Vahur Teppan (right) joined Torin Koos (left) and Andy Newell on the podium in the individual sprint event at the 2008 US National Championship.

I just received an e-mail from University of Alaska Fairbanks Ski Team alumnus Vahur Teppan about his FIS rollerski experience in China.  Vahur raced twice, posted a 4th and a 5th, and beat some talented skiers such as Björn Lind and Thobias Fredriksson.  Vahur reports that he out-strentched Lind at the line in the semi-final at Yakeshi to take the last spot in the finals.  “Practicing it on Birch Hill has helped a lot,” he wrote, referring to our informal sprint practices around the stadium in Fairbanks. 

Keep your eyes on this sprinter in the coming years.  He’s apt to be in the results for some time to come.  –SJ

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