2011 – 2012
National Champions: Charlie Dresen & Zoe Taylor
National Championships: Gunstock Resort, NH
2012 National Champions: Zoe Taylor and Charlie Dresen
- Sprint Classic, March 8, 2012 (not included in overall championship)
- Classic #1, March 9, 2012
- Classic #2, March 9, 2012
- Sprint Classic, March 10, 2012
- Overall
Telemark Legend Kåre Andersen attended the Classic races at Nationals.
Kåre brought the telemark technique from Norway to Vermont. He was a teacher, a race organizer, a promoter, and a televangelist.
He attended the 2012 USTSA annual meeting, spoke to the members and had his photo taken with the team. He passed away later in the year.
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2012 Team Members have their photo taken with Kare Anderson (center front) at Gunstock Nationals.
Kare Andersen speaks to USTSA athletes and members.
Ty Upson named as US National Team Coach
FIS Telemark introduces the Parallel Sprint event
USTSA hosted World Cup events in Steamboat Springs, CO
Zoë Taylor WINS World Cup Parallel Sprint.
This was the third Parallel Sprint ever contested at the WC level.
Parallel Sprint 1st place, Zoe Taylor, USA, 2nd place was Laura Grenier-Soliget of France and 3rd was Julie Duedahl of Denmark
Madi McKinstry races to TWO 3rd place finishes in World Cup Classic races held in Steamboat Springs, CO.
- Ladies Classic, February 13, 2012
- Men’s Classic, February 13, 2012
- Ladies Classic, February 14, 2012
- Mens Classic, February 14, 2012
- Ladies Sprint Classic, February 16, 2012
- Men’s Sprint Classic, February 16 2012
- Ladies Parallel Sprint, February 17, 2012
- Men’s Parallel Sprint, February 17, 2012
- Ladies Sprint Classic, February 18, 2012
- Men’s Sprint Classic, February 18, 2012
US Athletes attend Junior World Championships at Espot, Spain
Cory Snyder, Tanner Visnick, Madi McKinstry and Zoe Taylor Compete
Madi McKinstry – 3rd Place medal in Classic at Junior World Championships at Espot, Spain
Overall World Champions: Amelie Reymond, SUI and Philippe Lau (FRA)
Overall WC Points:
2012 Team – Back Row: Jeffrey Gay, Tommy Gogolen, Tanner Visnick, Nick Resignolo, Andrew Minier, Charlie Dresen, Josh Lanzetta, Burk Larsen, Garrett Long, Zoe Taylor. Front Row: Maggie Doherty, Coach Ty Upson, Jack Long.
Team Members:
US Telemark “A” Team
Madi McKinstry, 17, Steamboat Springs, CO
Zoë Taylor, 16, Atlanta, GA and Steamboat Springs, CO
Charlie Dresen, 48, Steamboat Springs, CO
Jeffrey Gay, 18, Steamboat Springs, CO
Cory Snyder, 19, Franconia, NH
US Telemark “B” Team
Maggie Doherty, 29, Whitefish, MT
Tommy Gogolen, 30, Breckenridge, CO
Josh Lanzetta, 33, New Durham, NH
Birk Larsen, 31, Park City, UT
Garrett Long, 21, Riverside, CT
Jack Long, 18, Riverside, CT
Andrew Minier, 43, Eden, NY
US Development Team
Nick Resignolo, 17, Breckenridge, CO
Tanner Visnick, 15, Steamboat Springs, CO
Rick Walters, 16, Steamboat Springs, CO
Regional Team
Larry Bosche, Berkeley, CA
Scott Edgerton, Missoula, MT
Chris Henery, McCall, ID
Joel Nylander, Bountiful, UT
Aiden Rohde, Steamboat Springs, CO
Katie Ross, Steamboat Springs, CO
Cole Schneider, Whitefish, MT
