Greystone, St. Cloud



Novice Mass Start at Greystone.

Minnesota Biathlon Donate Online

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Minnesota Biathlon Summer Race Schedule  2008

July
19 Saturday Elk River Race - Roller Ski 9 AM Zero

July 28 - August 9
- Vermont Summer Festival at Jericho

August
Sunday 17 Mt. Itasca Race - Mtn Bike 9 AM Zero

September
Sunday 14 Elk River Race - Roller Ski 9 AM Zero

October
Saturday 18 Camp Ripley Race - Roller Ski 10 AM Zero
Sunday 19 Camp Ripley Race - Roller Ski 9 AM Zero

Other Key Dates -
December 27 - December 31 - Junior Team Trials in Anchorage, AK.
January 25 - February 3 - Junior World Championships in Calgary, AB, Canada

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Biathlon Photos at Competitiveimage.us
Photo site of Paul Phillips. http://www.competitiveimage.us/nordic/
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Biathlon Video at Digitalskier.com
The skiers resource for digital ski video. Specializing in Video CDs from international world cup biathlon and cross country ski races.
http://www.digitalskier.com/
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Translations from Bjorn Bakken
Everyone's friend Bjorn Bakken has sent along some translations, take a look: All 5 articles
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