It was an historic weekend here in Lake Placid, New York.  The US Nordic Combined and Ski Jumping National Championships were held in October.  For the first time the National Championships were contested on plastic jumping and with a rollerski race to decide a winner.  The 2009 US Nordic Combined champion is Johnny Spillane, second place was Billy Demong, and third place was Todd Lodwick.  This was Johnny's first career national championship victory.  In the Ski Jumping competition, Anders Johnson was victorious followed by Johnny Spillane in second and Billy Demong in third. 

On Sunday we competed in a SuperTour ski jumping event where Anders was again victorious.  Eric Camerota had a great day on the hill and finished second followed by Nick Alexander in third. 

Check results here:  http://skijumpeast.com/results/ussa-09/rslt09c.htm#training

Overall, it was a great weekend for competitions.  The weather was great and we got a great crowd both days.  Furthermore, it is great to see what Jochen has done with the Project X boys.  They all have been posting very encouraging results in Europe and it will only help both sports raise the bar.  Congrats boys.

We will stay in Lake Placid this week to do a XC intensity camp.  Seven days of intervals twice a day with multiple finger pricks to make sure the intensity is just right.  I know the boys are looking forward to it! 

We are looking forward to the upcoming season and are ready to get it started.  The WC boys leave Nov 21 for Kuusamo while the COC will remain in the US for the first period competing in Park City and Whistler in the middle of December.

Stay tuned.