Top-10 finishes for Revelstoke contenders at the Okanagan Cup

By Sarah Newton

Over 400 athletes competed in the last cross-country ski race of the year, and Revelstoke Nordic skiers went out with a bang at the Okanagan Cup meet at Sovereign Lake near Vernon on Sunday.

No surprise was Megan Evans, who dominated the field with a win of well over a minute for the ten kilometer race. Alana Brittin and Tayla Koerber were at the top of their game as they both won gold. Simon Blackie and Erik Brosch had excellent placings in a very competitive category, finishing 2^nd and 5^th respectively.

Elizabeth Elliott kept her momentum from last weekend’s midget championships with a silver medal in her skate race today. Nelson Luxmoore got his first ever medal in skate skiing, and his sister, not to be outdone, showed a strong 6^th place finish in her first top ten finish of the year.

Now begins the long off season of roller skiing practices, trail running, biking, strength and interval training. A special thanks to coach Matt Smider, and the amazing wax team that traveled to every race, often arriving in the dark to start preparing athlete skis for each race.

Every 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

Here are some photos of Revelstoke’s great young skiers: