Every RNSC skier reaches top 10 at Okanagan Cup

By Sarah Newton, Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club

Sovereign Lake's Nordic trails offer a very different cross country skiing experience compared to what our racers train on in Revelstoke. Instead of the fierce climbing and descending that is the only option in Revelstoke, Sovereign's trails are quite flat with a lot of turns.

It is a testament to the technical abilities of our team that they did so well this weekend. Sheer strength doesn’t get you as far when you are trying to race on flat terrain – technique wins out. And our skiers definitely won out!

Megan Evans, dominated the field with a win of well over a minute for the 10 kilometre race. Alana Brittin and Tayla Koerber both won gold, Simon Blackie won silver and Erik Brosch finished fifth.

Elizabeth Elliott kept her momentum from last weekend’s midget championships (where she won gold and bronze medals) with a silver medal in her skate race on Sunday. Nelson Luxmoore got his first ever medal in skate skiing with a bronze, and his sister Alexandra, not to be outdone, showed a strong sixth place finish for her first top 10 finish of the year.

Every Revelstoke skier had a top ten finish:

1.8 km free technique, mass start

Lillian Vickers, atom girls 4^th

Nelson Luxmoore, peewee boys 3^rd

Alexandra Luxmoore, peewee girls, 6^th

Simon Blackie, bantam boys, 2^nd

Erik Brosch, bantam boys, 5^th

Frankie Howe, bantam girls, 5^th

Hannah Vickers, bantam girls, 10^th

5km free technique, mass start

Tayla Koerber, junior girls, 1^st

Alana Brittin, midget girls, 1^st

Elizabeth Elliott, midget girls, 2^nd

Kate Granstrom, midget girls, 6^th

Emily Suchy, sit ski, 5^th midget girl

10 km free technique, mass start

Daniel Blackie, juvenile boys, 5^th

Gordon Mason, junior boys, 5^th

Megan Evans, junior girls, 1^st

Bronte Viznaugh, junior girls, 5^th