Day 2: Owen 5 km, Bruce and Chris 10 km, all classic. 20 degrees and hard fast tracks… Bad Bob & Sharon skate this afternoon with temps around 38.
World Masters, Day 2
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Report from Bob and Sharon Baker at World Masters, day 1
It’s Bad Bob’s Birthday and he got to race the 15km free on a beautiful day, sunny and 38 degrees with fast snow.
Owen had the race of the day collecting a silver medal in the 10km classic M11, Sharon placed 5th in the M8 15km free, Bad Bob placed 27th in the M8 15km free, Bruce finished his 15km free in the M9 while Chris completed his M9 classic.
Fun day for all..
Bakers arrive in Sappada, Italy for World Masters
From Bad Bob:
“. . all of us Fairbanksans skied the race course today. After a major snow storm yesterday and a 5 hour bus ride from Venice that normally take 2 1/2 hours, we all arrived safely. 37 degrees and fast snow greeted us on our first ski outing. 1st race happens Saturday.”
Hopefully, Bad Bob, Sharon, Bruce, Owen, and Chris will send us updates when they have a free moment.
Fairbanks skiers rock Masters World Cup 15 km races
In Tuesday’s 15 km CL and FS races, NSCF skiers continued to ski well. Donna DiFolco, was first American and fourth overall in the M7 women’s freestyle race with a time of 1:16:12. Mike Schmoker with 7th American, and 27th overall in the M9 men’s freestyle race with a time of 1:30:04. Chris Puchner was first American, and 21st overall in the M9 classical race with a time of 1:28:35.
I haven’t received any recent reports from the SCUM in Switzerland, so I don’t have any photos to post or any firsthand reports on individual races or trail conditions.
NSCF skiers compete in 10 km races at Klosters Masters World Cup
Donna DiFolco led the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks skiers in today 10 km FS and CL events at the 2025 Masters Nordic World Cup. Donna was 5th overall for M7 women in the 10 km FS event. Chris Puchner (NSCF President) and Mike Schmoker (head woodel maker for the Sonot Kkaazoot) battled each other in the 10 km CL event for M9 men.
Mike writes “Chris & I had a 10 K classic race today. Cloudy with a hint of mist which stopped before the race. Truly spring conditions. Wet & a few icy spots, but also a lot of slush. Tomorrow morning Chris will do 15 k classic on a two 7.5 laps & then I will do a 15 k skate on the same 2 lap 7.5 course in the afternoon.”
“Cloudy with possible rain tomorrow. Having a great time. Friday Chis & I will do a 30k skate.”
Have fun and race well!
30 and 15 km Classic Masters World Cup Races
“Pics of Chris and Owen today. 15 degrees and snowing. Owen did three 5 km loops and Chris skied three 10 km. Chris might have gotten lost along the way, as the results DSQed him for going off course? I’m sure we’ll get the story later. The snow conditions were quite slow.” writes Bad Bob
Just one more race and World Masters Cup 2024 will be over. Tomorrow the long-distance freestyle races are scheduled to be contested. Bad Bob and Sharon Baker as well as Bruce Jamieson should be skiing.
Results are available here: https://mwc2024.com/results/
NSCF skiers compete in relays at Masters World Cup
Recently, Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks skiers have gotten a reprieve from the unusually cold conditions of January. However, skiers traveling to Vuokatti, Finland for the 2024 Masters World Cup encountered more cold weather. The race jury canceled the first two days of planned races because of the cold.
Today some of the Fairbanks skiers competed in the relays representing the USA. Sharon Baker (above) skied the scramble leg for the USA F03 (40- to 44-year-old) women’s team.
Bad Bob skied the anchor leg for the USA M08 (65- to 69-year-old) men’s team:
Warmly clad, Bruce Jamieson skis scramble leg in makeup team with the Aussies:
Owen Hanley, like Sharon Baker, skied down a class to scramble for the USA men’s M10 (75- to 79-years old) team:
Meanwhile, back in Fairbanks, those of us pirates who didn’t make the travel team, are skiing at temperatures in the low 40s.
Sonot Kkaazoot 