Central Cross Country Ski Association

Central (CXC) Regional Elite Group Camp (REG) brings together top juniors in our region to train and receive feedback, educational materials, and a glimpse at the bigger picture of Nordic ski racing. The NEG (National Elite Group) athletes are selected from the four REG camps around the country.

Athletes selected to the NEG will be invited by the U.S. Ski Team to participate in additional camps, including the high energy camp in Lake Placid, NY which takes place in September. Bryan Fish will be the U.S. Ski Team coach attending CXC's REG camp this year.

The date for the 2013 CXC REG Camp has been set - July 6-12. A list of qualified athletes will be posted in early April!

Central (CXC) REG Qualification Criteria:

- WJC/J1 Qualifier
- 1 X Top 10 at JNs
- Returning as Junior in 2013
- Top 10 year-end national juniors
- Top qualifier for MW or GL Team

Central (CXC) REG Camp Cost:

CXC REG camp cost is $360. Qualified athletes must register for the camp by June 1st.

Additional Requirements:

Also, there is a requirement in place from the U.S. Ski Team in order to attend this camp. Every attending athlete needs to e-mail a summary of his/her training log from last year with monthly hours and total annual hour count, and a training plan summary for upcoming year in a similar format.

These two documents need to be submitted by June 1st by e-mail (scanned or photographed) to yuriy.gusev@cxcskiing.org. This information will be provided to the attending U.S. Ski Team Coach (Bryan Fish) prior to the camp.

Photos from 2012 Central (CXC) REG Camp:

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2012 Qualified Athletes:

1. Adam Martin - Knicker Nordic Ski Club/CXC (John Hugus/Igor Badamshin)
2. Alayna Sonnesyn - SISU Foundation (Kevin Brochman)
3. Ben Saxton - Minnesota Valley Ski Team/FAST (Ried Lutter/Bill Pierce)
4. Claire Galvin - Go! Training (Piotr Bednarski)
5. Felicia Gesior - NMU (Sten Feldheim)
6. Harris Dirnberger - GO! Training/CXC (Piotr Bednarski/Igor Badamshin)
7. Jan Ketterson - Minnesota Valley Ski Team/FAST (Ried Lutter/Bill Pierce)
8. Kyle Bratrud - NMU (Sten Feldheim)
9. Nicole Bathe - Madison Nordic Ski Club/CXC (Yuriy Gusev/Igor Badamshin)
10. Nicolette Amber - Middlebury College/CXC (?/Igor Badamshin)
11. Racquel Wohlk - SISU Foundation (Kevin Brochman)
12. Sharmila Ahmed - CSS (Chad Salmela)
13. Steve Hokanson - SISU Foundation (Kevin Brochman)
14. Zach Goldberg - Minnesota Valley Ski Team (Ried Lutter)

For more information please contact Yuriy Gusev at yuriy.gusev@cxcskiing.org.