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Palmer-Leger Among Six Utah Connections at Canmore World Cup
2/8/2024 7:10 PM | Skiing
Series begins Friday and continues through February 13
CANMORE, Alberta – Current University of Utah Nordic skier Sydney Palmer-Leger is among six Utah connections that are anticipated to race on the FIS Cross-Country World Cup circuit in Canmore, Alberta, running from February 9-13.
Palmer-Leger, a native of Park City, Utah, will represent the United States as will former Utes Mariah Bredal, Sophia Laukli, Kevin Bolger, Samuel Hendry (Canada) and Luke Jager. Races will be held at the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park.
Men's and women's World Cup races in Canmore include a 15K freestyle mass start (Feb. 9), freestyle sprints (Feb. 10), 20K classic mass start (Feb. 11) and classic sprints (Feb. 13). The Canmore series is the first of back-to-back cross-country World Cup weekends in North America; it'll be followed up in Minneapolis at Theodore Wirth Park on February 17-18.
Friday's 15K freestyle mass start will include Palmer-Leger (bib 35), Bredal (bib 39) and Laukli (bib 14) among the women's field beginning at 10:40 a.m. MT. The men's race is scheduled for a 12:45 p.m. MT start and is expected to include Hendry (bib 40) and Jager (bib 37).
Fans can keep tabs on which Utah connections are participating in each event at the FIS page for the series—start lists typically become available the evening before each race. The @utahskiteam social media accounts also continue to provide updates on Utah ties to World Cup races.
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Palmer-Leger, a native of Park City, Utah, will represent the United States as will former Utes Mariah Bredal, Sophia Laukli, Kevin Bolger, Samuel Hendry (Canada) and Luke Jager. Races will be held at the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park.
Men's and women's World Cup races in Canmore include a 15K freestyle mass start (Feb. 9), freestyle sprints (Feb. 10), 20K classic mass start (Feb. 11) and classic sprints (Feb. 13). The Canmore series is the first of back-to-back cross-country World Cup weekends in North America; it'll be followed up in Minneapolis at Theodore Wirth Park on February 17-18.
Friday's 15K freestyle mass start will include Palmer-Leger (bib 35), Bredal (bib 39) and Laukli (bib 14) among the women's field beginning at 10:40 a.m. MT. The men's race is scheduled for a 12:45 p.m. MT start and is expected to include Hendry (bib 40) and Jager (bib 37).
Fans can keep tabs on which Utah connections are participating in each event at the FIS page for the series—start lists typically become available the evening before each race. The @utahskiteam social media accounts also continue to provide updates on Utah ties to World Cup races.
Follow the Utah Ski Team
Follow the Utes on social media (@utahskiteam).
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