Glacier Nordic youth fly downhill in Victor

Eight members of Glacier Nordic Ski Team competed at the Intermountain Youth Championship races in Victor, Idaho. The races gave kids aged 8 - 16 to challenge themselves against skiers from all over the region in three different events.  

There were well over 200 racers registered in the competition. The Glacier Nordic team missed earning the Sportsmanship Award by one vote. 

Saturday kicked off with an individual start skate race with the distances scaled to the age group. Claire Scott got the team going in the U8 girls 1K and took third. Heidi Bork grabbed first in the U10 girls 1K. In the U12 girls 2K, Hannah Bork took first and Ava Nerdig, 30th.  

In the U14 boys 3.5K, Luke Bork pulled 30th, and in the U14 girls 3.5K, Marin Gignoux was tenth, Nerdig 11th and Noelle Svennungsen fifth. 

On Saturday afternoon, the racers were treated to the timed “Flying Downhill” race which has a speedy descent into a challenging but fun, obstacle course, all on skinny skis.  

The Bork sisters grabbed first again in both the U10 and U12 classes. Ava Nerdig did well in U12 with a 30th place finish. In U14 boys, Luke Bork snagged the 35th slot. In U14 girls, Gignoux was fifth, Addie Nerdig finished tenth and Svennungsen took 14th.  

On Sunday morning the racers swapped out their skate skis for classic skis and a mass start format. In the U8 girls 1K, Scott got fifth and finished with a broken binding. In the U10 girls, Heidi Bork grabbed third. In the U12 girls, Hannah Bork kept up her winning streak and got first, with her teammate Ava Nerdig finishing 28th. In the U14 girls 3.5K, Addie Nerdig came in seventh, Gignoux, 11th and Svennungsen 21st. In the U14 boys, Luke Bork came in 31st.