The Methow Valley Nordic Team (MVNT) hosted the annual Ski Rodeo on Dec. 27 at the McCabe Trails at Liberty Bell High School. More than 100 racers joined the event with races ranging in distance from a 400-meter lollipop race to a 10K skate race. “The thin snow cover was expertly groomed by the volunteer […]
Caitlin Gregg
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 […]
Greggs, Bjornsens compete in final World Cup races of the season
Four Nordic skiers with ties to the Methow Valley competed in the final World Cup races of the season in Oslo, Norway, last weekend. Methow Valley native Brian Gregg finished the men’s 50-kilometer course in 35th place, the top American finisher on Oslo’s Holmenkollen venue. Eric Bjornsen, another valley native, started but did not finish […]
Sports briefs: March 11, 2015
Another bronze for Caitlin Gregg Methow Valley native Brian Gregg and his wife, Caitlin, were the first American finishers at the 42-kilometer Engidine Ski Marathon in Switzerland last weekend, with Caitlin finishing third among women competitors. Brian finished 24th overall in the men’s competition. Other family members Chad Gregg and Jan Gregg also completed the […]
Gregg part of historic World Cup finish for U.S. women
In a historic finish for American skiers, U.S. team members Jessie Diggins and Caitlin Gregg finished second and third, respectively, in the 10-kilometer freestyle event at the recent 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, Sweden. Gregg is the wife of Methow Valley native Brian Gregg, who was a member of the U.S. Olympic […]
Olympic heights:
Bjornsens, Gregg will ski for U.S.A. in Sochi
By Mike Maltais
Five lighted Olympic rings suspended over the entry leading to Jim and Jan Gregg’s property north of Winthrop bear witness to a crowning achievement for some dedicated parents, the Methow Valley Nordic Team and a supporting cast of …
Bjornsen wins 15K national championship
By Mike Maltais
Erik Bjornsen captured a national championship title in the 15-kilometer classic and led a contingent of Methow Valley skiers who …
Valley’s Nordic skiers aiming for Sochi Olympics
By Mike Maltais
Newlyweds Brian and Caitlin Gregg and the brother/sister team of Erik and Sadie Bjornsen are tearing up the XC courses in pursuit of spots on the 2014 Olympic XC team that will compete in Sochi, Russia.
