Solder Hollow’s Super Q cross country race brings 700 national skiers

MIDWAY, Utah — Soldier Hollow, the 2002 Olympic venue, hosted hundreds of cross-country ski U23 athletes in the annual “Super Q” race Friday through Sunday.

“It’s so fun to see the whole Western United States come together at Soldier Hollow for this amazing weekend of racing,” said Emily Fisher, executive director of Youth Sports Alliance. “Soldier Hollow always does an amazing job preparing the courses and making sure the trail conditions are world class. We’re very lucky to have this venue so perfectly put together for this weekend.”

Ski teams from clubs and colleges competed in sprint, classic, individual and mass starts of varying distances.

Steve Cook, retired U.S. Paralympic cross-country skier with seven medals, coaches for the Park City Ski and Snowboard Team. “It’s great to have 700 athletes in town for this youth race,” he said.

Results from local athletes included Teagan Hoffman, who placed sixth in the women’s U16 freestyle sprint with a time of 3:17.98.

In the U8/10 classic individual start for men, Thomas Flynn took second place, with the U12/14 third place going to Emmet Covington. Brook Greenberg placed second in the U16 classic women’s race.

Dave Hanscom, former executive director of the Utah Nordic Alliance, was on site mostly cheering on his grandson. “This wonderful new building here at Soldier Hollow is certainly ready to host the Olympics in 2034,” he said. His grandson raced alongside the son of five-time U.S. Olympic ski jumper Alan Alborn.

Top performers included teams from the University of Denver, University of Utah, University of Alaska Fairbanks and Montana State University. Club skiers attended from multiple Western states including Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and California, representing teams from Steamboat Springs, Crested Butte, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley and Lake Tahoe.