Two-time Olympic Winter Games participant Sadie Bjornsen, a Methow Valley native who competes in Nordic skiing, returned home last week for a parade through Winthrop, followed by a gathering at Mack Lloyd Park. She was cheered and greeted by family, friends and fans. Bjornsen received a key to the town of Winthrop, a lifetime pass […]
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New book on U.S. Nordic skiing team includes Bjornsen
Just in time for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChan, Korea — which start in February — comes a book that features U.S. Olympian Sadie Bjornsen of Mazama. The book by Peggy Shinn is titled “World Class: The Making of the U.S. Women’s Cross-country Ski Team,” and tells the story of eight young women who […]
Sadie Bjornsen claims another podium in World Cup Nordic racing
Methow Valley native Sadie Bjornsen raced to her third podium finish of the season as World Cup Nordic racing resumed last weekend, taking 3rd place in the women’s 10-kilometer classic event at the Tour de Ski in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
Meanwhile, her brother Erik continued as a top performer for …
Bjornsens picking up speed on way to Winter Olympics
Siblings Sadie and Erik Bjornsen, both Methow Valley natives, are working their way through Europe on the World Cup cross country skiing tour, pointing toward the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, Feb. 9-25…
Sports briefs: Dec. 2, 2015
Awards for XC teams Senior Ben Klemmeck was the winner of the Bryce Court Inspirational Award at the Liberty Bell High School cross-country teams’ recent post-season banquet. Klemmeck finished fourth at the state 1B/2B championship meet in November. The Mountain Lion boys finished sixth at the meet; the girls’ team finished fifth. Eli Nielsen and […]
Valley skiers take top spots at national championships
The podiums at the U. S. National Distance Championships last week at Sun Valley, Idaho, were dominated by Nordic skiers familiar to the Methow Valley. On the women’s side, Caitlin Gregg won the 30-kilometer race with a commanding lead. Sadie Bjornsen, fresh off five months of racing on the World Cup circuit in Europe, was […]
Bjornsens begin World Cup competition
Winthrop’s Sadie and Erik Bjornsen — siblings, 2014 winter Olympians and now, teammates on the U.S. Cross-Country Ski Team — are in Lillehammer, Norway, for the second in a series of World Cup events that began in Kuusamo, Finland, on Nov. 29-30, and will conclude at Oslo, Norway, in March. The Bjornsens wasted no time making their marks in […]
Looking back at Sochi: Bjornsens, Smith fulfill Olympic dreams
By Mike Maltais
Sadie and Erik Bjornsen of Mazama and former Winthop resident Brian Gregg squeezed the final drops from their first Olympic experiences during the closing ceremonies of the XXII Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on Sunday.
Along the way all three found opportunities to …
Valley Olympians still skiing
By Mike Maltais
Methow Valley Olympian Sadie Bjornsen outdistanced her three U.S. teammates to place 18th in the women’s 10-kilometer classic race last Thursday…
Bjornsens, Gregg make their marks at Sochi games
By Mike Maltais
By the time you read this, Sadie Bjornsen, Erik Bjornsen and Brian Gregg will be seasoned XXII Olympic Winter Games veterans in at least one…
