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US World Junior Biathlon Team Named

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Dec 30, 2013

Nomination of U.S Biathlon World Junior Championship Team

The International Competition Team of the U.S.Biathlon Association has approved nomination of the U.S. World Junior Biathlon Team and European Championship Team (Junior category). Congratulations!

The World Junior Championships will held at Presque Isle, Maine, Feb 28-March 8, 2014.

Youth Men:

  • -Sean Doherty- North Conway, NH, Vermont Biathlon, prequalified athlete
  • -Brian Halligan- Saratoga, NY, Maine Winter Sports Center- qualification on points
  • -Paul Everett- Tacoma, WA, Methow Valley Biathlon, discretionary selection
  • -Kamran Husain – Ft Kent, ME, Maine Winter Sports Center- discretionary selection

Junior Men:

  • Jakob Ellingson- Minnetonka, MN, Loppet Nordic Racing- qualification on points
  • Jake Dahlberg- Ely, MN, National Guard Biathlon-qualification on points
  • Tyler Gustafson- Grand Rapids, MN, Mt Itasca Biathlon- discretionary selection

Youth Women:

  • –Anna Kubek- Duluth, MN, Mt Itasca Biathlon, qualification on points
  • -Maddie Phaneuf- Old Forge, NY, Maine Winter Sports Center, qualification on points
  • -Mikaela Paluszek- Farmington, NH, Maine Winter Sports Center- discretionary selection-
  • –Siena Ellingson- Minnetonka, MN, Loppet Nordic Racing- discretionary selection–

Junior Women:

  • -Kelsey Dickinson, Winthrop, WA, Methow Valley Biathlon- qualification on points
  • -Tara Gerahty-Moats- Fairlee, VT, Vermont Biathlon- discretionary selection-

European Championships- Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, January 21-30, 2014

Junior Men:

  • -Sean Doherty- North Conway, NH, Vermont Biathlon
  • -Brian Halligan- Saratoga, NY, Maine Winter Sports Center
  • –Jakob Ellingson- Minnetonka, MN, Loppet Nordic Racing
  • -Paul Everett- Tacoma, WA, Methow Valley Biathlon

Junior Women:

  • –Anna Kubek- Duluth, MN, Mt Itasca Biathlon
  • -Kelsey Dickinson- Winthrop, WA, Methow Valley Biathlon

USBA Jr Trials – Day 2 Dec 29, 2013 – Pursuit – RESULTS

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Junior/Youth Biathlon Championships USA Team Trials
Presque Isle, ME

PDF RESULTS

Day 3 – Mass Start- 2013 IBU Cup Trials – RESULTS

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Day 3- Mass Start- IBU Cup Trials
Mt Itasca, Coleraine, Minnesota
Dec 17, 2013

Mass Start at IBU Cup Trials- Kubek and Currier Take Victories

The Mass Start always makes for the most exciting biathlon event- with all competitors starting together and shooting at the same time. Four shooting stages with 15km of skiing for the men, and 12.5km for the women make it one of the longest biathlon events. With heavy snow at times, and gusty winds, this mass start did not disappoint with some excitement on the shooting range. The slow conditions and steep Mt Itasca climbs helped the fastest skiers make up some that time lost in penalties.

In the Women’s race, biathlon turned the previous days results on their head. Eighteen year old Anna Kubek, who had been struggling with her shooting the first two day, came out swinging, missing 4 targets. Kubek led after the 2nd shooting, and grew her lead to 1:45 ahead of second place. Claire Egan of Craftsbury Green Team is new to biathlon, but has made rapid progress. She had the fastest ski split of the day, and with 9 penalties, still managed 2nd place. Tracy Barnes, Durango Biathlon, had no misses her first two races at Mt Itasca, but she struggled today with 7 misses, finishing 2:15 out.

In the Men’s 15km, the Russel Currier, MWSC), came out on top- by 5 seconds- catching Casey Smith, MWSC, in the last kilometer after some really fast skiing to overcome 7 penalties on the range. Casey Smith had the best shooting on the day, with 2 misses out of 20, and led most of the race. Raleigh Goessling made it a MWSC sweep to finish third with 8 penalties, 1:48 out. Top local was Mark Johnson of Mt Itasca Biathlon, taking a break from medical school exams, to finish 4th with 4 penalties, 2:37 out.

The IBU Cup Trials wraps up on Wednesday with another Sprint event, 10km Men, 7.5km Women. Up to two men and one woman will be selected to compete at four IBU Cup races in Ridnaun, Italy in early January, where the final U.S. Olympic team selections will be made.

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