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Sunday, February 6
Fairbanks, Alaska
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University of Utah
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Photo by: Forrest Gmitro
Utah Wins 2022 RMISA Invitational
2/6/2022 3:43 PM | Skiing
Sunday’s classical races cancelled due to temperatures in Fairbanks, Alaska
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Due to cold temperatures in Fairbanks, Sunday's 10K classical races as part of the RMISA Invitational and larger Besh Cup have been cancelled. As a result, Utah has been named winner of the RMISA Invitational, which is the final Nordic event before the RMISA Championships later this month.
Temperatures from Birch Hill at race time were measured at -5 degrees Fahrenheit with a "feels like" temperature of -11 degrees Fahrenheit. Under RMISA rules, in the event of a cancelled race, results from the other discipline are doubled to calculate the final results and ensure an even scoring between alpine and Nordic.
With that adjustment, Utah finishes the RMISA Invitational with 707 points, ahead of Colorado by 123 points.
Sunday's classical competition was scheduled to take place on the heels of Saturday's freestyle, which was highlighted by a victory for Sydney Palmer-Leger, her sixth win of the 2022 collegiate season. Abby Jarzin (fourth) and Julia Richter (fifth) added team points in the women's freestyle race, while on the men's side Samuel Hendry (fourth), Brian Bushey (fifth) and Bjørn Riksaasen (sixth) were the top three Utes.
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Temperatures from Birch Hill at race time were measured at -5 degrees Fahrenheit with a "feels like" temperature of -11 degrees Fahrenheit. Under RMISA rules, in the event of a cancelled race, results from the other discipline are doubled to calculate the final results and ensure an even scoring between alpine and Nordic.
With that adjustment, Utah finishes the RMISA Invitational with 707 points, ahead of Colorado by 123 points.
Sunday's classical competition was scheduled to take place on the heels of Saturday's freestyle, which was highlighted by a victory for Sydney Palmer-Leger, her sixth win of the 2022 collegiate season. Abby Jarzin (fourth) and Julia Richter (fifth) added team points in the women's freestyle race, while on the men's side Samuel Hendry (fourth), Brian Bushey (fifth) and Bjørn Riksaasen (sixth) were the top three Utes.
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- With the 2022 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony taking place this past Friday, Feb. 4, much attention rightly so is on the Olympians representing the Utes and their respective countries. In total, 12 current and former Utah skiers earned Olympic athlete status and former Ute Nick Hendrickson is in Beijing as head coach of the United States Nordic combined team.
- Among the 12 Utes named Olympians, seven are currently on the active roster. It includes Luke Jager, Sophia Laukli and Novie McCabe all representing the United States in cross-country skiing, as well as Tomas Birkner (Argentina), Katie Parker (Australia) and Katie Vesterstein (Estonia) in alpine skiing.
- Madison Hoffman is also in that incredible group of 12, named to Australia's alpine team, but unable to compete due to a race-related injury suffered in January.
- For a full rundown of Utah skiers at the Olympics, including schedules, results and daily updates, visit UtahUtes.com/Olympics. In addition, the Utah ski team social media accounts (@utahskiteam) will provide continued updates throughout Olympic competition.
- Across the entire Winter Olympics slate, there are 38 total athletes with ties to the University of Utah—more than any single university in the world.
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