By Matt Smider, Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club
Last weekend, Revelstoke Nordic skiers travelled to the Stake Lake Nordic Centre near Kamloops to compete against more than 300 skiers from across the province in the second BC Cup of the season.
31 Revelstoke competitors participated in the two-day event and were treated to mainly sunny skies and air temperatures slightly below freezing. The race trails at Stake Lake, located 25 kilometres south of Kamloops and maintained by the Overlander Nordic Ski Club, provided a challenging mix of steep climbs and technical descents.
Saturday's race was a 15-second interval start freestyle (skate) event. Top Revelstoke junior results include:
1st - Ruby Serrouya, Pee Wee Girls 2, 1.5km
2nd - Nyssa Thomas, Bantam Girls 1, 2.5km
2nd - Beth Granstrom, Juvenile Girls 2, 5km
3rd - Maeve MacLeod, Bantam Girls 1, 2.5km
3rd - Emily MacLeod, Midget Girls 1, 3.5km
3rd - Elizabeth Elliott, Juvenile Girls 2, 5km
4th - Isobel Wilson, Pee Wee Girls 1, 1.5km
4th - Jaclyn Elliott, Midget Girls 1, 3.5km
5th - Natalia Morrone, Pee Wee Girls 1, 1.5km
5th - Sophie van Oort, Pee Wee Girls 2, 1.5km
5th - Elliot Wilson, Bantam Boys 2, 2.5km
5th - Simon Blackie, Juvenile Boys 1, 5km
5th - Alana Brittin, Juvenile Girls 2, 5km
On Sunday, skiers competed an exciting classic technique mass start event. Once again, there were many top results from junior Revelstoke athletes:
1st - Alana Brittin, Juvenile Girls 2, 5km
2nd - Maeve MacLeod, Bantam Girls 1, 2.5km
2nd - Elizabeth Elliott, Juvenile Girls 2, 5km
3rd - Ruby Serrouya, Pee Wee Girls 2, 1.5km
3rd - Isobel Wilson, Pee Wee Girls 1, 1.5km
3rd - Elliot Wilson, Bantam Boys 2, 2.5km
3rd - Kolibri Drobish, Midget Girls 2, 3.5km
3rd - Beth Granstrom, Juvenile Girls 2, 5km
4th - Natalia Morrone, Pee Wee Girls 1, 1.5km
4th -Sophie van Oort, Pee Wee Girls 1, 1.5km
4th -Nyssa Thomas, Bantam Girls 1, 2.5km
4th - Jaclyn Elliott, Midget Girls 1, 3.5km
4th - Simon Blackie, Juvenile Boys 1, 7km
5th - Kate Granstrom, Juvenile Girls 2, 5km
Revelstoke athletes will have a weekend to recover before many of the eldest juniors head to Prince George and compete in the Western Canadian Championships from Feb. 19-21. The BC Cup series will culminate with the BC Championships at Callaghan Valley from Mar. 4-6.