U14 NY State Championships Team Named!

Another outstanding weekend at Gore for U14 Winter Term and NYSEF athletes, their 2nd tall-pole slalom event of the season!

Men's Results

Women's Results

Take a look at the crew headed to State Champs at Bristol (next weekend):

Great racing, team!

Headed to Bristol will be: Zach Zientko, Maddie Kostoss, Ava Day, Julia Geraldi, Rosalie Poisson, Jaden Klebba, Tyler Munter, Parker Anthony, Martin McDonough, Magnus Sheffield, Gabby Cote, Peter Fogarty, Andrew Fogarty, Norah Dempsey, Katarina Ivkovic, Mina Ivkovic

Yeah U-14's!

February Photo Frenzy!

Despite a little bit of this...

Yes, we know. Gross. But we're over it! #thingswecan'tcontrol...

We've still been getting out for a ton of this!

Emma Lauria diggin' it up on Wilderness!

Our Mogul Crew... great work!

A nice little edit from our freeride crew:

U16's at Sugarbush! #pow #weneedmorepow

#hardware

Sea World throwback!

U16 throwback!! #vintageWTgear

A little Colorado powdahhh throwback courtesy of Magnus

Teams that Ski Together...

Go ice skating together. Obviously!

#oops #whammie

Thanks Team Reynolds for the photos!

Great Weekend for U14's at West Mountain!

Battling extreme arctic temperatures, (-25F at the start!) U14's were on fire at the West Mountain SL races this Sunday!

Big day for the NYSEF U14 Men! 1: Magnus Sheffield 4: Martin McDonough 6: Andrew Fogarty 7: Peter Fogarty #siblingrivalry?

And a sensational day for the U14 Ladies! 1: Jaden Klebba 2: Gabrielle Cote 6: Roaslie Poisson 7: Ava Day 9: Norah Dempsey 10: Maddie Kostoss

#Podium View

Men's Results

WT athlete Magnus Sheffield topped the field, taking the win by 2 seconds, with teammate Martin McDonough coming in a strong 4th-- .09 seconds from the podium. The Fogarty boys were nipping on their heels for the top 10!

Women's Results

In the ladies' field, U14 Jaden Klebba continued her hot streak, taking the top podium spot ahead of WT teammate Gabrielle Cote. NYSEF athletes Rosalie Poisson, Ava Day, Norah Dempsey and Maddie Kostoss all found their way into the top 10, and freeride sensation Audrey Higgins-Lopez gained some valuable tall-pole slalom experience, taking 22nd. Julia Geraldi showed some great form on her second run, throwing down a top-10 split for the second run.

#Team

U14's at Gore for Super-G weekend. Awesome racing!

Great skiing, team! The U14's will be busy training this week at Whiteface in preparation for State Champs at Bristol.

Cold weather? Bring it on... 

Pretty Packed Day at Winter Term!

As you can probably tell from the lack of recent content on our Winter Term blog, it's that time of the year when things get really good and busy. Athletes have been busy hitting the road every weekend for races, projects, comps and training opportunities, and we've had a packed mid-week schedule to boot.

With folks headed in every direction, it's so important this year to simply stay organized and on top of all the little things that add up to become, well, big things.

That said, here's a quick look at some recent happenings!

We took a sharp team photo!

There are Nor-Am alpine races happening all this week at Whiteface! Lots of folks with World Cup podiums to their name in this field. #learningexperience #theyskifast #ourhilllooksgood!

Can you spot the NY athlete in this photo? We can.

Our NorthwoodSkiing homies looking good!

We hit up the Ice Palace in Saranac Lake after getting in 20 laps of awesome slalom at Pisgah!

We got to sit down with USST Coach Karin Harjo and her tech girls for a discussion about life, sports, school, and making it all work. Really valuable, and really informative. Thanks for visiting, team!

Don't worry, we asked lots of good questions.

Lastly, it's been a challenging season for our team in terms of injuries. To all those who have suffered a setback, or are currently clawing their way back to 100%, we're thinking of you. And don't worry, these sort of setbacks along the road of life are what make us tough, resilient, hard-working individuals. It ends up being that sort of "Type-2" fun. 

Anyhow, for those working hard to get back on the hill, here is a little motivation from those who have been in your shoes. 

The take home point? Just ask Resi Stiegler, who has spent EIGHT YEARS working her way towards repeating a top-15 finish on the World Cup (which she finally did this season):

“You have to work hard,” says Stiegler. “Your body has to be in incredible shape to be coming back from all that. I think a lot of athletes, they get injured and they work out, but they’re not giving it their all. You have to work twice as hard as a normal person in the summer because you’re technically coming back from twice as much.”

#Hardworkpaysoff.

2016 Winter Term Team Photo!

Don't we look darn good?! 

Pictured, L-R: Bob Witt (Coach, Ski and Boarder Cross), Nick Arnold (Coach, Moguls), Justin Perry (Coach, Slopestyle), Pieter Van Ingen (Coach, Alpine), Julia Schneider, Jake Reynolds, Renee Cline, Magnus Sheffield, Andrea Reynolds, Julia Geraldi, Maddie Prichard, Jaden Klebba, Blake Piper, Inez Burkard, Jake Roney, Audrey Higgins-Lopez, Hanna Petro, Emma Lauria, Jake DeWeese, Brett DeWeese, Avery Higgins-Lopez, Andrew Piper, Lily Silverstein, Peter Clune, Martin McDonough, David Smith (Alpine Head Coach), Mike Lynn (Coach, Moguls), David McCahill (Program Director), Keith Shipman (Coach, Slopestyle)