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Zachary Jayne, right, will make his World Cup debut this weekend in Germany. (Photo: Matan Coll)
Zachary Jayne to Make World Cup Debut in Oberhof
1/16/2026 12:03 PM | Skiing
Weekend race series includes skate sprints and 10K classic interval start
OBERHOF, Germany – Utah Ski Team senior Zachary Jayne will make his first career World Cup start on Saturday when Jayne races in the men's skate sprints at Lotto Thüringen Arena Am Rennsteig.
Sprint qualifiers begin on Saturday at 5:35 a.m. MT (1:35 p.m. in Germany). In the United States, the race will be streamed on Ski and Snowboard Live.
In addition to Jayne making his World Cup debut, Utah alumnus Kevin Bolger is also slated to race in the men's skate sprints.
The sprint races in Oberhof are followed by a 10K classic interval start on Sunday, which begins at 2:45 a.m. MT (10:45 a.m. in Germany). From there, Jayne is anticipated to race in next weekend's World Cup series which runs from Jan. 23-25 in Goms, Switzerland.
For up to the minute race results in Oberhof, click here. Fans are encouraged to download the FIS mobile app and subscribe to updates for any athlete in any discipline. The mobile app will send a push notification any time a subscribed athlete appears in a race start list or appears in final results.
Jayne has made 24 starts over his three seasons with Utah, picking up six podiums and three individual wins. He was a second-team All-American in both classic and freestyle during the 2025 season, helping Utah to its fourth NCAA Championship in the last five years.
This season, he has hit the podium in all three of Jayne's RMISA starts. He opened the year with a victory in the RMISA Invitational 10K classic, which was scored as part of the larger U.S. National Championships and put Jayne third on the U.S. podium for that race in Lake Placid, New York. Later in Lake Placid, Jayne was crowned the U.S. champion in the men's skate sprints, was top-five overall in the 20K freestyle mass start and placed fourth overall in the classic sprints.
Jayne was a 2025 All-RMISA First Team selection as well as the RMISA/NCAA West Regional champion in men's 7.5K classic a year ago. He came to Utah after spending the 2023 collegiate season at St. Scholastica where he was an NCAA Championships qualifier and the central region champion in the 20K classic.
Follow the Utah Ski Team on social media @utahskiteam. Download the Utah 360 app here.
Sprint qualifiers begin on Saturday at 5:35 a.m. MT (1:35 p.m. in Germany). In the United States, the race will be streamed on Ski and Snowboard Live.
In addition to Jayne making his World Cup debut, Utah alumnus Kevin Bolger is also slated to race in the men's skate sprints.
The sprint races in Oberhof are followed by a 10K classic interval start on Sunday, which begins at 2:45 a.m. MT (10:45 a.m. in Germany). From there, Jayne is anticipated to race in next weekend's World Cup series which runs from Jan. 23-25 in Goms, Switzerland.
For up to the minute race results in Oberhof, click here. Fans are encouraged to download the FIS mobile app and subscribe to updates for any athlete in any discipline. The mobile app will send a push notification any time a subscribed athlete appears in a race start list or appears in final results.
Jayne has made 24 starts over his three seasons with Utah, picking up six podiums and three individual wins. He was a second-team All-American in both classic and freestyle during the 2025 season, helping Utah to its fourth NCAA Championship in the last five years.
This season, he has hit the podium in all three of Jayne's RMISA starts. He opened the year with a victory in the RMISA Invitational 10K classic, which was scored as part of the larger U.S. National Championships and put Jayne third on the U.S. podium for that race in Lake Placid, New York. Later in Lake Placid, Jayne was crowned the U.S. champion in the men's skate sprints, was top-five overall in the 20K freestyle mass start and placed fourth overall in the classic sprints.
Jayne was a 2025 All-RMISA First Team selection as well as the RMISA/NCAA West Regional champion in men's 7.5K classic a year ago. He came to Utah after spending the 2023 collegiate season at St. Scholastica where he was an NCAA Championships qualifier and the central region champion in the 20K classic.
Follow the Utah Ski Team on social media @utahskiteam. Download the Utah 360 app here.
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