By Matt Smider, Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club
Last weekend, Revelstoke Nordic played host to more than 200 skiers for the Teck Okanagan Cup 1 & 2 races. Racer satisfaction was at a premium with skiers treated to incredible conditions on course and home food and hospitality at the lodge thanks to the exceptional efforts of our local volunteers.
The Larch Hills Nordic Ski Club showed up in full force and were able to climb to the top of the Okanagan Cup standings, followed by Revelstoke's contingent of 69 racers in second and the Telemark Nordic Ski Club in third.
Saturday's event was an exciting mass start classic event, with skiers chasing each other around Titan, Dynamite, Mickey's and/or Mickey's and Evelyn's. A warming trend and sun caked tracks made for excitement in the wax tent. Top from Revelstoke results included:
Sela McMechan - 1st, atom girls 1, 1.5 km
Megan Norrie - 1st, atom girls 2, 1.5 km
Micayla MacIntosh - 2nd, atom girls 2, 1.5 km
Ember Smith - 2nd, atom girls 3, 1.5 km
Thomas Paquin - 2nd, atom Boys 2, 1.5 km
Nicholas Gill - 2nd, atom Boys 2, 1.5 km
Ben Morrow - 3rd, atom Boys 1, 1.5 km
Fiona Woodman - 1st, peewee girls 1, 1.5 km
Maya Royle - 2nd, peewee girls 1, 1.5 km
Isobel Wilson - 2nd, peewee girls 2, 1.5 km
Natalia Morrone - 3rd, peewee girls 2, 1.5 km
Kieran MacIntosh - 3rd, peewee Boys 1, 1.5 km
Tobin Gill - 3rd, peewee Boys 2, 1.5 km
Ruby Serrouya - 1st, bantam girls 1, 2.5 km
Meya Musseau - 2nd, bantam girls 1, 2.5 km
Maeve MacLeod - 3rd, bantam girls 2, 2.5 km
Elliot Wilson - 1st, midget Boys 1, 3.75 km
Francesco Morrone - 2nd, midget Boys 1, 3.75 km
Nelson Luxmoore - 3rd, midget Boys 2, 3.75 km
Emily Macleod - 1st, midget girls 2, 3.75 km
Jaclyn Elliott - 2nd, midget girls 2, 3.75 km
Erik Brosch - 1st, juvenile Boys 2, 7.5 km
Kolibri Drobish - 1st, juvenile girls 1, 7.5 km
Kate Granstrom - 1st, junior girls 1, 7.5 km
Gina Cinelli - 1st, junior women 2, 10 km
Rory Luxmoore - 1st, masters men 50 - 59, 10 km
Norm Tennant - 1st, masters men 60 - 69, 10 km
Michael Morris - 2nd, masters men 60 - 69, 10 km
Nadia Salon - 2nd, masters women 30 - 39, 10 km
Nikki Norrie - 2nd, masters women 40 - 49, 10 km
Ann Marie Gill - 3rd, masters women 40 - 49, 10 km
Photo: The Pee Wee girls take off for the start of their classic race on Saturday. ~ By Rob Buchanan
Sunday's event saw competitors race an Individual Start Skate event along the same, southerly race courses. Top Revelstoke results included:
Sela McMechan - 1st, atom girls 1, 1.5 km
Megan Norrie - 1st, atom girls 2, 1.5 km
Micayla MacIntosh - 2nd, atom girls 2, 1.5 km
Livia McMechan - 2nd, atom girls 3, 1.5 km
Fiona Woodman - 2nd, peewee girls 1, 1.5 km
Isobel Wilson - 2nd, peewee girls 2, 1.5 km
Maya Royle - 3rd, peewee girls 1, 1.5 km
Kieran MacIntosh - 2nd, peewee Boys 1, 1.5 km
Tobin Gill - 1st, peewee Boys 2, 1.5 km
Cameron Norrie - 3rd, peewee Boys 2, 1.5 km
Ruby Serrouya - 1st, bantam girls 1, 2.5 km
Meya Musseau - 2nd, bantam girls 1, 2.5 km
Nyssa Thomas - 2nd, bantam girls 2, 2.5 km
Francesco Morrone - 1st, midget Boys 1, 3.75 km
Elliot Wilson - 2nd, midget Boys 1, 3.75 km
Nelson Luxmoore - 3rd, midget Boys 2, 3.75 km
Emily Macleod - 2nd, midget girls 2, 3.75 km
Jaclyn Elliott - 3rd, midget girls 2, 3.75 km
Erik Brosch - 1st, juvenile Boys 2, 5 km
Kolibri Drobish - 2nd, juvenile girls 1, 5 km
Kate Granstrom - 1st, junior girls 1, 10 km
Brendan MacIntosh - 1st, masters men 30 - 39, 10 km
Rory Luxmoore - 2nd, masters men 50 - 59, 10 km
Nadia Salon - 2nd, masters women 30 - 39, 10 km
Nikki Norrie - 2nd, masters women 40 - 49, 10 km
Ann Marie Gill - 3rd, masters women 40 - 49, 10 km