Cross country skiing shines at the 2025 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team Congress Awards! Congratulations to this year’s honorees 👏 SPECIAL RECOGNITION ⭐️ Mike Elliott – Mike Elliott was posthumously awarded the Bud & Mary Little Award for his extraordinary, lifelong contributions to U.S. Ski & Snowboard and the broader Olympic movement. ⭐️ Luke Jager – Team Athletes Giving Back Award for inspiring Alaska’s youth COACHES OF THE YEAR ⭐️ Kristen Bourne – National & World Cup Coach of the Year ⭐️ Will Wicherski – Development Coach of the Year (Jackson Hole Ski Club) ATHLETES OF THE YEAR ⭐️ Jessie Diggins and Gus Schumacher CLUB OF THE YEAR ⭐️ Team Soldier Hollow Thank you to these athletes, coaches, and clubs for elevating U.S. cross country skiing! PHOTO CREDIT: U.S. Ski & Snowboard READ FULL PRESS RELEASE: https://www.usskiandsnowboard.org/news/us-ski-snowboard-announces-2025-congress-awards-winners (fb)

Last weekend was one for the books! The Michigan Tech Nordic Ski Team celebrated graduation in true MTU fashion—by skiing on graduation day! Swedetown Trails fired up the groomer one last time, and the soon-to-be grads hit the snow before donning their caps and gowns. To top it all off, alumna and Olympian Deedra Irwin - Biathlete delivered an inspiring commencement speech. Skiing into graduation? Now that’s how you go out in style! Check out the Spotlight celebrating graduates: https://michigantechhuskies.com/documents/2025/4/28/Nordic-Newsletter_Spring-2025.pdf (fb)