SKIING NOTEBOOK
For the first time since 2018 and third time in the last eight years UVM's neighbor Saint Michael's will host this weekend's EISA action. The alpine competition will be at Smugglers' Notch Resort in Jeffersonville, while Nordic races are slated for Sleepy Hollow in Huntington.
 
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SAINT MICHAEL'S CARNIVAL SCHEDULE (All Times Subject to Change)
Friday, January 21
9:45 a.m. – Women's Giant Slalom 1st Run
10:45 a.m. – Men's Giant Slalom 1st Run
12 p.m. – Men's 10k Skate
12:30 p.m. - Women's Giant Slalom 2nd Run
1:30 p.m. – Men's Giant Slalom 2nd Run
2 p.m. – Women's 10k Skate

Saturday, January 22
9:30 a.m. –Men's Slalom 1st Run
10 a.m. – Men's 5k Classic
10:30 a.m. – Women's Slalom 1st Run
11:30 a.m. – Women's 5k Classic
12:30 p.m. – Men's Slalom 2nd Run
1:30 p.m. – Women's Slalom 2nd Run
 
*Please note times are subject to change with extreme temperatures expected in the mornings this weekend
 
GEBHARDT, LINDSTOL AND OGDEN RECEIVE WEEKLY EISA AWARDS
After last weekend's action in Maine Waverly Gebhardt, Joachim Jagge Lindstol and Ben Ogden were honored as EISA Skiers of the Week, given to the highest point getters on a given weekend (although you can only earn the honor once a season). Lindstol had a fantastic opening weekend for the Catamounts winning the slalom and giant slalom for UVM, the first two EISA wins of his career. Gebhardt and Ogden won the mass-start 20k freestyle for UVM last weekend.
 
OGDEN AND PATTERSONS NAMED TO U.S. OLYMPIC CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
This afternoon senior Nordic skier Ben Ogden and former UVM Nordic All-American siblings Scott '14 and Caitlin '12 Patterson were named to the 2022 U.S. Olympic Team. The current and former Catamounts represent three of 14 cross country skiers named to the U.S. squad for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing next month. Ogden will be making his Olympic debut while the Pattersons will be competing in their second straight Olympic games. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
The 2022 Olympic alpine nominations for Canada and the United States are expected to be announced on Friday.
 
RETURNING DEPTH FOR THE CATAMOUNTS
With the added year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Catamounts 2022 roster is stacked with returning talent. UVM returns five All-Americans from the 2021 NCAA Championships. Mathias Tefre was the National Champion in the slalom and he was joined by Justine Clément (slalom) and Francesca English (GS) as First Team All-Americans. Anna Bizyukova (classic) and David Frisk (slalom) were Second Team All-Americans along with Tefre (GS) and English (slalom).
 
LAST TIME AT THE SAINT MICHAEL'S CARNIVAL
The last Saint Michael's Carnival was contested over two weekends in January of 2018.  The Catamounts accrued 956 points defeating Dartmouth by 10 points. UVM was led four years ago by individual wins from Alayna Sonnesyn (10k freestyle, 5k classic), Bill Harmeyer (10k classic) and Paula Moltzan (slalom).