WELCOME TO JUNIOR OLYMPICS 2009!
March 7th through March 15th, 2009
"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well."
.....Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games
Welcome to the 2009 Cross Country Ski Junior Olympics, the XC Junior National Championships, hosted by Auburn Ski Club and the Far West Nordic Ski Education Association.
The organizing committee of the 2009 Junior Olympics is excited to present our first round of information to the team leaders. Our planning process has been underway for months and is rapidly taking shape. Our event website is beginning to fill up with additional information to help you plan your 2009 JO trip. The entire Nordic community in the Sierra Nevada is excited to be hosting again. To download a preliminary Team Captain's Information Packet (PDF format), CLICK HERE.
Check out the 2008 Junior Olympic SLIDESHOW from Anchorage, Alaska
Watch this Multi-Media Photo/Music Presentation from the best of last season's XC Junior Olympic Competitions.
CLICK HERE for the 2008 SLIDESHOW!
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
CLICK HERE for our VOLUNTEER PAGE
SPONSORS!
There are lots of opportunities to sponsor this great event. From Title Sponsorship, to Individual Races, to Waxing Rooms and more, there's a category for your company.
CLICK HERE for our SPONSORSHIP PAGE
A GREEN Junior Olympics:
The 2009 XC Junior Olympics believes as skiers we have a responsibility to protect our most important winter resource, snow. A new goal for our 2009 JO’s will be to improve the event’s environmental impact. Nick Sterling, a former Far West Nordic Junior Olympian, will be spearheading the effort.
read more about "GREEN" JO's...