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Wenatchee skier finishes 57th at worlds.
Olympic hopeful Laura Valaas of Wenatchee finished 57th at Nordic Worlds today. Here’s an update from the U.S. Ski Team:
Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) led the way for the U.S., finishing 26th as the 2009 Nordic Ski World Championships kicked off with a women’s 10K classic Thursday in Liberec. Aino-Kaisa Saarinen of Finland won the event.
“This race wasn’t a key race for any of our women and they did really well – as well as we hoped they would do,” U.S. Cross Country Head Coach Pete Vordenberg said. “It was a really good start, especially for Kikkan. It’s a great sign for her fitness for the races that are coming up, which are her key races.”
According to Vordenberg, Morgan Arritola’s (Ketchum, ID) 40th-place finish is an indicator of things to come for the young athlete.